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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public |
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school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) Each school district shall provide child abuse |
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antivictimization programs in elementary and secondary schools. |
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The programs must include annual age-appropriate, evidence-based |
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child sexual abuse prevention training designed to promote |
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self-protection, prevent sexual abuse of children, and reduce child |
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pregnancy. The district shall: |
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(1) ensure that each student enrolled in the district |
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attends the training each year; and |
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(2) provide at least two opportunities each year for a |
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student to attend the training required that year. |
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(c) Not later than September 1 of each year, each school |
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district shall submit to the agency a report on the number and |
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percentage of students enrolled in the district who attended the |
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child sexual abuse prevention training required by Subsection (b) |
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during the preceding school year. |
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(d) In this section, "child pregnancy" means pregnancy in |
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children under 15 years of age. |
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SECTION 2. A school district shall submit the initial |
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report required by Section 38.004(c), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than September 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |