TX SB201

Defines "school social work services" as specialized services to assist students and families by alleviating barriers to learning, connecting home, community, and school, advocating for student success, and addressing biopsychosocial needs

Requires school district social workers to collaborate with administrators and professionals to enhance learning environments and serve on committees addressing education and safety issues

Mandates social workers collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators, and the community to develop school violence prevention, suicide prevention, and child abuse identification strategies

Permits social workers to provide behavioral health referrals and group intervention services to students and families

Allows school district boards to adopt policies requiring social workers to spend at least 80% of their work time on specified social work duties, effective for the 2025-2026 school year