TX SB1395

Individual school board trustees must each appoint an equal number of members to the local school health advisory council, rather than appointments being made by the board as a whole

A majority of voting members must be parents of students enrolled in the district who are not employed by the district and do not have a first-degree relative employed by the district; only these parent members may hold leadership positions (chair, co-chair, vice chair, secretary, or other executive roles)

District employees (classroom teachers, school counselors, administrators) and students may only serve as nonvoting advisory members, removing them from voting member status under prior law

Voting members from the community (health care professionals, business community, law enforcement, senior citizens, clergy, nonprofit health organizations, local domestic violence programs) must not be employed by the district or have first-degree relatives employed by the district

Council members serve one-year terms with eligibility for reappointment, and the changes apply beginning with the 2025-2026 school year