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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Not later than September 30 of each year, a local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority shall provide to the commission the number of:
(1) employees and contractors of the authority who were trained as mental health first aid trainers under Section 1001.202 during the preceding fiscal year, the number of trainers who left the program for any reason during the preceding fiscal year, and the number of active trainers;
(2) school district employees and contractors, school resource officers, open-enrollment charter school employees and contractors, private school employees and contractors, and employees and contractors of an institution of higher education who completed a mental health first aid training program offered by the authority under Section 1001.203 during the preceding fiscal year categorized by:
(A) local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority region;
(B) school district, open-enrollment charter school, private school, and institution of higher education, as applicable; and
(C) category of personnel;
(3) child-care facility employees and contractors, youth, individuals with direct and recurring contact with students, first responders, judges, and attorneys who completed a mental health first aid training program offered by the authority during the preceding fiscal year categorized by local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority region; and
(4) military service members, veterans, and immediate family members of military service members and veterans who completed the veterans module or standard version of a mental health first aid training program offered by the authority during the preceding fiscal year categorized by local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority region and the training program completed.
(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall compile the information submitted by local mental health authorities or local behavioral health authorities as required by Subsection (a) and submit a report to the legislature containing:
(1) the number of authority employees and contractors trained as mental health first aid trainers during the preceding fiscal year, the number of trainers who left the program for any reason during the preceding fiscal year, and the number of active trainers;
(2) the number of school district employees and contractors, school resource officers, open-enrollment charter school employees and contractors, private school employees and contractors, and employees and contractors of an institution of higher education who completed a mental health first aid training program provided by an authority during the preceding fiscal year categorized by:
(A) local mental health authority region or local behavioral health authority region;
(B) school district, open-enrollment charter school, private school, and institution of higher education, as applicable; and
(C) category of personnel;
(3) the number of child-care facility employees and contractors, youth, individuals with direct and recurring contact with students, first responders, judges, and attorneys who completed a mental health first aid training program provided by an authority during the preceding fiscal year categorized by local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority region;
(4) the number of military service members, veterans, and immediate family members of military service members and veterans who completed the veterans module or standard version of a mental health first aid training program provided by an authority during the preceding fiscal year categorized by local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority region and the training program completed; and
(5) a detailed accounting of expenditures of money appropriated for the purpose of implementing this subchapter.
(c) The commission shall develop and provide to local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities a form to be used for the reporting of information required under Subsection (a), including the reporting of each category of personnel described by that subsection.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 1001.205. Reports - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/health-and-safety-code/health-safety-sect-1001-205/
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