SB1952 - Relating to the administration and operation of the school health and related services program.

      S.B. No. 1952         AN ACT   relating to the administration and operation of the school health   and related services program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 532, Government Code, as   effective April 1, 2025, is amended by adding Section 532.00515 to   read as follows:           Sec.   532.00515.     SCHOOL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES PROGRAM.   (a) In this section:                 (1)     "Local education agency" includes a school   district or open-enrollment charter school.                 (2)     "Regional education service center" means a   regional education service center established under Chapter 8,   Education Code.           (b)     In accordance with Section 532.0051(a), the commission   is the sole state agency responsible for administering the school   health and related services program.           (c)  The commission shall:                 (1)     oversee the participation of local education   agencies as providers in the school health and related services   program, including:                       (A)  the administration of provider training; and                       (B)     the provision of information and guidance   regarding the program to those providers, including guidance on   applicable federal and state regulatory requirements; and                 (2)     collaborate with regional education service   centers to provide resources, information, and other appropriate   assistance to local education agencies participating or seeking to   participate as providers in the school health and related services   program.           (d)     The commission and the Texas Education Agency shall   enter into a memorandum of understanding that specifically   identifies the responsibilities of each agency with respect to   operating the school health and related services program.          SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act   a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a   federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,   the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or   authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the   waiver or authorization is granted.          SECTION 3.  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, 2025.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1952 passed the Senate on   April 24, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1952 passed the House on   May 21, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 123, Nays 17, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor