Bill Text: TX HB403 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees and the superintendent of an independent school district regarding sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other maltreatment of children.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-25 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB403 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB403-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 403 | ||
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| relating to training requirements for a member of the board of | ||
| trustees and the superintendent of an independent school district | ||
| regarding sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other maltreatment | ||
| of children. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and | ||
| (e) to read as follows: | ||
| (c) The State Board of Education shall require a trustee to | ||
| complete every two years at least: | ||
| (1) three hours of training [ |
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| evaluating student academic performance; and | ||
| (2) one hour of training on identifying and reporting | ||
| potential victims of sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other | ||
| maltreatment of children. | ||
| (c-1) The training required by Subsection (c)(1) must be | ||
| research-based and designed to support the oversight role of the | ||
| board of trustees under Section 11.1515. | ||
| (c-2) A candidate for trustee may complete the training | ||
| required by Subsection (c) up to one year before the candidate is | ||
| elected. A new trustee shall complete the training within 120 days | ||
| after the date of the trustee's election or appointment. A | ||
| returning trustee shall complete the training by the second | ||
| anniversary of the completion of the trustee's previous training. | ||
| (e) For purposes of this section, "other maltreatment" has | ||
| the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: | ||
| (h) Continuing education requirements for a superintendent | ||
| must include at least 2-1/2 hours of training every five years on | ||
| identifying and reporting potential victims of sexual abuse, human | ||
| trafficking, and other maltreatment of children. For purposes of | ||
| this subsection, "other maltreatment" has the meaning assigned by | ||
| Section 42.002, Human Resources Code. | ||
| SECTION 3. A superintendent subject to continuing education | ||
| requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is | ||
| not required to comply with the continuing education requirements | ||
| described by Section 21.054(h), Education Code, as added by this | ||
| Act, for any continuing education requirements period that ends | ||
| before January 1, 2021. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 403 was passed by the House on March | ||
| 20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 403 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
