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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to repeal of the coordinated health program for public |
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primary and secondary schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 38.013 and 38.014, Education Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.253(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Each campus improvement plan must: |
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(1) assess the academic achievement for each student |
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in the school using the student achievement indicator system as |
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described by Section 39.053; |
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(2) set the campus performance objectives based on the |
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student achievement indicator system, including objectives for |
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special needs populations, including students in special education |
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programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; |
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(3) identify how the campus goals will be met for each |
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student; |
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(4) determine the resources needed to implement the |
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plan; |
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(5) identify staff needed to implement the plan; |
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(6) set timelines for reaching the goals; |
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(7) measure progress toward the performance |
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objectives periodically to ensure that the plan is resulting in |
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academic improvement; |
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(8) include goals and methods for violence prevention |
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and intervention on campus; and |
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(9) provide for a program to encourage parental |
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involvement at the campus[; and
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[(10)
if the campus is an elementary, middle, or
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junior high school, set goals and objectives for the coordinated
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health program at the campus based on:
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[(A)
student fitness assessment data, including
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any data from research-based assessments such as the school health
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index assessment and planning tool created by the federal Centers
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for Disease Control and Prevention;
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[(B) student academic performance data;
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[(C) student attendance rates;
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[(D)
the percentage of students who are
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educationally disadvantaged;
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[(E)
the use and success of any method to ensure
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that students participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity
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as required by Section 28.002(l); and
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[(F)
any other indicator recommended by the local
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school health advisory council]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 28.004(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The local school health advisory council's duties |
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include recommending: |
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(1) the number of hours of instruction to be provided |
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in health education; |
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(2) curriculum appropriate for specific grade levels |
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designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 |
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diabetes through coordination of: |
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(A) health education; |
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(B) physical education and physical activity; |
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(C) nutrition services; |
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(D) parental involvement; and |
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(E) instruction to prevent the use of tobacco; |
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and |
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(3) appropriate grade levels and methods of |
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instruction for human sexuality instruction[; and
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[(4)
strategies for integrating the curriculum
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components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements
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in a coordinated school health program for the district:
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[(A) school health services;
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[(B) counseling and guidance services;
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[(C) a safe and healthy school environment; and
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[(D) school employee wellness]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 38.104(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Not later than September 1 of each year, the agency |
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shall report the findings of the analysis under this section of the |
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results obtained during the preceding school year to the School |
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Health Advisory Committee established under Section 1001.0711, |
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Health and Safety Code, for use by the committee in[:
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[(1)
assessing the effectiveness of coordinated
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health programs provided by school districts in accordance with
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Section 38.014; and
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[(2)] developing recommendations for modifications to |
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the health and physical education [coordinated health program
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requirements or related] curriculum in public schools. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1001.0711(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule shall establish a School Health |
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Advisory Committee at the department to provide assistance to the |
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council in establishing a leadership role for the department in |
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support for and delivery of [coordinated school health programs
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and] school health services. |
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SECTION 6. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 7. 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. |