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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of a behavior specialist by regional |
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education service centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 8, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 8.062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8.062. BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST. (a) Each regional |
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education service center shall employ as a behavior specialist a |
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person licensed as a behavior analyst under Chapter 506, |
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Occupations Code, to provide school districts served by the center |
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with support and resources that are necessary to assist students |
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and families of students. |
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(b) A behavior specialist: |
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(1) may provide support and resources that include: |
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(A) teacher training; |
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(B) classroom management and support; |
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(C) accommodations to curriculum and |
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instruction; |
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(D) evidence-based education techniques; |
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(E) behavioral strategies and tactics; |
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(F) personalized systems of instruction; |
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(G) programmatic instruction; |
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(H) technology solutions; and |
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(I) individualized education program support; |
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(2) may not provide services described by Section |
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506.003(d), Occupations Code; and |
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(3) may not conduct a required school evaluation or |
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assessment of a student, including a functional behavioral |
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assessment. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |