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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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Subtitle E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS |
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Chapter 26. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
Sec. 26.0091. REFUSAL OF PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF CHILD AS BASIS OF REPORT OF NEGLECT
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(a) In this section, "psychotropic drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.111, Family Code.
(b) An employee of a school district may not use or threaten to use the refusal of a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator of a child to administer or consent to the administration of a psychotropic drug to the child, or to consent to any other psychiatric or psychological testing or treatment of the child, as the sole basis for making a report of neglect of the child under Subchapter B, Chapter 261, Family Code, unless the employee has cause to believe that the refusal:
(1) presents a substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or bodily injury to the child; or
(2) has resulted in an observable and material impairment to the growth, development, or functioning of the child.