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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to trauma training for public school personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 161.325, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (b-1), (c-3), and (c-4) and amending |
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Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The programs on the list must include components that |
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provide for training counselors, teachers, nurses, administrators, |
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and other staff, as well as law enforcement officers and social |
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workers who regularly interact with students, to: |
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(1) recognize students displaying signs of physical or |
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emotional trauma; and |
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(2) intervene effectively with students described by |
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Subdivision (1) by providing the written explanation required under |
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Section 26.0081(c), Education Code, and notice and referral to a |
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parent or guardian so appropriate action, such as seeking mental |
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health or substance abuse services, may be taken by the parent or |
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guardian. |
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(c-1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, each |
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school district shall provide training described in the components |
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set forth under Subsections [Subsection] (b) and (b-1) for |
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teachers, counselors, principals, and all other appropriate |
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personnel. A school district is required to provide the training at |
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an elementary school campus only to the extent that sufficient |
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funding and programs are available. A school district may |
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implement a program on the list to satisfy the requirements of this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |