Texas Education Code

§ 8.155 — DUTIES OF NON-PHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

ED § 8.155Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part B. STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 8. REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS · Art. E. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL

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(a)A non-physician mental health professional employed under Section 8.152 shall, to the greatest extent possible, work collaboratively with the regional education service center and shall act as a resource for the center and school district personnel by:

(1)helping personnel gain awareness and a better understanding of mental health and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders;

(2)assisting personnel to implement initiatives related to mental health or substance use under state law or agency rules, interagency memorandums of understanding, and related programs;

(3)ensuring personnel are aware of:

(A)the list of recommended best practice-based programs and research-based practices developed under Section 38.351;

(B)other public and private mental health and substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery programs available in the school district, including evidence-based programs provided by a local mental health authority and other public or private mental health providers; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 5.001, eff. September 1, 2021.