Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R6938 MM-F
2	2	By: Allison H.B. No. 2451
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and
8	8	the creation of a mental health allotment under the Foundation
9	9	School Program.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 48.115(b), Education Code, is amended to
12	12	read as follows:
13	13	(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to
14	14	improve school safety and security, including costs associated
15	15	with:
16	16	(1) securing school facilities, including:
17	17	(A) improvements to school infrastructure;
18	18	(B) the use or installation of physical barriers;
19	19	and
20	20	(C) the purchase and maintenance of:
21	21	(i) security cameras or other security
22	22	equipment; and
23	23	(ii) technology, including communications
24	24	systems or devices, that facilitates communication and information
25	25	sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in
26	26	an emergency;
27	27	(2) providing security for the district, including:
28	28	(A) employing school district peace officers,
29	29	private security officers, and school marshals; and
30	30	(B) collaborating with local law enforcement
31	31	agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
32	32	the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
33	33	district; and
34	34	(3) school safety and security training and planning,
35	35	including:
36	36	(A) active shooter and emergency response
37	37	training;
38	38	(B) prevention and treatment programs relating
39	39	to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
40	40	(C) the prevention, identification, and
41	41	management of emergencies and threats, using evidence-based,
42	42	effective prevention practices and including the establishment of
43	43	[:
44	44	[(i) providing licensed counselors, social
45	45	workers, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and
46	46	restorative justice practices;
47	47	[(ii) providing mental health personnel and
48	48	support;
49	49	[(iii) providing behavioral health
50	50	services;
51	51	[(iv) establishing] threat reporting
52	52	systems[; and
53	53	[(v) developing and implementing programs
54	54	focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
55	55	instruction, and providing mental health support; and
56	56	[(4) providing programs related to suicide
57	57	prevention, intervention, and postvention].
58	58	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
59	59	amended by adding Section 48.117 to read as follows:
60	60	Sec. 48.117. MENTAL HEALTH ALLOTMENT. (a) A school
61	61	district is entitled to an annual allotment of $100,000 or a greater
62	62	amount provided by appropriation to support mental health services
63	63	at the district.
64	64	(b) In addition to the allotment under Subsection (a), a
65	65	school district that receives an allotment under Section 48.101 or
66	66	at which more than 50 percent of enrolled students are
67	67	educationally disadvantaged is entitled to an allotment for each
68	68	student enrolled in the district in an amount provided by
69	69	appropriation.
70	70	(c) Funds allocated under this section:
71	71	(1) must be used to develop or enhance a comprehensive
72	72	school mental health system that, through the implementation of
73	73	programs, practices, and procedures in accordance with Section
74	74	38.351, provides a tiered array of supports and services in the
75	75	educational setting that contribute to:
76	76	(A) a positive school climate;
77	77	(B) the development of skills related to managing
78	78	emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and
79	79	responsible decision-making;
80	80	(C) the learning and well-being of students with
81	81	or at risk of mental health or substance use conditions;
82	82	(D) family and community engagement;
83	83	(E) reduced exclusionary discipline practices;
84	84	and
85	85	(F) staff wellness; and
86	86	(2) may be used to pay for costs associated with:
87	87	(A) the salary of school personnel responsible
88	88	for planning, coordinating, delivering, or monitoring supports and
89	89	services described by Subdivision (1);
90	90	(B) training school personnel regarding
91	91	effective practices and district and campus procedures to support
92	92	student mental health;
93	93	(C) a contract-based collaborative effort or
94	94	partnership with one or more local community programs, agencies, or
95	95	providers; and
96	96	(D) developing and implementing programs focused
97	97	on restorative justice practices.
98	98	(d) Funds allocated for purposes of this section may not be
99	99	used to supplant any other funds that may be provided for the same
100	100	purpose.
101	101	(e) Not later than June 1 of each year and in accordance with
102	102	commissioner rule, each school district shall submit to the
103	103	commissioner information regarding the outcomes and expenditures
104	104	related to funds allocated to the district under this section.
105	105	(f) Not later than September 1 of each year, the
106	106	commissioner shall publish a report regarding the use of funds
107	107	allocated under this section during the preceding school year,
108	108	including information regarding the programs, personnel, and
109	109	resources implemented, employed, or purchased by school districts
110	110	using the funds and other purposes for which the funds were used.
111	111	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.