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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statewide plan for student mental health. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.254, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-1) In developing the agency's goals under Subsection |
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(a)(4) or the agency's recommendations under Subsection (a)(6) for |
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a year before 2026, the agency shall consult with the Collaborative |
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Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services established |
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under Section 38.302 in addition to the persons the agency is |
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required to consult with under Subsection (b). This subsection |
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expires December 1, 2025. |
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(d) As soon as practicable after completing or revising the |
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plan, the agency shall: |
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(1) submit an electronic copy of the plan: |
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(A) to the legislature; and |
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(B) to the statewide behavioral health |
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coordinating council established under Subchapter M-1, Chapter |
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531, Government Code; |
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(2) post the plan on the agency's Internet website; and |
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(3) hold public meetings in each regional education |
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service center's region to present the statewide plan and shall |
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provide an opportunity for public comment at each meeting. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |