BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3033

By: Klick

Public Education

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

The legislature has recently and unsuccessfully sought information regarding mental health issues in schools, including the number of students that were transported to a mental health facility for emergency detention. H.B. 3033 seeks to obtain this information by requiring it to be reported through PEIMS.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3033 amends the Education Code to require the commissioner of education by rule to require each public school district and open-enrollment charter school to report through PEIMS the total number of students, including the students' age, race, and gender, transported from the school district or open-enrollment charter school to a mental health facility for an emergency detention at any time during the year for which the report is made. The bill applies beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2021.