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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to parental notification of physical fitness assessment |
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results and development of wellness plans for certain public school |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.1021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.1021. WELLNESS PLANS. (a) A school district shall |
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develop an individual wellness plan for each student with physical |
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fitness results on the assessment instrument administered under |
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this subchapter that are below the standards identified in |
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accordance with Section 38.102(b)(2). |
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(b) A wellness plan required by this section must prescribe |
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specific actions, including actions relating to dietary choices and |
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physical activity levels, that should be taken by the student to |
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improve the student's health. |
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(c) A school district shall provide a copy of the wellness |
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plan developed under this section to the student's parent not later |
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than the 30th day after the date the district receives the student's |
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physical fitness results. If the student is enrolled at or above |
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the seventh grade level, the district shall also provide a copy of |
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the student's wellness plan directly to the student. |
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SECTION 2. Section 38.103, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A school district shall provide a parent with a copy |
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of the results of the physical assessment of the parent's child if |
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the results are below the standards identified in accordance with |
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Section 38.102(b)(2). |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |