Monitoring the SessionSB 176
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
A parent can ask campus providers to share results with the student’s doctor.
The bill lets Texas school districts contract with local mental health authorities or community mental health providers to offer mental health services on campus. With a parent's or guardian's request, those providers may share a student's assessment or treatment results with the student's primary care doctor. It also requires the state health agency to let school districts sign up as Medicaid providers, so districts can bill Medicaid for mental health services given to students on Medicaid.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 113 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 113 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB176 · 2024-11-12
relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.
A parent can ask campus providers to share results with the student’s doctor.
The bill lets Texas school districts contract with local mental health authorities or community mental health providers to offer mental health services on campus. With a parent's or guardian's request, those providers may share a student's assessment or treatment results with the student's primary care doctor. It also requires the state health agency to let school districts sign up as Medicaid providers, so districts can bill Medicaid for mental health services given to students on Medicaid.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
“A school district may contract with a local mental health authority or a provider of community-based mental health services to provide mental health services on a campus of the district.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill lets districts route school mental health work through outside community providers under contract instead of district staff.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$25,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101065471.
$20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.
$10,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 2, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101032316.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$25,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101065471.
$20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.
$10,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 2, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101032316.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Menéndez, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 15, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Primary & Secondary--General
Education--School Districts
Human Services--Child Services
Human Services--Medical Assistance
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Minors--Health & Safety
MEDICAID
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
The text as introduced · 275 words
89R2704 MM-D By: Menéndez S.B. No. 176 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Sections 38.042 and 38.043 to read as follows: Sec. 38.042. ON-CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) A school district may contract with a local mental health authority or a provider of community-based mental health services to provide mental health services on a campus of the district. (b) At the request of a student's parent or guardian, a local mental health authority or a provider described by Subsection (a) providing on-campus mental health services that conducts a mental health or behavioral health assessment of the student or provides mental health or behavioral health services to the student may provide to the student's primary care physician the results of any assessment conducted or services provided. Sec. 38.043. REIMBURSEMENT UNDER MEDICAID. The Health and Human Services Commission shall allow a school district to enroll as a provider under the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, to provide and receive reimbursement for the provision of mental health services to district students who are medical assistance recipients. SECTION 2. 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.