,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjah,mr4   
,f]guson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve s*ool 
safety & m5tal heal? s]vices1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,tea*]s & ,safe  
,/ud5ts ,act4  #b4 ,viol5ce prev5tion & 
m5tal heal? support  7a7 ,/ate uses (   
funds ,section #baja7;c77#d77;,b7 ( !   
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffaa7;c77#d77;,b77
 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ clause  
7xxi7 z clause 7xxiv72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+
 aft] clause 7xx7 ! foll[+3  7xxi7      
,support+ ef=ts to increase !           
pr(essional developm5t t is evid5ce-bas$
 7to ! ext5t ! ,/ate1 9 consultation )  
local educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate1    
det]m9es t su* evid5ce is reasonably    
available7 = tea*]s1 pr9cipals1 s*ool   
lead]s1 & o!r s*ool p]sonnel 9 m5tal    
heal? aw>5ess1 viol5ce prev5tion1 crisis

 response1 de-escalation & ang]         
managem5t te*niques1 positive behavioral
 int]v5tions & supports1 bully+ &       
h>assm5t prev5tion1 & o!r simil>        
programs design$ to r$uce & prev5t s*ool
 viol5ce4  7xxii7 ,assi/+ local         
educational ag5cies 9-- 7,i7 develop+ & 
implem5t+ pr(essional developm5t t is   
evid5ce-bas$ 7to ! ext5t ! ,/ate1 9     
consultation ) local educational ag5cies
 9 ! ,/ate1 det]m9es t su* evid5ce is   
reasonably available7 on viol5ce        
prev5tion programs & em]g5cy response & 
notification sy/ems2 &  7,,ii7 improv+  
s*ool climate4  7xxiii7 ,develop+       
agreem5ts betwe5 local educational      
ag5cies1 law en=cem5t ag5cies1 & heal?  
ag5cies1 includ+ nonpr(it1 public1 &    
private m5tal heal? ag5cies &           
in/itutions1 to improve coord9ation (   
s]vices & to id5tify1 respond to1 &     
prev5t ?reats to ! safety ( /ud5ts &    
s*ool p]sonnel4  4  7b7 ,local uses (   
funds ,section #bajc7;b77#c7 ( !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 

#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffac7;b77#c77 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,i7-- 7,a7 
9 clause 7ii71 by ins]t+ 1 includ+ m5tal
 heal? s]vices1 aft] s]vices2 &  7,b7 9 
clause 7iii71 by /rik+ & public or      
private m5tal heal? organizations &     
ins]t+ 1 public or private m5tal heal?  
organizations1 & local law en=cem5t     
ag5cies1 to improve ! coord9ation (     
s]vices & to id5tify1 respond to1 &     
prev5t ?reats to ! safety ( /ud5ts &    
s*ool p]sonnel2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph     
7,o71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#c7 by     
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,p7 z           
subp>agraph 7,r72 &  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,o7 ! foll[+3  7,p7 r$uc+ 
! ratio ( /ud5ts to c\nselors to improve
 ! ability ( s*ools to address ! ne$s ( 
/ud5ts ?r\gh ! recruit+ & hir+ (        
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]s1
 z def9$ 9 section #dajb7f72  7,q7      
develop+ & implem5t+ pr(essional        
developm5t t is evid5ce-bas$ 7to ! ext5t
 ! ,/ate1 9 consultation ) local        
educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate1 det]m9es 

t su* evid5ce is reasonably available7 =
 tea*]s1 specializ$ in/ructional support
 p]sonnel1 pr9cipals1 s*ool lead]s1 &   
o!r s*ool p]sonnel 9 viol5ce prev5tion1 
m5tal heal? aw>5ess1 ?reat de-escalation
 me?ods1 & positive behavioral          
int]v5tions & supports1 & support+      
bully+ & h>assm5t prev5tion programs1 & 
o!r simil> programs design$ to r$uce &  
prev5t s*ool viol5ce & improve ! s*ool  
climate = all /ud5ts2 &  4