TX HB4193

Adds de-escalation techniques to the required competencies for teacher certification training, as part of evidence-based behavioral intervention strategies and classroom management techniques

Expands supplemental special education services to include crisis intervention training for parents of students receiving special education services

Requires the Commissioner of Education to adopt rules for de-escalation training for school district personnel, including standards for determining which staff (including support staff and law enforcement) should receive training and at what level based on their exposure to student crisis situations

Allows de-escalation training to be combined with or substituted for other related required trainings, such as trauma-informed care training and conflict resolution training, if it covers a majority of the substituted content

Encourages school threat assessment and safe and supportive school teams to form incident reduction committees to develop preventative and proactive measures to reduce safety incidents on campus

Takes effect September 1, 2025, with the commissioner required to adopt implementing rules as soon as practicable after that date