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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of a mental health course in the required |
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curriculum for public high school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-5) to read as follows: |
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(c-5) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules |
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requiring students to complete at least one mental health course |
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while in high school that satisfies the requirements of Subsection |
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(a)(2)(B)(ii) and includes: |
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(1) instruction regarding: |
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(A) depression; |
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(B) anxiety; |
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(C) eating disorders; |
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(D) schizophrenia; and |
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(E) other mental health disorders; and |
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(2) information about cultivating coping skills and |
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seeking available mental health services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2022-2023 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |