Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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2	2	By: Talarico H.B. No. 5306
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and
10	10	the creation of a mental and behavioral health allotment under the
11	11	Foundation School Program.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 48.115(b), Education Code, is amended to
14	14	read as follows:
15	15	(b) Funds allocated under this section must be used to
16	16	improve school safety and security, including costs associated
17	17	with:
18	18	(1) securing school facilities in accordance with the
19	19	requirements of Section 37.351, including:
20	20	(A) improvements to school infrastructure;
21	21	(B) the use or installation of perimeter security
22	22	fencing conducive to a public school learning environment or
23	23	physical barriers, which may not include razor wire;
24	24	(C) exterior door and window safety and security
25	25	upgrades, including exterior door numbering and locking systems and
26	26	security film that provides resistance to a forced entry; and
27	27	(D) the purchase and maintenance of:
28	28	(i) security cameras and, if the district
29	29	has already installed security cameras, other security equipment,
30	30	including video surveillance as provided by Section 29.022; and
31	31	(ii) technology, including communications
32	32	systems or devices, such as silent panic alert devices, two-way
33	33	radios, or wireless Internet booster equipment, that facilitates
34	34	communication and information sharing between students, school
35	35	personnel, and first responders in an emergency;
36	36	(2) providing security for the district, including:
37	37	(A) employing school district peace officers,
38	38	private security officers, and school marshals; and
39	39	(B) collaborating with local law enforcement
40	40	agencies, such as entering into a memorandum of understanding for
41	41	the assignment of school resource officers to schools in the
42	42	district;
43	43	(3) school safety and security measures, including:
44	44	(A) active shooter and emergency response
45	45	training;
46	46	(B) prevention and treatment programs relating
47	47	to addressing adverse childhood experiences; and
48	48	(C) the prevention, identification, and
49	49	management of emergencies and threats, using evidence-based,
50	50	effective prevention practices and including the establishment of
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52	52	[(i) providing licensed counselors, social
53	53	workers, chaplains, and individuals trained in restorative
54	54	discipline and restorative justice practices;
55	55	[(ii) providing mental health personnel and
56	56	support, including chaplains;
57	57	[(iii) providing behavioral health
58	58	services, including services provided by chaplains;
59	59	[(iv) establishing] threat detection and
60	60	reporting systems; and
61	61	[(v) developing and implementing programs
62	62	focused on restorative justice practices, culturally relevant
63	63	instruction, and providing mental health support, including
64	64	support provided by chaplains;]
65	65	(4) [providing programs related to suicide
66	66	prevention, intervention, and postvention, including programs
67	67	provided by chaplains; and
68	68	[(5)] employing a school safety director and other
69	69	personnel to manage and monitor school safety initiatives and the
70	70	implementation of school safety requirements for the district.
71	71	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
72	72	amended by adding Section 48.117 to read as follows:
73	73	Sec. 48.117. MENTAL HEALTH ALLOTMENT. (a) A school
74	74	district is entitled to an annual allotment to support mental
75	75	health services at the district in an amount of:
76	76	(1) $100,000 for a school district with 1,000 or fewer
77	77	students; or
78	78	(2) $100 for each enrolled student for a school
79	79	district with more than 1,000 students.
80	80	(b) Funds allocated under this section:
81	81	(1) must be used to develop or enhance a comprehensive
82	82	school mental health system that, through the implementation of
83	83	programs, practices, and procedures in accordance with Section
84	84	38.351, provides a tiered array of supports and services in the
85	85	educational setting that contribute to:
86	86	(A) a positive school climate;
87	87	(B) the development of skills related to managing
88	88	emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and
89	89	responsible decision-making;
90	90	(C) the learning and well-being of students with
91	91	or at risk of mental health or substance use conditions;
92	92	(D) family and community engagement;
93	93	(E) reduced exclusionary discipline practices;
94	94	and
95	95	(F) staff wellness;
96	96	(2) may be used to pay for costs associated with:
97	97	(A) the salary of school personnel responsible
98	98	for planning, coordinating, delivering, or monitoring supports and
99	99	services described by Subdivision (1);
100	100	(B) training school personnel regarding
101	101	effective practices and district and campus procedures to support
102	102	student mental health;
103	103	(C) a contract-based collaborative effort or
104	104	partnership with one or more local community programs, agencies, or
105	105	providers; and
106	106	(D) developing and implementing programs focused
107	107	on restorative justice practices; and
108	108	(3) must be allocated in coordination with school
109	109	counselors, social workers, and other individuals trained to
110	110	provide mental health support and behavioral health services.
111	111	(c) Funds allocated for purposes of this section may not be
112	112	used to supplant any other funds that may be provided for the same
113	113	purpose.
114	114	(d) Not later than June 1 of each year and in accordance with
115	115	commissioner rule, each school district shall submit to the
116	116	commissioner information regarding the outcomes and expenditures
117	117	related to funds allocated to the district under this section.
118	118	(e) Not later than September 1 of each year, the
119	119	commissioner shall publish a report regarding the use of funds
120	120	allocated under this section during the preceding school year,
121	121	including information regarding the programs, personnel, and
122	122	resources implemented, employed, or purchased by school districts
123	123	using the funds and other purposes for which the funds were used.
124	124	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.