Substance Use, Alcohol, and Tobacco Prevention

Training Requirements for Classroom Teachers, Principals, and Counselors:

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 21.054(d) (Continuing Education

• TEC 21.451(d-2)-(d-3) (Staff Development Requirements)

• TEC 22.904 (Mental Health Including recognition/support of substance use)

• TEC 37.108(f) (Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan)

• TEC 38.224 (Administration of Opioid Antagonist)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• DMA(LEGAL) (Professional Development: Required Staff Development)

Training Requirements for Counselors, Teachers, Nurses, Administrators, and other Staff, as well as Law Enforcement Officers and Social Workers who regularly interact with students:

Health And Safety Code (HSC)

• HSC 161.252 (Possession, Purchase, Consumption, or Receipt of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, or Tobacco Products by Minors Prohibited) 

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• DMA(LEGAL) (Professional Development: Required Staff Development)

• FFAA(LEGAL) (Wellness and Health Services: Physical Examinations)

• FFAC(LEGAL) (Wellness and Health Services: Medical Treatment)

Requirements for the districts' documentation of substance abuse training:

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 21.451(d-2)-(d-3) (Staff Development Requirements)

• TEC 22.904 (Mental Health Training)

• TEC 38.224 (Training in the Administration of Opioid Antagonist)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• DMA(LEGAL) (Professional Development: Required Staff Development)

Enrichment Curriculum Requirements for a District that offers Kindergarten Through Grade 12:

• TEA 19 TAC 74.1(a)(2) (Curriculum Requirements)

• Health TEKS (TAC Chapter 115)

• Health Education Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Aligned to Fentanyl Abuse Prevention and Drug Poisoning Awareness (PDF)

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 38.351 (Mental Health Promotion And Intervention, Substance Abuse Prevention And Intervention, And Suicide Prevention)

• TEC 28.002(a)(2), (e) (Required Curriculum)

• TEC 28.002(r) (Essential Knowledge and Skills)

• TEC 28.004(c) (Local School Health Advisory Council and Health Education Instruction)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• EFA(LEGAL) (Instructional Resources: Instructional Materials)

• EHAA(LEGAL) (Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction All Levels)

• EHAC(LEGAL) (Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction Secondary)

• FFEB(LEGAL) (Counseling and Mental Health: Mental Health)

• CKEC(LEGAL) (Security Personnel: School Resource Officers)

Annual Fentanyl Abuse Prevention and Drug Poisoning Awareness to Students in Grades 6-12.

• Texas Government Code (TGC) 662.116 October Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month

• TEA TAA Implementation of Fentanyl-Related Legislation 

• TEA Fentanyl Response Communications Toolkit

• TEA Texas School Mental Health Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 38.040 (Annual Fentanyl Abuse Prevention And Drug Poisoning Awareness Education)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• EHAC(LEGAL) (Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction Secondary)

School Health Advisory Council purpose and duties:

• TEA | TAA - Implementation of Fentanyl Related Legislation

• TEA Health Education and Health TEKS (TAC Chapter 115)

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 28.004(c),(n),(o) (Local School Health Advisory Council and Health Education Instruction)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• BDF(LEGAL) (Board Internal Organization: Citizen Advisory Committees)

• EHAA(LEGAL) (Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction All Levels)

Requirements for how the Safe and Supportive School Program Team works in accordance with students at risk of substance use:

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 37.115(h)-(j) (Threat Assessment and Safe and Supportive School Program and Team)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• FFB(LEGAL) (Student Welfare: Crisis Intervention)

Provision requirements in the district improvement plan:

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 11.252(a) (District-Level Planning and Decision-Making)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• BQ(LEGAL) (Planning and Decision-Making Process)

Student Code of Conduct and Discipline:

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 37.006 (Removal for Certain Conduct)

• TEC 37.008(K) (Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs)

• TEC 38.006  (E-Cigarettes and Tobacco Products on School Property)

• TEC 38.007 (Alcohol-Free School Zones)

• TEC 38.008 (Posting of Steroid Law Notice)

Health and Safety Code (HSC)

• HSC 161.081 (1-a) (Definition of E-Cigarette)

• HSC 481.002 (Definitions)

• HSC 481.003 (Rules)

• HSC 481.134 (Drug-Free Zones)

• HSC 485.031 (Possession and Use)

• HSC 485.033 (Inhalant Paraphernalia)

• HSC 485.034 (Failure to Post Sign)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• EL(LEGAL) (Campus or Program Charters)

• FNCD(LEGAL) (Student Conduct: Tobacco Use and Possession)

• FNCF(LEGAL) (Student Conduct: Alcohol and Drug Use)

• FOC(LEGAL) (Student Discipline: Placement in a Disciplinary Alternative Education Setting)

• FOCA(LEGAL) (Placement in a Disciplinary Alternative Education Setting: Disciplinary Alternative Education Program Operations)

• FOD(LEGAL) (Student Discipline: Expulsion)

• GKA(LEGAL) (Community Relations: Conduct on School Premises)

Counselors’ Responsibility:

The primary responsibility of a school counselor:

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 33.006 (School Counselors; General Duties)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• FFEA (LEGAL) (Counseling and Mental Health Counseling) 

Student Consent to Counseling:

Counseling that a student may consent to:

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 33.004 (Parental Involvement) 

Texas Family Code (TFC)

• TFC 32.003 (Consent To Treatment By Child)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• FFAA(LEGAL) (Wellness and Health Services: Physical Examinations)

• FFAC(LEGAL) (Wellness and Health Services: Medical Treatment)

• FFEA(LEGAL) (Counseling and Mental Health Counseling) 

Outside Counselors:

Conditions under which a student can be referred to an outside counselor:

Texas Education Code (TEC)

• TEC 38.010 (Outside Counselors)

TASB Board Policy (Districts should refer to their own LEGAL & LOCAL policy for guidance.)

• FFEA(LEGAL) (Counseling and Mental Health Counseling) 

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)  Healthy People 2020: Legal and Policy Resources Related to Substance Abuse

• Center for Disease Control (CDC) Mental Health Be Smart. Be Well

• DEA Texas is served by 3 field offices in Dallas, El Paso, and Houston

• Dead on Arrival Lesson Packet - Drug Demand Reduction Outreach OIC Joint Counterdrug Task Force Updated 8/2023

• Substance Use Prevention Communications Toolkit for Youth 12-18

• TEA | TAA - Implementation of Fentanyl Related Legislation (9/21/23)

• TEA Fentanyl Awareness & Prevention Resources

• TEA Fentanyl Awareness Resources - Curated for Schools 

• TEA Fentanyl Response Communications Toolkit

• TEA Coordinated School Health Requirements and Approved Programs

• TEA Evidence-Based Programs for Alcohol Awareness

• TEA Health Education 

• TEA Health, Safety, and Discipline

• TEA Healthy and Safe School Environment of the Coordinated School Health Model

• TEA Mental Health and Behavioral Health  

• TEA Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention

• TEA Texas School Mental Health Webpage

• Texas Administrative Code - Health TEKS 

• Texas Department of State Health Services Mental Health and Substance Abuse

• Texas Department of State Health Services Tobacco-Free Schools Signs and Toolkit

• Texas Department of State Health Services Youth Substance Use Prevention Programs

• Texas Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals and Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth Free Training

• Texas Health and Human Resource Prevention Resource Centers

• Texas Health and Human Services Fighting Fentanyl

• Texas Health and Human Services Provider Directory

• Tobacco Education Resource Library

  1. Interview (Misconceptions About Vaping)

  2. Lesson Plans & Conversation Starters (Vaping)

• Truth Initiative

  1. Curriculums to Address Vaping Nicotine & Prescription Drug Misuse

  2. Informational Videos on Vaping (symptoms and side effects)

• TxSSC Parent’s Guide to School Safety Toolkit

• TxSSC Say What! Escape the Vape

• Vaping and E-Cigarettes: A Toolkit for Working with Youth

Substance Use, Alcohol, and Tobacco Prevention PDF