Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R9066 GCB-F
2	2	By: LaMantia S.B. No. 1241
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the permissible use of the school safety allotment
8	8	under the Foundation School Program for certain mental health
9	9	services.
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) mental health services, including:
28	28	(A) programs relating to suicide prevention,
29	29	intervention, and postvention;
30	30	(B) telehealth and other related programs that
31	31	allow students and families to access mental health services from
32	32	licensed professionals;
33	33	(C) prevention and treatment programs relating
34	34	to addressing adverse childhood experiences;
35	35	(D) evidence-based, effective prevention
36	36	practices for the prevention, identification, and management of
37	37	emergencies and threats, including:
38	38	(i) providing licensed counselors, social
39	39	workers, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and
40	40	restorative justice practices;
41	41	(ii) providing other mental health
42	42	personnel and support;
43	43	(iii) providing behavioral health
44	44	services;
45	45	(iv) establishing threat reporting
46	46	systems; and
47	47	(v) developing and implementing programs
48	48	focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
49	49	instruction, and mental health support;
50	50	(3) providing security for the district, including:
51	51	(A) employing school district peace officers,
52	52	private security officers, and school marshals; and
53	53	(B) collaborating with local law enforcement
54	54	agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
55	55	the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
56	56	district; and
57	57	(4) [(3)] school safety and security training and
58	58	planning, including[:
59	59	[(A)] active shooter and emergency response
60	60	training[;
61	61	[(B) prevention and treatment programs relating
62	62	to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
63	63	[(C) the prevention, identification, and
64	64	management of emergencies and threats, using evidence-based,
65	65	effective prevention practices and including:
66	66	[(i) providing licensed counselors, social
67	67	workers, and individuals trained in restorative discipline and
68	68	restorative justice practices;
69	69	[(ii) providing mental health personnel and
70	70	support;
71	71	[(iii) providing behavioral health
72	72	services;
73	73	[(iv) establishing threat reporting
74	74	systems; and
75	75	[(v) developing and implementing programs
76	76	focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
77	77	instruction, and providing mental health support; and
78	78	[(4) providing programs related to suicide
79	79	prevention, intervention, and postvention].
80	80	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.