Bill Amendment: TX HB13 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Relating to training, preparedness, and funding for school safety and emergencies in public schools.

Status: 2023-05-02 - Referred to Education [HB13 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB13-House_Amendment_H_2_2-Lozano.html

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Amend CSHB 13 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 7, strike "A" and substitute "Except as otherwise provided by this section, a".

(2)  On page 1, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections and references to those subsections accordingly:

(____)  A school district may not require a district employee who has previously completed mental health first aid training offered by a local mental health authority under Section 1001.203, Health and Safety Code, to complete the training required by this section.

(3)  On page 1, line 15, between "the" and "amount", insert "sum of the".

(4)  On page 1, line 16, between "fees" and "in", insert "and the product of each employee's hourly salary multiplied by the number of hours that employee spent completing the training".

(5)  On page 1, line 19, between "fees" and the underlined period, insert "and to compensate the employee for the time spent completing the training required by this section".

(6)  On page 1, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:

(____)  The State Board for Educator Certification shall propose rules allowing an educator to receive credit toward the educator's continuing education requirements under Section 21.054(g) for the educator's participation in mental health first aid training under this section.