HB2104 - Relating to the members of a school district's local school health advisory council.

  89R4238 RDR-D     By: Plesa H.B. No. 2104       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the members of a school district's local school health   advisory council.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-3) and (d-4) to   read as follows:          (d)  The board of trustees shall appoint at least five   members to the local school health advisory council. The board of   trustees:                 (1)  shall ensure that:                       (A)  a [ A ] majority of the members are [ must be ]   persons who are parents of students enrolled in the district and who   are not employed by the district ;                       (B)  a member described by Paragraph (A) serves [ .   One of those members shall serve ] as chair or co-chair of the   council ; and                       (C)     subject to Subsection (d-4), at least one   member is a district high school student who has applied for the   position; and                 (2)   [ .  The board of trustees also ] may appoint one or   more members to the council [ persons ] from each of the following   groups or a representative from a group other than a group specified   under this subsection:                       (A)  [ (1) ]  classroom teachers employed by the   district;                       (B)  [ (2) ]  school counselors certified under   Subchapter B, Chapter 21, employed by the district;                       (C)  [ (3) ]  school administrators employed by the   district;                       (D)  [ (4)  district students;                [ (5) ]  health care professionals licensed or certified   to practice in this state, including medical or mental health   professionals;                       (E)  [ (6) ]  the business community;                       (F)  [ (7) ]  law enforcement;                       (G)  [ (8) ]  senior citizens;                       (H)  [ (9) ]  the clergy;                       (I)  [ (10) ]  nonprofit health organizations; and                       (J)  [ (11) ]  local domestic violence programs.           (d-3)     Before appointing a district high school student to   serve on the local school health advisory council under Subsection   (d)(1)(C), the board of trustees shall take reasonable steps to   notify district high school students of the opportunity to serve on   the council and of how to apply for the position, including by   posting signs on district campuses in the cafeterias and other   common areas frequently used by students.           (d-4)     The board of trustees shall accept applications for   the position for a district high school student on the local school   health advisory council under Subsection (d)(1)(C) for as long as   the position is vacant and appoint a member to the position as soon   as practicable.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  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, 2025.