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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to membership and duties of local school health advisory |
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councils. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 28.004(d) and (m), Education Code, are |
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amended to 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. A majority of |
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the members must be persons who are parents of students enrolled in |
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the district and who are not employed by the district. One of those |
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members shall serve as chair or co-chair of the council. The board |
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of trustees also may appoint one or more persons from each of the |
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following groups or a representative from a group other than a group |
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specified under this subsection: |
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(1) public school teachers; |
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(2) public school administrators; |
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(3) district students; |
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(4) health care professionals; |
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(5) the business community; |
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(6) law enforcement; |
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(7) senior citizens; |
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(8) the clergy; [and] |
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(9) nonprofit health organizations; and |
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(10) local domestic violence programs. |
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(m) In addition to performing other duties, the local school |
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health advisory council shall submit to the board of trustees, at |
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least annually, a written report that includes: |
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(1) any council recommendation concerning the school |
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district's: |
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(A) health education curriculum and instruction |
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or related matters that the council has not previously submitted to |
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the board; and |
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(B) policies, programs, and resources on dating |
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violence, bullying, and sexual harassment; |
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(2) any suggested modification to a council |
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recommendation previously submitted to the board; and |
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(3) a detailed explanation of the council's activities |
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during the period between the date of the current report and the |
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date of the last prior written report. |
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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, 2011. |