Mental health first aid training. All employees who regularly interact with students must complete, or have completed, an evidence-based mental health training on the recognition and support of children and youth experiencing a mental health or substance use issue that might pose a threat to school safety. Completion of training is phased in over four years, and a school district must ensure all employees have completed training by the beginning of the 2028-2029 school year.

…a school district must require the district's employees to complete the mental health training required under…section [22.904, Education Code] as follows:

1. at least 25 percent of the applicable district employees before the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year;
2. at least 50 percent of the applicable district employees before the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year;
3. at least 75 percent of the applicable district employees before the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year; and
4. 100 percent of the applicable district employees before the beginning of the 2028-2029 school year.