Tex. Education Code § 37.220
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 37.220, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 37.220. MODEL THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Official statutory text
(a) The center, in coordination with the agency, shall develop model policies and procedures to assist school districts in establishing and training threat assessment teams.
(b) The model policies and procedures developed under Subsection (a) must include procedures, when appropriate, for:
(1) the referral of a student to a local mental health authority or health care provider for evaluation or treatment;
(2) the referral of a student for a full individual and initial evaluation for special education services under Section 29.004; and
(3) a student or school personnel to anonymously report dangerous, violent, or unlawful activity that occurs or is threatened to occur on school property or that relates to a student or school personnel.
(b) The model policies and procedures developed under Subsection (a) must include procedures, when appropriate, for:
(1) the referral of a student to a local mental health authority or health care provider for evaluation or treatment;
(2) the referral of a student for a full individual and initial evaluation for special education services under Section 29.004; and
(3) a student or school personnel to anonymously report dangerous, violent, or unlawful activity that occurs or is threatened to occur on school property or that relates to a student or school personnel.
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