S.B. No. 1533
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to mental health first aid training for university
  employees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1001.201, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subdivision (6) to read as follows:
               (6)  "University employee" means a person employed by a
  public or private institution of higher education who regularly
  interacts with students enrolled at the university through the
  course of the person's duties.
         SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 1001.203, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.203.  GRANTS FOR TRAINING CERTAIN UNIVERSITY
  EMPLOYEES, SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
  [EDUCATORS] IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 1001.203(a), (c), and (e), Health and
  Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  To the extent funds are appropriated to the department
  for that purpose, the department shall make grants to local mental
  health authorities to provide an approved mental health first aid
  training program, administered by mental health first aid trainers,
  at no cost to university employees, school district employees, and
  school resource officers.
         (c)  The department shall grant $100 to a local mental health
  authority for each university employee, school district employee,
  or school resource officer who successfully completes a mental
  health first aid training program provided by the authority under
  this section.
         (e)  A local mental health authority may contract with a
  regional education service center to provide a mental health first
  aid training program to university employees, school district
  employees, and school resource officers [educators] under this
  section.
         SECTION 4.  The heading to Section 1001.2031, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.2031.  SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR TRAINING CERTAIN
  UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES, SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND SCHOOL
  RESOURCE OFFICERS [EDUCATORS] IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID.
         SECTION 5.  Section 1001.205, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.205.  REPORTS. (a)  Not later than September 30
  of each year, a local mental health authority shall provide to the
  department the number of:
               (1)  employees and contractors of the authority who
  were trained as mental health first aid trainers under Section
  1001.202 during the preceding fiscal year;
               (2)  university employees [educators], school district
  employees [other than educators], and school resource officers who
  completed a mental health first aid training program offered by the
  authority under Section 1001.203 during the preceding fiscal year;
  and
               (3)  individuals who are not university employees,
  school district employees, or school resource officers who
  completed a mental health first aid training program offered by the
  authority during the preceding fiscal year.
         (b)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the department
  shall compile the information submitted by local mental health
  authorities as required by Subsection (a) and submit a report to the
  legislature containing the number of:
               (1)  authority employees and contractors trained as
  mental health first aid trainers during the preceding fiscal year;
               (2)  university employees [educators], school district
  employees [other than educators], and school resource officers who
  completed a mental health first aid training program provided by an
  authority during the preceding fiscal year; and
               (3)  individuals who are not university employees,
  school district employees, or school resource officers who
  completed a mental health first aid training program provided by an
  authority during the preceding fiscal year.
         SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1533 passed the Senate on
  April 20, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1533 passed the House on May
  6, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 8, one present not
  voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor