| H.B. No. 3908 | ||
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| relating to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness | ||
| education in public schools. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Tucker's Law. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 28.004(c), Education Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (c) The local school health advisory council's duties | ||
| include recommending: | ||
| (1) the number of hours of instruction to be provided | ||
| in: | ||
| (A) health education in kindergarten through | ||
| grade eight; and | ||
| (B) if the school district requires health | ||
| education for high school graduation, health education, including | ||
| physical health education and mental health education, in grades 9 | ||
| through 12; | ||
| (2) policies, procedures, strategies, and curriculum | ||
| appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent physical | ||
| health concerns, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 | ||
| diabetes, and mental health concerns, including suicide, through | ||
| coordination of: | ||
| (A) health education, which must address | ||
| physical health concerns and mental health concerns to ensure the | ||
| integration of physical health education and mental health | ||
| education; | ||
| (B) physical education and physical activity; | ||
| (C) nutrition services; | ||
| (D) parental involvement; | ||
| (E) instruction on substance abuse prevention; | ||
| (F) school health services, including mental | ||
| health services; | ||
| (G) a comprehensive school counseling program | ||
| under Section 33.005; | ||
| (H) a safe and healthy school environment; and | ||
| (I) school employee wellness; | ||
| (3) appropriate grade levels and methods of | ||
| instruction for human sexuality instruction; | ||
| (4) strategies for integrating the curriculum | ||
| components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements | ||
| in a coordinated school health program for the district: | ||
| (A) school health services, including physical | ||
| health services and mental health services, if provided at a campus | ||
| by the district or by a third party under a contract with the | ||
| district; | ||
| (B) a comprehensive school counseling program | ||
| under Section 33.005; | ||
| (C) a safe and healthy school environment; and | ||
| (D) school employee wellness; | ||
| (5) if feasible, joint use agreements or strategies | ||
| for collaboration between the school district and community | ||
| organizations or agencies; | ||
| (6) strategies to increase parental awareness | ||
| regarding: | ||
| (A) risky behaviors and early warning signs of | ||
| suicide risks and behavioral health concerns, including mental | ||
| health disorders and substance use disorders; and | ||
| (B) available community programs and services | ||
| that address risky behaviors, suicide risks, and behavioral health | ||
| concerns; | ||
| (7) appropriate grade levels and curriculum for | ||
| instruction regarding the dangers of opioids, including | ||
| instruction on: | ||
| (A) opioid addiction and abuse, including | ||
| addiction to and abuse of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl; and | ||
| &#Statutes affected: Introduced: Education Code 38.351 (Education Code 38) House Committee Report: Education Code 38.351 (Education Code 38) Engrossed: Education Code 38.351 (Education Code 38) Senate Committee Report: Education Code 38.351 (Education Code 38) Enrolled: Education Code 28.004, Education Code 38.351 (Education Code 28, Education Code 38) | ||