Bill Text: TX SB458 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-19 - Left pending in committee [SB458 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB458-Introduced.html
86R3360 CAE-F | ||
By: Huffman | S.B. No. 458 |
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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. |