HB3536 - Relating to the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services.

  89R8914 JDK-F     By: Thompson H.B. No. 3536       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental   Health Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 38.302, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 38.302.  ESTABLISHMENT.  The Collaborative Task Force   on Public School Mental Health Services is established to study and   evaluate:                (1)  mental health services that are funded by this   state and provided at a school district or open-enrollment charter   school for purposes of Sections 37.115 and 38.351 directly to:                      (A)  a student enrolled in the district or school;                      (B)  a parent or family member of or person   standing in parental relation to a student enrolled in the district   or school; or                      (C)  an employee of the district or school;                (2)  training provided to an educator employed by the   district or school to provide the mental health services described   by Subdivision (1); and                (3)  the impact the mental health services described by   Subdivision (1) have on:                      (A)  the number of violent incidents that occur at   school districts or open-enrollment charter schools;                      (B)  the suicide rate of the individuals who are   provided the mental health services described by Subdivision (1);                      (C)  the number of public school students referred   to the Department of Family and Protective Services for   investigation services and the reasons for those referrals;                      (D)  the number of individuals who are transported   from each school district or open-enrollment charter school for an   emergency detention under Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code;   [ and ]                      (E)  the number of public school students referred   to outside providers for mental health care, including outside   counselors referred to  in accordance with Section 38.010 ; and                       (F)     fostering a positive school climate as   defined by Section 38.351(d) .          SECTION 2.  Subchapter F-1, Chapter 38, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 38.3031 to read as follows:           Sec.   38.3031.     TERMS; VACANCY.   (a)   Members of the task   force serve staggered three-year terms. A member may serve more   than one term.           (b)     A vacancy on the task force shall be filled in the same   manner as the original placement or appointment, as applicable.          SECTION 3.  Section 38.308(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  The task force shall:                (1)  gather data on:                      (A)  the number of students enrolled in each   school district and open-enrollment charter school;                      (B)  the number of individuals to whom each school   district or open-enrollment charter school provides the mental   health services described by Section 38.302(1);                      (C)  the number of individuals for whom each   school district or open-enrollment charter school has the resources   to provide the mental health services described by Section   38.302(1);                      (D)  the number of individuals described by   Paragraph (B) who are referred to an inpatient or outpatient mental   health provider;                      (E)  the number of individuals who are transported   from each school district or open-enrollment charter school for an   emergency detention under Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code;                      (F)  the race, ethnicity, gender, special   education status, educationally disadvantaged status, and   geographic location of:                            (i)  individuals who are provided the mental   health services described by Section 38.302(1);                            (ii)  individuals who are described by   Paragraph (D);                            (iii)  individuals who are described by   Paragraph (E);                            (iv)  individuals who are described by   Paragraph (H); [ and ]                            (v)  individuals who are described by   Paragraph (I);                             (vi)     individuals who are described by   Paragraph (L)(ii);                             (vii)     individuals who are described by   Paragraph (M)(iii); and                             (viii)     individuals who are described by   Paragraph (N)(iii);                      (G)  mental health services and trainings   provided by:                            (i)  school districts, at both the campus   and district level; and                            (ii)  open-enrollment charter schools;                      (H)  the number of individuals who were placed in   a disciplinary alternative education program or out-of-school   suspension or expelled;                      (I)  the number of threat assessments conducted   under Section 37.115; [ and ]                      (J)  the number of reports made from each school   district or open-enrollment charter school by an employee of the   district or school or by a school resource officer, to the   Department of Family and Protective Services regarding an alleged   incident of abuse or neglect;                       (K)     the mental health supports and services   offered directly to students by a school district or   open-enrollment charter school through the systemic and   coordinated multitiered support system for mental health under   Section 37.115 and in accordance with Section 38.351;                       (L)     the number of referrals to mental health   supports and services offered directly to students by a school   district or open-enrollment charter school through the systemic and   coordinated multitiered support system for mental health under   Section 37.115 and in accordance with Section 38.351, including:                             (i)     the number of referrals resulting from   a threat assessment; and                             (ii)     the number of students who received   the support or service to which the student was referred;                       (M)     the number of referrals to a partner or   community-based provider, including:                             (i)     the number of referrals made to each   provider;                             (ii)     the number of referrals resulting from   a threat assessment; and                             (iii)     the number of students who received   the support or service to which the student was referred; and                       (N)     the number of referrals to a psychiatric   hospital, acute care hospital, or emergency room to address acute   mental health risks, including:                             (i)     the number of referrals made to each   provider;                             (ii)     the number of referrals resulting from   a threat assessment; and                             (iii)     the number of students who received   the support or service to which the student was referred; and                (2)  study, evaluate, and make recommendations   regarding the mental health services described by Section   38.302(1), the training described by Section 38.302(2), and the   impact of those mental health services, as described by Section   38.302(3), including addressing:                      (A)  the outcomes and the effectiveness of the   services and training provided, including the outcomes and   effectiveness of the service and training providers and the   programs under which services and training are provided, in:                            (i)  improving student academic achievement   and attendance;                            (ii)  reducing student disciplinary   proceedings, suspensions, placements in a disciplinary alternative   education program, and expulsions; and                            (iii)  delivering prevention and   intervention services to promote early mental health skills,   includin [Text truncated for display. 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