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.