Amendment
Bill No. 0209
Amendment No. 332115
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Pickens, Stargel, and Barreiro offered the
2following:
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4     Amendment (with title amendment)
5     Between line(s) 33 and 34 insert:
6     (3)  No referral for diagnosis or treatment of any student
7for any disorder listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
8of Mental Disorders shall occur without full disclosure. The
9disclosure must inform parents that the behaviors could be the
10result of underlying physical conditions, that the parents
11should consider consulting a medical doctor to rule out physical
12causes, that the parent has the right to decline the
13psychological screening, and that the diagnosis may be
14documented in the student's cumulative record which may have
15other consequences in the future.
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17================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T =============
18     Remove line(s) 12 and insert:
19providing requirements for administration; providing a
20restriction relating to referral for diagnosis or
21treatment of mental disorders without full disclosure;
22providing requirements for disclosure; providing an


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