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School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018

Introduced: March 12, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Mar 7, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mar 7, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow state and local educational agencies to use certain federal funds for activities related to school safety, including: (1) infrastructure improvements to prevent, mitigate, or respond to incidents of school violence; and (2) professional development for school personnel in mental-health awareness, crisis response, and other programs designed to reduce and prevent school violence.

The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the programs for which the Department of Health and Human Services may provide financial support to assist local communities in helping children deal with violence. Such programs may include those designed to provide mental-health and substance-use disorder assessments, crisis-intervention training, counseling, treatment, and referral.

The President must convene an interagency task force to address school safety.

What's happening now March 7, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 11

Cruz, Ted

Texas · Jun 20, 2018

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Mar 22, 2018

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Mar 21, 2018

McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Mar 12, 2018

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Mar 7, 2018

South Carolina · Mar 7, 2018

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Mar 7, 2018

Scott, Tim

South Carolina · Mar 7, 2018

Young, Todd

Indiana · Mar 7, 2018

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2513: School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2513/

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