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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to staff development requirements for public school |
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educators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.451(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The staff development: |
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(1) may include training in: |
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(A) technology and digital learning; and |
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(B) positive behavior intervention and support |
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strategies, including de-escalation techniques, classroom |
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management, district discipline policies, and the student code of |
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conduct adopted under Chapter 37; |
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(2) subject to Subsection (e) and to Section 21.3541 |
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and rules adopted under that section, must include training that is |
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evidence-based, as defined by Section 8101, Every Student Succeeds |
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Act (20 U.S.C. Section 7801), and that: |
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(A) relates to instruction of students with |
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disabilities, including: |
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(i) students with autism; and |
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(ii) students with disabilities who also |
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have other intellectual or mental health conditions; and |
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(B) is designed for educators who work primarily |
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outside the area of special education; and |
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(3) must include training on: |
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(A) suicide prevention; |
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(B) strategies for establishing and maintaining |
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positive relationships among students, including conflict |
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resolution; and |
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(C) preventing, identifying, responding to, and |
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reporting incidents of bullying. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |