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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the members of a school district's local school health |
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advisory council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-3) and (d-4) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The board of trustees shall appoint at least five |
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members to the local school health advisory council. The board of |
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trustees: |
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(1) shall ensure that: |
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(A) a [A] majority of the members are [must be] |
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persons who are parents of students enrolled in the district and who |
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are not employed by the district; |
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(B) a member described by Paragraph (A) serves [. |
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One of those members shall serve] as chair or co-chair of the |
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council; and |
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(C) subject to Subsection (d-4), at least one |
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member is a district high school student who has applied for the |
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position; and |
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(2) [. The board of trustees also] may appoint one or |
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more members to the council [persons] from each of the following |
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groups or a representative from a group other than a group specified |
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under this subsection: |
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(A) [(1)] classroom teachers employed by the |
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district; |
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(B) [(2)] school counselors certified under |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 21, employed by the district; |
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(C) [(3)] school administrators employed by the |
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district; |
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(D) [(4) district students; |
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[(5)] health care professionals licensed or certified |
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to practice in this state, including medical or mental health |
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professionals; |
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(E) [(6)] the business community; |
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(F) [(7)] law enforcement; |
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(G) [(8)] senior citizens; |
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(H) [(9)] the clergy; |
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(I) [(10)] nonprofit health organizations; and |
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(J) [(11)] local domestic violence programs. |
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(d-3) Before appointing a district high school student to |
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serve on the local school health advisory council under Subsection |
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(d)(1)(C), the board of trustees shall take reasonable steps to |
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notify district high school students of the opportunity to serve on |
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the council and of how to apply for the position, including by |
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posting signs on district campuses in the cafeterias and other |
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common areas frequently used by students. |
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(d-4) The board of trustees shall accept applications for |
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the position for a district high school student on the local school |
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health advisory council under Subsection (d)(1)(C) for as long as |
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the position is vacant and appoint a member to the position as soon |
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as practicable. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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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, 2025. |