Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	By: Talarico H.B. No. 2588
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and
7	7	the creation of a mental health allotment under the Foundation
8	8	School Program.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 48.115(b), Education Code, is amended to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to
13	13	improve school safety and security, including costs associated
14	14	with:
15	15	(1) securing school facilities, including:
16	16	(A) improvements to school infrastructure;
17	17	(B) the use or installation of physical barriers;
18	18	and
19	19	(C) the purchase and maintenance of:
20	20	(i) security cameras or other security
21	21	equipment; and
22	22	(ii) technology, including communications
23	23	systems or devices, that facilitates communication and information
24	24	sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in
25	25	an emergency;
26	26	(2) providing security for the district, including:
27	27	(A) employing school district peace officers,
28	28	private security officers, and school marshals; and
29	29	(B) collaborating with local law enforcement
30	30	agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
31	31	the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
32	32	district; and
33	33	(3) school safety and security training and planning,
34	34	including:
35	35	(A) active shooter and emergency response
36	36	training;
37	37	(B) prevention and treatment programs relating
38	38	to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
39	39	(C) the prevention, identification, and
40	40	management of emergencies and threats, using evidence-based,
41	41	effective prevention practices and including the establishment of
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43	43	[(i) providing licensed counselors, social
44	44	workers, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and
45	45	restorative justice practices;
46	46	[(ii) providing mental health personnel and
47	47	support;
48	48	[(iii) providing behavioral health
49	49	services;
50	50	[(iv) establishing] threat detection and
51	51	reporting systems[; and
52	52	[(v) developing and implementing programs
53	53	focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
54	54	instruction, and providing mental health support; and
55	55	[(4) providing programs related to suicide prevention,
56	56	intervention, and postvention].
57	57	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
58	58	amended by adding Section 48.117 to read as follows:
59	59	Sec. 48.117. MENTAL HEALTH ALLOTMENT. (a) A school
60	60	district with an enrollment less than 1,000 students is entitled to
61	61	an annual allotment of $100,000; and
62	62	(b) a school district with an enrollment greater than 1,000
63	63	students is entitled to an annual allotment of $100 per enrolled
64	64	student as provided by appropriation to support mental health
65	65	services at the district.
66	66	(c) Funds allocated under this section:
67	67	(1) must be used to develop or enhance a comprehensive
68	68	school mental health system that, through the implementation of
69	69	programs, practices, and procedures in accordance with Section
70	70	38.351, provides a tiered array of supports and services in the
71	71	educational setting that contribute to:
72	72	(A) a positive school climate;
73	73	(B) the development of skills related to managing
74	74	emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and
75	75	responsible decision-making;
76	76	(C) the learning and well-being of students with
77	77	or at risk of mental health or substance use conditions;
78	78	(D) family and community engagement;
79	79	(E) reduced exclusionary discipline practices;
80	80	and
81	81	(F) staff wellness; and
82	82	(2) may be used to pay for costs associated with:
83	83	(A) the salary of school personnel responsible
84	84	for planning, coordinating, delivering, or monitoring supports and
85	85	services described by Subdivision (1);
86	86	(B) training school personnel regarding
87	87	effective practices and district and campus procedures to support
88	88	student mental health;
89	89	(C) a contract-based collaborative effort or
90	90	partnership with one or more local community programs, agencies, or
91	91	providers; and
92	92	(D) developing and implementing programs focused
93	93	on restorative justice practices; and
94	94	(3) must be administered by licensed counselors,
95	95	social workers, and individuals trained to provide mental health
96	96	support and behavioral health services.
97	97	(d) Funds allocated for purposes of this section may not be
98	98	used to supplant any other funds that may be provided for the same
99	99	purpose.
100	100	(e) Not later than June 1 of each year and in accordance with
101	101	commissioner rule, each school district shall submit to the
102	102	commissioner information regarding the outcomes and expenditures
103	103	related to funds allocated to the district under this section.
104	104	(f) Not later than September 1 of each year, the
105	105	commissioner shall publish a report regarding the use of funds
106	106	allocated under this section during the preceding school year,
107	107	including information regarding the programs, personnel, and
108	108	resources implemented, employed, or purchased by school districts
109	109	using the funds and other purposes for which the funds were used.
110	110	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.