BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 1035: Higher ed. traumatic stress
Creating policies and resources to address secondary traumatic stress in the higher education workforce.
Summary
- Requires the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, each college district, and the regional universities to publish on their website links to resources, self-assessments, and best practices for faculty, staff, and trustees to prevent and address secondary traumatic stress in the workforce.
- Directs the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the regional universities to develop or revise, and periodically update, a Model Policy and Procedure to prevent and address secondary traumatic stress in the workforce.
- Requires each community and technical college district and regional university to adopt policies and procedures related to secondary traumatic stress that incorporate specified elements.
From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1035), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to policies and resources to address secondary traumatic stress in the higher education workforce;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)
8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce.
- Prefiled for introduction.
HB 1035 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1035 (2023–24) Health care restrictions
- HB 1035 (2021–22) Rent relief & housing
- HB 1035 (2019–20) School resource officers
- HB 1035 (2017–18) Prevailing wage survey data
- HB 1035 (2015–16) Guardian ad litem pers. info
- HB 1035 (2013–14) Title insurance rate filings
- HB 1035 (2011–12) Eminent domain/economic dev.
- HB 1035 (2009–10) Militia