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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to social work services in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.905 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.905. SOCIAL WORK SERVICES. (a) In this section, |
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"social work services" means services specialized to assist |
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students and families and designed to alleviate barriers to |
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learning, connect the home, the community, and the school, advocate |
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for the best interest and academic success of students, strengthen |
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relationships, and assist with basic and psychosocial needs. |
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(b) A social worker may provide social work services to |
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students and families in a school or district. |
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(c) A social worker shall collaborate with school |
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administrators and other school professionals in order to enhance |
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students' learning environments. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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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, 2023. |