TITLE: Relating to the inclusion of instruction and information about mental health in the required curriculum for public high school students.

SUMMARY: Relating to the inclusion of instruction and information about mental health in the required curriculum for public high school students.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the inclusion of instruction and information about mental health in the required curriculum for public high school students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-6) to read as follows: (c-6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules requiring students to complete at least one course while in high school that satisfies the requirements of Subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii), which may include a health, physical education, or career and technology education course. The course must include: (1) instruction regarding: (A) depression; (B) anxiety; (C) eating disorders; (D) schizophrenia; and (E) other mental health disorders; and (2) information about cultivating coping skills and seeking available mental health services. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. 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.