88R9066 GCB-F
By: LaMantia S.B. No. 1241
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the permissible use of the school safety allotment
under the Foundation School Program for certain mental health
services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 48.115(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to
improve school safety and security, including costs associated
with:
(1) securing school facilities, including:
(A) improvements to school infrastructure;
(B) the use or installation of physical barriers;
and
(C) the purchase and maintenance of:
(i) security cameras or other security
equipment; and
(ii) technology, including communications
systems or devices, that facilitates communication and information
sharing between students, school personnel, and first responders in
an emergency;
(2) mental health services, including:
(A) programs relating to suicide prevention,
intervention, and postvention;
(B) telehealth and other related programs that
allow students and families to access mental health services from
licensed professionals;
(C) prevention and treatment programs relating
to addressing adverse childhood experiences;
(D) evidence-based, effective prevention
practices for the prevention, identification, and management of
emergencies and threats, including:
(i) providing licensed counselors, social
workers, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and
restorative justice practices;
(ii) providing other mental health
personnel and support;
(iii) providing behavioral health
services;
(iv) establishing threat reporting
systems; and
(v) developing and implementing programs
focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
instruction, and mental health support;
(3) providing security for the district, including:
(A) employing school district peace officers,
private security officers, and school marshals; and
(B) collaborating with local law enforcement
agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
district; and
(4) [(3)] school safety and security training and
planning, including[:
[(A)] active shooter and emergency response
training[;
[(B) prevention and treatment programs relating
to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
[(C) the prevention, identification, and
management of emergencies and threats, using evidence-based,
effective prevention practices and including:
[(i) providing licensed counselors, social
workers, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and
restorative justice practices;
[(ii) providing mental health personnel and
support;
[(iii) providing behavioral health
services;
[(iv) establishing threat reporting
systems; and
[(v) developing and implementing programs
focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
instruction, and providing mental health support; and
[(4) providing programs related to suicide
prevention, intervention, and postvention].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.