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Amend CSSB 179 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 5.001, Education Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (5-a) and (9) to read as follows:
(5-a) "Mental health condition" means an illness, disease, or disorder, other than epilepsy, dementia, substance abuse, or intellectual disability, that:
(A) substantially impairs a person's thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or judgment; or
(B) grossly impairs behavior as demonstrated by recent disturbed behavior.
(9) "Substance abuse" means a patterned use of a substance, including a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, and alcohol, in which the person consumes the substance in amounts or with methods that are harmful to the person's self or to others.