86R13093 TSS-F

By: Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 1160

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1160:

By: González of El Paso C.S.H.B. No. 1160

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of the compensatory education allotment for a school district's school guidance and counseling program or counseling or social work services.

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

SECTION 1. Section 42.152, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-6) to read as follows:

(c-6) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), funds allocated under this section may be used to fund:

(1) services provided by a school counselor through a district's school guidance and counseling program under Subchapter A, Chapter 33;

(2) counseling services provided to a district by a licensed professional counselor, as defined by Section 503.002, Occupations Code; or

(3) social work services provided to a district by a licensed social worker, as defined by Section 505.002, Occupations Code.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.