88R3656 JTZ-D
 
  By: Menéndez S.B. No. 633
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the provision of information regarding mental health
  and suicide prevention services to entering students at public
  institutions of higher education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 51.9194, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  An institution of higher education [A general academic
  teaching institution] shall provide to each entering [full-time]
  undergraduate, graduate, or professional student, including each
  [full-time] undergraduate, graduate, or professional student who
  transfers to the institution, information about:
               (1)  available mental health and suicide prevention
  services offered by the institution or by any associated
  organizations or programs; and
               (2)  early warning signs that are often present in and
  appropriate intervention for a person who may be considering
  suicide.
         (a-1)  In this section, "institution of higher education"
  has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
         SECTION 2.  Section 51.9194, Education Code, as amended by
  this Act, applies beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.