85R2606 MM-F     By: Farrar H.B. No. 743       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to social work services in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 33.905 to read as follows:          Sec. 33.905.  SOCIAL WORK SERVICES. (a)  In this section,   "social work services" means services specialized to assist   students and families and designed to alleviate barriers to   learning, connect the home, the community, and the school, promote   advocacy, strengthen relationships, and assist with basic and   psychosocial needs.          (b)  A social worker may provide social work services to   students and families in a school or district.          (c)  A social worker shall collaborate with school   administrators and other school professionals in order to enhance   students' learning environments.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.