89R12435 KRM-D     By: Hancock S.B. No. 2691       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to grief instruction in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 28.019 to read as follows:          Sec. 28.019.  INSTRUCTION ON GRIEF. (a)  The State Board of   Education by rule shall require each school district to require   students enrolled in grades 8 through 12 to complete instruction on   grief under the district's health curriculum offered under Section   28.002(a)(2)(B).          (b)  The State Board of Education shall adopt essential   knowledge and skills for the instruction on grief that include   grade-level appropriate instruction relating to:                (1)  the physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms   of grief;                (2)  coping mechanisms and techniques to process grief   and loss; and                (3)  resources available to students, including school   support resources, mental health crisis support, and individual and   group therapy.          SECTION 2.  Section 28.019, Education Code, as added by this   Act, applies beginning with the 2025-2026 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, 2025.