The Hearing Screening Program requires that all children enrolled for the first time in any public, private, parochial, or denominational school or in a Department of Family and Protective Services licensed child care center and licensed child care home in Texas, or who meet certain grade criteria, must be screened or have a professional examination for possible hearing problems. 

School-based spinal screening helps to identify adolescents with abnormal spinal curves and refer them for appropriate follow-up by their primary care physician. Screening can detect scoliosis at an early stage when the curve is mild and may go unnoticed. Early detection is key to controlling spinal deformities.  

Senate Bill 415 requires that schools screen for Texas Risk Assessment for Type 2 Diabetes in Children grades 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th.  AN is a light brown-black, velvety, rough, or thickened lesion on the surface of the skin.  It can be a primary marker that may signal high insulin levels, which can lead to Type 2 Diabetes.