Bill Text: TX HB333 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of the School Psychologists Shortage Task Force.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-23 - Referred to Public Education [HB333 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB333-Introduced.html
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| By: Bucy | H.B. No. 333 | |
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| relating to the establishment of the School Psychologists Shortage | ||
| Task Force. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
| (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of | ||
| education. | ||
| (2) "Task force" means the School Psychologists | ||
| Shortage Task Force established under Section 2 of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 2. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS SHORTAGE TASK FORCE. (a) | ||
| The commissioner shall establish the School Psychologists Shortage | ||
| Task Force to study issues related to the shortage of school | ||
| psychologists. | ||
| (b) The members of the task force must include: | ||
| (1) three members appointed by the lieutenant governor | ||
| as follows: | ||
| (A) two members of the senate; and | ||
| (B) one licensed specialist in school | ||
| psychology; | ||
| (2) three members appointed by the speaker of the | ||
| house of representatives as follows: | ||
| (A) two members of the house of representatives; | ||
| and | ||
| (B) one licensed specialist in school | ||
| psychology; and | ||
| (3) one member of the State Board of Education | ||
| appointed by the commissioner. | ||
| (c) The Texas Education Agency shall provide administrative | ||
| support to the task force. | ||
| (d) The commissioner shall appoint a member of the task | ||
| force to serve as the presiding officer. | ||
| (e) The task force shall meet at the call of the presiding | ||
| officer. | ||
| (f) The task force shall: | ||
| (1) conduct a study on the issues related to the | ||
| shortage of school psychologists among school districts, including | ||
| supply and demand issues for school-based psychological services | ||
| among districts; and | ||
| (2) provide recommendations for increasing the | ||
| presence of school psychologists in school districts and increasing | ||
| the use of school-based psychological services, as needed. | ||
| SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2024, the | ||
| task force shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature | ||
| that includes the task force's findings and recommendations under | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 4. ABOLITION OF TASK FORCE; EXPIRATION. The task | ||
| force is abolished and this Act expires January 1, 2025. | ||
| SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2023. | ||
