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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that certain public institutions of |
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higher education post mental health resources on the institution's |
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Internet website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.9193, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Each institution to which this section applies shall: |
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(1) create a web page on the institution's Internet |
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website that: |
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(A) is dedicated solely to information regarding |
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the mental health resources available to students at the |
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institution, regardless of whether the resources are provided by |
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the institution; and |
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(B) includes[. The web page must include] the |
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address of the nearest local mental health authority; and |
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(2) maintain a conspicuous link on the institution's |
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Internet website home page to the web page described by Subdivision |
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(1). |
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(d) Not later than August 1 of each year, the president or |
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the president's designee of an institution to which this section |
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applies shall certify to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board the institution's compliance with this section. |
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SECTION 2. An institution of higher education to which |
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Section 51.9193, Education Code, applies shall comply with Section |
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51.9193(c), Education Code, as amended by this Act, not later than |
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December 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |