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Committee: House Youth Health and Safety, Select
Title: Interim Report
Subjects: At-risk youth | Children's mental health | Family First Prevention Services Act | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Mental health services | School armed security officers | School safety | School shootings | Security measures | Student mental health | Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium | Texas Children's Commission |
Library Call Number: L1836.88 Y88HS
Session: 88th R.S. (2023)
Online version: View report [30 pages  File size: 2,232 kb]
Charges: This report should address the charges below.
1. Monitoring: Monitor the programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
  • HB 3, 88th R.S., relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources; and
  • HB 18, 88th R.S., relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.
2. Behavioral Health Services for At-Risk Youth: Evaluate programs and services currently available to children and families that are either involved with, or at high risk for becoming involved with, the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Study the current barriers for accessing community-based behavioral health services for children with intense behavioral health needs, with an emphasis on ensuring that parents do not have to give up custody of children to gain access to services.

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