SB1683 - Relating to staff development requirements for public school educators.

  89R5496 ANG-D     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1683       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to staff development requirements for public school   educators.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 21.451(d), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (d)  The staff development:                (1)  may include training in:                      (A)  technology and digital learning; and                      (B)  positive behavior intervention and support   strategies, including de-escalation techniques, classroom   management, district discipline policies, and the student code of   conduct adopted under Chapter 37;                (2)  subject to Subsection (e) and to Section 21.3541   and rules adopted under that section, must include training that is   evidence-based, as defined by Section 8101, Every Student Succeeds   Act (20 U.S.C. Section 7801), and that:                      (A)  relates to instruction of students with   disabilities, including :                             (i)  students with autism; and                             (ii)   students with disabilities who also   have other intellectual or mental health conditions; and                      (B)  is designed for educators who work primarily   outside the area of special education; and                (3)  must include training on:                      (A)  suicide prevention;                      (B)  strategies for establishing and maintaining   positive relationships among students, including conflict   resolution; and                      (C)  preventing, identifying, responding to, and   reporting incidents of bullying.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.