Bill Text: TX HB1773 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a task force to examine the effectiveness of school counseling programs in public schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-12 - Referred to Public Education [HB1773 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1773-Introduced.html
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| By: González | H.B. No. 1773 | |
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| relating to the creation of a task force to examine the | ||
| effectiveness of school counseling programs in public schools. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. TASK FORCE ON PUBLIC SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS. | ||
| (a) A task force is established under this section to examine the | ||
| effectiveness of school counseling programs on student performance | ||
| in public schools. | ||
| (b) The task force is composed of the following 50 members | ||
| appointed by the commissioner of education: | ||
| (1) 20 school counselors; | ||
| (2) 10 individuals who serve on the board of trustees | ||
| of a school district; | ||
| (3) 10 superintendents; | ||
| (4) four representatives of regional education | ||
| service centers who have experience with school counseling; | ||
| (5) one representative of the State Board of | ||
| Education; | ||
| (6) one representative of the Texas Education Agency; | ||
| (7) two representatives of professional counseling | ||
| associations; and | ||
| (8) two representatives of research organizations | ||
| that have conducted academic studies on school counseling. | ||
| (c) In making appointments to the task force, the | ||
| commissioner of education must include members from the counties | ||
| that comprise the Texas-Mexico border area. | ||
| (d) The commissioner of education shall appoint the members | ||
| of the task force not later than December 1, 2015. The commissioner | ||
| shall fill a vacancy in the task force by the appointment of another | ||
| person with the same qualifications as the original appointee. | ||
| (e) The representative of the Texas Education Agency shall | ||
| serve as the presiding officer of the task force. | ||
| (f) The presiding officer shall call the initial meeting of | ||
| the task force on or before January 1, 2016. The task force shall | ||
| meet at the times and places that the presiding officer determines | ||
| are appropriate. | ||
| (g) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the | ||
| task force. | ||
| SECTION 2. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. The task force shall: | ||
| (1) examine whether public schools are using school | ||
| counseling programs, including the national framework developed by | ||
| the American School Counselor Association; | ||
| (2) determine which school counseling programs | ||
| schools prefer to use; and | ||
| (3) conduct a statistical analysis, incorporating | ||
| information on student demographics, to determine the | ||
| effectiveness of school counseling programs and the impact on | ||
| student achievement and performance. | ||
| SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2017, the | ||
| task force shall deliver a report to the commissioner of education | ||
| detailing the task force's findings and recommendations and the | ||
| results of the statistical analysis conducted by the task force. | ||
| SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished, and | ||
| this Act expires, December 1, 2017. | ||
| SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
| 1, 2015. | ||
