85R12910 GCB-F

By: Lucio S.B. No. 1686

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to coordinated health programs for public school students.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 38.013, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:

(a) The agency shall make available to each school district one or more coordinated health programs designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, oral diseases, and Type 2 diabetes and to integrate health-promoting practices in the school setting for [in] elementary school, middle school, and junior high school students. Each program must provide for coordinating education and services related to:

(1) health education, including oral health education;

(2) physical education and physical activity;

(3) nutrition services; [and]

(4) school nutrition environment;

(5) family engagement;

(6) safe and supportive school climate;

(7) counseling, psychological, and social services;

(8) physical environment;

(9) school employee wellness; and

(10) community involvement [parental involvement].

(a-2) The agency shall make the criteria adopted under Subsection (a-1) available to districts and provide clear guidance regarding the development of programs by districts in accordance with the criteria. The agency shall provide a timely and efficient process for approving programs developed by a district. The agency shall make available under Subsection (a) programs developed by districts that are approved under the process provided by the agency under this subsection.

SECTION 2. 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.