The following is a list of many of the bills that are School Health or School related that have been introduced in the 2007 80th Legislature.  For the ones that TSNO is watching click here.

          
HB 214  Vo
Caption: Relating to reports of incidents of bullying at public schools and at public school activities.

Excerpt: SECTION 2. (a) Each school district shall submit to the Texas Education Agency information as required under Section 37.083(a-1), Education Code, as added by this Act, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year based on incidents of bullying during the 2007-2008 school year. (b) The Texas Education Agency shall include the information required under Section 37.083(a-1), Education Code, as added by this Act, in the comprehensive annual report required by Section 39.182, Education Code, beginning...

SB 25  Nelson
Caption: Relating to the availability of an automated external defibrillator at high school athletic events.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 33.087 to read as follows: Sec. 33.087. AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. (a) Each school district shall make readily available an automated external defibrillator, as defined by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code: (1) to each high school athletic department in the district; and (2) at each high school athletic practice or competition ...

SB 82  Van De Putte
Caption: Relating to safety regulations for certain public school extracurricular activities and the availability of automated external defibrillators at certain public school campuses and events.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding Subchapter F to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER F. SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Sec. 33.201. Each school district shall make available at each University Interscholastic League athletic practice or competition in the district an automated external defibrillator, as defined by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code.

SB 87  Hinijosa
Caption: Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the availability and use of automated external defibrillators at public school campuses and certain athletic events.

Excerpt: AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR INSTRUCTION. (a) A school district shall provide instruction to high school students in the principles and techniques of using an automated external defibrillator, as defined by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code. AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. (a) Each school district shall make available at each campus in the district an automated external defibrillator, as defined by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code.

SCHOOL EMPLOYEE Related Bills

HB 130  Truitt
Caption: Relating to a waiver for school districts from first day of instruction requirements.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.0811, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (b) through (d) to read as follows: (b) If a school district intends to apply under Section 7.056 for a waiver of the prohibition prescribed by Subsection (a), the district must: (1) at least 60 days before the date the district submits the application for the waiver, publish notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the district: (A) stating that the ...

HB 359  McReynolds
Caption: Relating to expansion of minimum salary schedule for certain professional public school employees.

Excerpt: SECTION 11.  Effective September 1, 2008, Section 21.403(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A teacher, librarian, counselor, or nurse shall advance one step on the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402 for each year of experience as a teacher, librarian, counselor, or nurse until step 21 [20] is reached.  (b) A district may use state aid received under this section only to pay salary costs incurred because of the increased number of years covered by the minimum salary...

HB 362  Eissler
Caption: Relating to the ability of public school employees to communicate with members of a school district board of trustees.

Excerpt: relating to the ability of public school employees to communicate with members of a school district board of trustees.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.163, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) The employment policy may not restrict the ability of a school district employee to communicate directly with a member of the board of trustees regarding a matter relating to the operation of the district, except that ...

HB 379  Allen
Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools.

Excerpt: CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.  (a) In this section, "corporal punishment" includes hitting, spanking, paddling, or deliberately inflicting physical pain by any means on the whole or any part of a student's body as a penalty or punishment for the student's behavior on or off campus. (b) A school district employee or a volunteer or independent contractor of a district may not administer corporal punishment or cause corporal punishment to be administered to a student.  (d) Section 9.62, Penal Code, and ...

HB 787 Dutton
Caption:  Relating to duty-free lunch periods for public school nurses.

Excerpt:  relating to duty-free lunch periods for public school nurses.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:  SECTION 1.  Sections 21.405(a) and (c), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), each classroom teacher, full-time school nurse, or full-time librarian is entitled to at least a 30-minute lunch period free from all duties and responsibilities connected with the instruction and supervision of students.  Each school district may set flexible or rotating schedules for each classroom teacher, full-time school nurse, or full-time librarian in the district for the implementation of the duty-free lunch period…

HB 980 Zedler
Caption:  Relating to monthly benefits for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who return to work as registered nurses.

Excerpt:  relating to monthly benefits for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who return to work as registered nurses.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:  SECTION 1.  Section 824.602, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:  (a-1)  Subject to Section 825.506, the retirement system may not, under Section 824.601, withhold a monthly benefit payment if the retiree is employed in a Texas public educational institution or in a health care facility associated with a Texas public educational institution as a registered nurse to fill a critical need.
HB 1149  Madden
Caption:  Relating to policies concerning the use of school counselors' work time in certain school districts.

Excerpt:  relating to policies concerning the use of school counselors' work time in certain school districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:  SECTION 1.  Section 33.006, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:  (c)  This subsection applies only to a school district that has a student enrollment of more than 1,000 at the beginning of a school year.  In accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner, the board of trustees of each school district to which this section applies shall adopt a policy that requires a counselor to spend not more than 10 percent of the counselor's total work time on duties that are not components of a counseling or guidance program developed under Section 33.005.

HB 2041 - Coleman
  Caption: Relating to the assignment of school nurses at public school campuses.

Excerpt: NURSE ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED. (a) Each school district that has an enrollment of fewer than 500 students shall assign at least one full-time school nurse to each district campus. (b) Each school district that has an enrollment of at least 500 students shall employ at least one full-time school nurse for each 500 students enrolled in the district. The district shall assign at least one full-time school nurse to each district campus and shall assign any additional school nurses based on the ...
 
HB 2040 - Coleman
  Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a nurse is not assigned to a public school campus.

Excerpt: PARENTAL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING SCHOOL NURSES. (a) A public school that does not have a full-time school nurse assigned to the campus for more than 30 consecutive instructional days during the same school year shall provide written notice of the absence of a nurse to the parent of or other person standing in parental relation to each student enrolled in the school. (b) The principal of the school shall provide the notice required by Subsection (a) not later than the 30th instructional day ...

SB 9 Shapiro
Caption: Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information for certain purposes, including the certification and employment of educators and other public school employees who engage in certain misconduct.

Excerpt: NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW. (a) In this section, "national criminal history record information" means criminal history record information obtained from the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Section 411.087, Government Code. CRIMINAL HISTORY CLEARINGHOUSE. (a) The department shall establish an electronic clearinghouse and subscription service to provide criminal history ...

SB 69  Lucio
Caption: Relating to the employment of certified counselors by school districts.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 33.002(b) and (c), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (b) A school district with 350 [500] or more students in enrollment [enrolled in elementary school grades] shall employ a counselor certified under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification for each [elementary] school in the district. A school district shall employ at least one counselor for every 350 [500 elementary school] students in…

SB 135  Wentworth
Caption: Relating to the ability of public school employees to communicate with members of a school district board of trustees.

Excerpt: relating to the ability of public school employees to communicate with members of a school district board of trustees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Section 11.163, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) The employment policy may not restrict the ability of a school district employee to communicate directly with a member of the board of trustees regarding a matter relating to the operation of the district, except that...

SB 603 Van de Putte
Caption: Relating to staff development requirements in public schools.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.451, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (d) The staff development [may]: (1) may include training in: (A) technology; (B) conflict resolution; and (C) discipline strategies, including classroom management, district discipline policies, and the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 and Chapter 37; and (2) must include...

SB 817 Averitt
Caption:  Relating to the use of personal leave by a public school employee.

Excerpt:  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 22.003, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (a) A state minimum personal leave program consisting of five days per year personal leave with no limit on accumulation and transferable among districts shall be provided for school district employees. (f) A public school employee who retains any sick leave accumulated under former Section 13.904(a), as that...

SB 840 Lucio
Caption: Relating to professional development institutes for public school teachers and paraprofessionals regarding education of students with disabilities.

Excerpt: relating to professional development institutes for public school teachers and paraprofessionals regarding education of students with disabilities. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES REGARDING EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) The commissioner shall develop and make available professional development institutes for teachers and paraprofessionals relating to research-based instructional services for students with disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders.

SB 873 Van de Putte
Caption: Relating to a wage increase for education support staff in public schools.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 22.107(a) and (b), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) A school district shall pay each full-time district employee, other than an administrator or an employee subject to the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402, an amount at least equal to $1,000 [$500]. (b) A school district shall pay each part-time district employee, other than an administrator, an amount at least equal to $500 [$250].

SB 1494 - Ellis 
  Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a nurse is not assigned to a public school campus.

Excerpt: (a) A public school that does not have a full-time school nurse assigned to the campus for more than 30 consecutive instructional days during the same school year shall provide written notice of the absence of a nurse to the parent of or other person standing in parental relation to each student enrolled in the school. (b) The principal of the school shall provide the notice required by Subsection (a) not later than the 30th instructional day after the first day the school does not have a ... 

SB 1493 - Ellis
  Caption: Relating to the assignment of school nurses at public school campuses.

Excerpt: (a) Each school district that has an enrollment of fewer than 500 students shall assign at least one full-time school nurse to each district campus. (b) Each school district that has an enrollment of at least 500 students shall employ at least one full-time school nurse for each 500 students enrolled in the district. The district shall assign at least one full-time school nurse to each district campus and shall assign any additional school nurses based on the medical needs of students at a ... 

HEALTH AND SAFETY Related Bills

HB 121 Dukes
Caption: Relating to public school policies designed to prevent dating violence.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 37.0831 to read as follows: Sec. 37.0831. (a) Each school district shall adopt and implement a dating violence policy to be included in the district improvement plan under Section 11.252. SECTION 2. 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 ...

HB 229  Ritter
Caption: Relating to three-point seat belts on school buses.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Section 547.701(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A school bus shall be equipped with: (1) a convex mirror or other device that reflects to the school bus operator a clear view of the area immediately in front of the vehicle that would otherwise be hidden from view; [and] (2) signal lamps that: (A) are mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable; (B) display four alternately flashing...

HB 294  Farrar
Caption: Relating to contact between a public school student who assaults another student and the student victim.

Excerpt: relating to contact between a public school student who assaults another student and the student victim.  On receiving a request under Subsection (b) from a student who is a victim, the counselor shall suggest to the parent of the student who committed the offense or engaged in the conduct that the parent attempt to transfer the student to or enroll the student in another school. 

HB 323  Hamilton
Caption: Relating to seat belts on buses that transport schoolchildren.

Excerpt: SECTION 2. Section 547.701, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) In this subsection, "bus" includes a school bus, a school activity bus, a school-chartered bus, and a bus operated by a mass transit authority under contract with a school district. This subsection applies to: (1) each bus purchased by a school district on or after September 1, 2008, for the transportation of schoolchildren; and (2) each bus operated by or contracted for use by a ...

HB 346  Flynn
Caption: Relating to random testing of certain public school students for steroid use.

Excerpt: relating to random testing of certain public school students for steroid use. (d) The league shall adopt rules for the administration of a steroid testing program under which students participating in an athletic competition sponsored or sanctioned by the league are tested for the presence of steroids in the students' bodies. (e) Results of a steroid test conducted under Subsection (d) are confidential and, unless required by court order, may be disclosed only to the student and the student's...

HB 503  Castro
Caption: Relating to health education curriculum and instruction in public schools.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.004(e), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) Any course materials and instruction relating to human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, or human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome shall be selected by the board of trustees with the advice of the local school health advisory council and must: (1) provide a clear understanding of abstinence from sexual activity and ...

HB 572 Gonzales
Caption: Relating to reports of incidents of bullying at public schools and at public school activities.

Excerpt: SECTION 2. (a) Each school district shall submit to the Texas Education Agency information as required under Section 37.083(a-1), Education Code, as added by this Act, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year based on incidents of bullying during the 2007-2008 school year. (b) The Texas Education Agency shall include the information required under Section 37.083(a-1), Education Code, as added by this Act, in the comprehensive annual report required by Section 39.182, Education Code, beginning...

HB 786 Dutton
Caption:  Relating to referral of public school students to law enforcement officials for violations of an independent school district student code of conduct.

Excerpt:  relating to referral of public school students to law enforcement officials for violations of an independent school district student code of conduct.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:  Subchapter A, Chapter 37, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 37.023 to read as follows: Sec. 37.023.  LIMITATION ON REFERRAL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL FOR VIOLATION OF STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.  A school administrator may not refer a student to a law enforcement official on the basis of conduct by the student that violates the student code of conduct but that the administrator knows or has reason to know is not a criminal offense.

HB 833 Dutton
Caption:  Relating to the prevention of harassment in public schools.

Excerpt:  relating to the prevention of harassment in public schools.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:  SECTION 1.  This Act may be cited as "Corrine's Law."  SECTION 2.  Chapter 37, Education Code, is amended by adding Subchapter H to read as follows:  SUBCHAPTER H.  HARASSMENT  Sec. 37.251.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "harassment" means an intentional threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing physical act, gesture, or written or oral expression, including an expression made through an electronic medium, by a person directed against a student or school employee or volunteer that the person knows or reasonably should know will:…

HB 1435 Rose
Caption: Relating to notification provided by certain health care providers to students and parents or guardians of students who participate in extracurricular sports activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.

Excerpt: relating to notification provided by certain health care providers to students and parents or guardians of students who participate in extracurricular sports activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. (b) A physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or athletic trainer who, at the time and place of injury, examines a student because the student has been injured in a sports activity sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League ...

HB 1791 Anderson
Caption: Relating to safety seats on school buses.

Excerpt: (a) Each year a school district shall evaluate the district's school buses to determine which buses, if any, can be retrofitted with safety seats, as defined by Section 547.701, Transportation Code. (b) A school district that elects to retrofit a school bus with safety seats shall contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the retrofitting. SECTION 3. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: (l) A school district is entitled to ...

HB 1843 Allen, Alma
Caption: Relating to the authority of a school district to implement a monitoring system that records images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; providing for the imposition of civil penalties.

Excerpt: relating to the authority of a school district to implement a monitoring system that records images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; providing for the imposition of civil penalties. SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 545.067 to read as follows: Sec. 545.067. CIVIL PENALTY FOR PASSING SCHOOL BUS. (a) The board of trustees of a school district by resolution may impose a civil penalty on the registered owner of a vehicle that is ...

PARENTS/COMMUNITY Related Bills

HB 311  Chisum
Caption: Relating to parental approval of a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.004(i), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (i) A school district shall notify a parent of each student enrolled in the district of[: [(1)] the basic content of the district's human sexuality instruction to be provided to the student[; and [(2) the parent's right to remove the student from any part of the district's human sexuality instruction].

HB 376 Anderson
Caption: Relating to site-based public school discipline policy committees.

Excerpt: (h) A principal shall regularly consult the campus-level committee and a site-based school discipline policy committee established under Section 11.2531, if such a committee is established, in the planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of the campus educational program. SITE-BASED SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICY COMMITTEE. (a) Each school district shall permit the establishment of a site-based school discipline policy committee at a district campus.

HB 1291 Hochberg
Caption:  Relating to the clean school bus program.

Excerpt:  relating to the clean school bus program.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Sections 382.202(q) and (r), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:  (q) Fees collected under Subsection (e) that are transferred to the credit of a subaccount of the clean air account as required by Section 382.0622(e) may be appropriated only as follows:  (1) not more than 70 percent of that money may be appropriated to the commission: to be made available to affected or participating counties, as those terms are defined by Sections 382.201 and 382.301, for the purposes authorized by Section 382.217, in an amount that for each county is proportionate to the total amount of fees collected by the county under Subsection (e) in the preceding fiscal year;

SB 127 Shapleigh
Caption: Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.152, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (u) to read as follows: (u) From the total amount of funds appropriated for allotments under this section, the commissioner shall, each fiscal year, withhold an amount to be determined by the commissioner, but not less than $30 million for prekindergarten through high school programs under Subchapter E, Chapter 33, and distribute that amount as provided by Section...

SB 529 Watson, Ellis, Eltife, et al.
Caption: Relating to the clean school bus program.

Excerpt: SECTION 6. Section 390.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (6) to read as follows: (6) "School bus" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code. SECTION 8. Sections 390.003(a) and (b), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The following entities [A school district in this state that operates one or more diesel-fueled school buses or a transportation system provided by a countywide school district] may apply for and receive a...

IMMUNIZATION Bills

HB 146  Deshotel
Caption: Relating to human papilloma virus education and immunization.

Excerpt: HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS; IMMUNIZATION. (a) In this section, "HPV" means human papilloma virus. (b) The department shall: (1) educate the public about: (A) HPV; and (B) the availability of an HPV vaccine; and (2) promote immunization against HPV. (c) The department shall produce and distribute informational materials regarding HPV and the HPV vaccine.

HB 215  Farrar
Caption: Relating to immunization against human papilloma virus.

Excerpt: DISSEMINATION OF HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS INFORMATION. (a) The agency shall prescribe procedures by which each school district shall provide information to parents and guardians of female students relating to the connection between human papilloma virus and cervical cancer. INCREASE AWARENESS OF IMMUNIZATION AGAINST HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS. (a) The department shall collect and disseminate information to parents, managing conservators, and guardians of female children relating to the connection.

HB 1059 Parker
Caption:  Relating to an immunization awareness program in certain school districts.

Excerpt:  Relating to an immunization awareness program in certain school districts.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 38.019 to read as follows: Sec. 38.019.  IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS PROGRAM. (a) A school district that maintains an Internet website shall post prominently on the website a list of: (1)  the immunizations required for admission to public school by rules of the Department of State Health Services adopted under Section 38.001;…

HB 1098 Bonnen; Delisi; Flynn; Keffer
Caption:  Relating to prohibiting immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition for admission to public school.

Excerpt:  relating to prohibiting immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition for admission to public school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Section 38.001, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b)  Subject to Subsections (b-1) and [Subsection] (c), the Texas Board of Health may modify or delete any of the immunizations in Subsection (a) or may require immunizations against additional diseases as a requirement for admission to any elementary or secondary school. (b-1)  Immunization against the human papilloma virus may not be required for a person's admission to any elementary or secondary school.  This subsection preempts all contrary executive orders of the governor.

HB 1115 Howard; Jackson
Caption:  Relating to prohibiting immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition for admission to public school.

Excerpt:  relating to prohibiting immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition for admission to public school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Section 38.001, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b) Subject to Subsections (b-1) and [Subsection] (c), the Texas Board of Health may modify or delete any of the immunizations in Subsection (a) or may require immunizations against additional diseases as a requirement for admission to any elementary or secondary school. (b-1)  Immunization against the human papilloma virus may not be required for a person's admission to any elementary or secondary school.  This subsection preempts all contrary executive orders of the governor.

HB 1215 Hughes
Caption:  Relating to human papilloma virus vaccine requirements.

Excerpt:  relating to human papilloma virus vaccine requirements.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Section 161.004, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1)  The immunization schedule adopted under Subsection (a) may not include vaccination against human papilloma virus.  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may not require immunization for human papilloma virus for admission to any elementary or secondary school under Section 38.001 or for admission to any other program or facility. SECTION 2.  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, 2007.

HB 1379 Deshotel, Delisi, et al.
Caption: Relating to human papilloma virus education programs.

Excerpt: Course materials and instruction relating to sexually transmitted diseases should include: (1) the following specific information on human papilloma virus: (A) that sexual intercourse is not required to become infected with human papilloma virus and that the avoidance of skin-to-skin contact involving the genital areas offers the best protection; (B) that both males and females may be infected with human papilloma virus and symptoms may not be present; (C) that younger women are at greater ...
 

SB 110  Van De Putte
Caption: Relating to immunization against human papilloma virus.

Excerpt: DISSEMINATION OF HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS INFORMATION. (a) The agency shall prescribe procedures by which each school district shall provide information to parents and guardians of female students relating to the connection between human papilloma virus and cervical cancer. INCREASE AWARENESS OF IMMUNIZATION AGAINST HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS. (a) The department shall collect and disseminate information to parents, managing conservators, and guardians of female children relating to the connection.

SB 438 Hegar
Caption: Relating to prohibiting immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition for admission to public school.

Excerpt: relating to prohibiting immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition for admission to public school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Section 38.001, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b) Subject to Subsections (b-1) and [Subsection] (c), the Texas Board of Health may modify or delete any of the immunizations in Subsection (a) or may require immunizations against additional diseases as a requirement for admission to any elementary or secondary school. (b-1)  Immunization against the human papilloma virus may not be required for a person's admission to any elementary or secondary school.  This subsection preempts all contrary executive orders of the governor.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Issue Related Bills

HB 77  Naishtat
Caption: Relating to the adoption of public school textbooks.

Excerpt: (a) For each subject and grade level, the State Board of Education shall adopt textbooks that contain all elements of the essential knowledge and skills of the subject and grade level, as determined by the State Board of Education under Section 28.002, in the student versions of the textbooks, as well as in the teacher versions of the textbooks. (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt two lists of textbooks as provided by this section. SECTION 2. Section 31.023, Education Code, as ...

HB 113  Strama
Caption: Relating to the absence of a student from public school for certain activities.

Excerpt: A school district shall excuse a student for] temporary absence resulting from health care professionals if that student commences classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment. (c) A student whose absence is excused under Subsection (b) [this subsection] may not be penalized for that absence and shall be counted as if the student attended school for purposes of calculating the average daily attendance of students in the school district.

HB 352  Anchia
Caption: Relating to a grant-writing coordination program for school district school-based health centers.

Excerpt: relating to a grant-writing coordination program for school district school- based health centers. GRANT-WRITING COORDINATION PROGRAM. (a) The Department of State Health Services shall employ three persons as grant writers to assist and coordinate with school districts in obtaining grants and other funds for school-based health centers. (b) A grant writer employed under this section may secure a grant or other funds on behalf of the state for a school-based health center.

HB 366  Villereal
Caption: Relating to consideration of the importance of daily recess by local school health advisory councils.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Freedom to Play and Learn Act." SECTION 2. Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: (l) The local school health advisory council shall consider and may make policy recommendations concerning the importance of daily recess for elementary school students. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members...

HB 439  Hochberg
Caption: Relating to the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities and resources for teachers of public school students with special health needs.

Excerpt: The agency shall develop, and modify as necessary, a statewide design, consistent with federal law, for the delivery of services to children with disabilities in this state that includes rules for the administration and funding of the special education program so that a free appropriate public education is available to all of those children between the ages of three and 21.  The statewide design shall include the provision of services primarily through school districts and shared services arrangements, supplemented by regional education service centers.
 
 SB 1625 - Watson
  Caption: Relating to the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities and resources for teachers of public school students with special health needs.

Excerpt: relating to the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities and resources for teachers of public school students with special health needs. The agency shall also develop and implement a statewide plan with programmatic content that includes procedures designed to: (1) ensure state compliance with requirements for supplemental federal funding for all state-administered programs involving the delivery of instructional or related services to students with ... 

SB 416 Lucio
Caption:  Relating to creation of a state program to provide monetary awards to public school districts with extraordinary achievement in children's health.

Excerpt:  relating to creation of a state program to provide monetary awards to public school districts with extraordinary achievement in children's health.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:  SUBCHAPTER C.  RECOGNIZING EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S HEALTH (REACH) PROGRAM Sec. 38.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter: (1)  "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. (2)  "Program" means the Recognizing Extraordinary Achievement in Children's Health (REACH) Program.
 

OBESITY Related Bills

HB 276  Pena
Caption: Relating to a risk assessment for Type 2 diabetes.

Excerpt: The office may provide technical assistance to those entities in developing risk assessment [screening] programs and may provide educational and other material to assist local risk assessment [screening] activities. Sec. 95.003. COMPLIANCE WITH RISK ASSESSMENT [SCREENING] REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each individual required by rules adopted under this chapter to be assessed [screened] shall undergo approved risk assessment [screening] for Type 2 diabetes [acanthosis nigricans]. (b) An individual is...

HB 1363 McReynolds
Caption: Relating to a risk assessment program for Type 2 diabetes and the creation of the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory Committee.

Excerpt: relating to a risk assessment program for Type 2 diabetes and the creation of the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory Committee. (b) An individual is exempt from risk assessment [screening] if risk assessment [screening] conflicts with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the individual is an adherent or a member. (a) The Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory Committee is established to advise the office on the Type 2...

SB 34  Nelson
Caption: Relating to a nutrition policy for public schools.

Excerpt: This chapter applies only to a school district with at least one campus that participates in the national school breakfast, school lunch, or after-school snack program. (d) A middle school, junior high school, or high school campus may not serve or provide access to a competitive food unless the food meets the nutrition standards described by this chapter and rules adopted by the commissioner under this chapter. (b) The commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the availability of foods of...

SB 73  Lucio
Caption: Relating to a statewide initiative regarding the prevention and treatment of obesity-related health concerns.

Excerpt: MEASURING HEALTH PERFORMANCE. (a) The department shall measure the health performance of each school that participates in the program by using: (1) the school health index developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service; and (2) any other criteria adopted by the department. The department shall enter into an agreement with each school that participates in the program before the school receives a monetary program award from the department.

SB 415 Lucio
Caption:  Relating to a risk assessment program for Type 2 diabetes and the creation of the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory Committee.

Excerpt:  relating to a risk assessment program for Type 2 diabetes and the creation of the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory Committee.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  The heading to Chapter 95, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 95.  RISK ASSESSMENT FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES [ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS SCREENING] SECTION 2.  Section 95.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (1-b) and amending Subdivision (3) to read as follows: (1-a)  "Advisory committee" means the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory Committee established under Section 95.006.

SB 417 Lucio
Caption:  Relating to the provision of free breakfast to all enrolled students in certain school districts and campuses.

Excerpt:  relating to the provision of free breakfast to all enrolled students in certain school districts and campuses.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:  SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding Sections 33.9011 and 33.9012 to read as follows:  Sec. 33.9011.  OPERATION OF BREAKFAST PROGRAMS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.  (a)  If at least 60 percent of the students enrolled in a school district are eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price breakfast program established under 42 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq., the district shall consider seeking approval to act under the appropriate special assistance provision of the program that allows the district to:

SB 556 Lucio
Caption: Relating to the creation of an interagency obesity council.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Chapter 114 to read as follows: CHAPTER 114. (a) The commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of state health services, and commissioner of education, or a staff member designated by each of those commissioners, shall meet at least once a year as an interagency council to: (1) discuss the status of each agency's programs that promote better health and nutrition...

TAXES & SCHOOL Related Bills

HB 1084  Smith 
Caption:  Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to the sale of certain food products sold at schools.

Excerpt:  relating to the application of the sales and use tax to the sale of certain food products sold at schools.  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:  SECTION 1.  Section 151.314(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d)  Food products, meals, soft drinks, and candy for human consumption are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if: (1)  served by a public or private school, school district, student organization, or parent-teacher association under an agreement with the proper school authorities in an elementary or secondary school [during the regular school day] or by a parent-teacher association during a fund-raising sale the proceeds of which do not benefit an individual; (2)  sold by a church or at a function of a church; (3)  served to a patient or inmate of a hospital or other institution licensed by the state for the care of humans;  or (4)  served to a permanent resident of a retirement facility which provides permanent housing and residence to individuals, a majority of whom are 60 years or older.

HB 1792 King, Tracy
Caption: Relating to the limitation on the rate of school district enrichment taxes eligible for equalization under the foundation school program.

Excerpt: For purposes of Subsection (a), the dollar amount guaranteed level of state and local funds per weighted student per cent of tax effort ("GL") for a school district is: (1) the amount of district tax revenue per weighted student per cent of tax effort available to a district at the 88th percentile in wealth per student, as determined by the commissioner in cooperation with the Legislative Budget Board, for the district's maintenance and operations tax effort equal to or less than the rate ...

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Related Bills

HB 1257 Eissler
Caption:  Relating to physical activity requirements and physical fitness assessment for certain public school students.

Excerpt:  relating to physical activity requirements and physical fitness assessment for certain public school students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Sections 28.002(l) and (l-1), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (l)  A school district shall [The State Board of Education, after consulting with educators, parents, and medical professionals, by rule may] require a student enrolled in kindergarten or a grade level below grade nine to participate in moderate or vigorous daily physical activity for at least 30 minutes as part of a school district's physical education curriculum [or through structured activity during a school campus's daily recess, except that the board may not require more than 30 minutes of daily physical activity]. If a school district determines, for any particular grade level, that requiring moderate

SB530 Nelson, Averitt, et al.
Caption:  Relating to physical activity requirements and physical fitness assessment for certain public school students.

Excerpt:  relating to physical activity requirements and physical fitness assessment for certain public school students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1.  Sections 28.002(l) and (l-1), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (l)  A school district shall [The State Board of Education, after consulting with educators, parents, and medical professionals, by rule may] require a student enrolled in kindergarten or a grade level below grade nine to participate in moderate or vigorous daily physical activity for at least 30 minutes as part of a school district's physical education curriculum [or through structured activity during a school campus's daily recess, except that the board may not require more than 30 minutes of daily physical activity].

12/17/2007