,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #achc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bg1 #bjba,mr4  
,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to direct ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to develop be/ 
practices = ! e/abli%m5t & use (        
behavioral int]v5tion teams at s*ools1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,behavioral        
,int]v5tion ,guidel9es ,act ( #bjba4    
#b4 ,be/ practices = behavioral         
int]v5tion teams ,! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]    
section #ebj;,g ( su* ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#ch7 ! foll[+ new     
section3  #ebj;,h4 ,be/ practices =     
behavioral int]v5tion teams  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all id5tify &       
facilitate ! developm5t ( be/ practices 
to assi/ elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y      

s*ools1 & in/itutions ( high] education 
9 e/abli%+ & us+ behavioral int]v5tion  
teams4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! be/ practices "u
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guidance on ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,h[          
behavioral int]v5tion teams c op]ate    
effectively f an evid5ce-bas$1 objective
 p]spective :ile protect+ !             
con/itutional & civil rights (          
individuals4  7#b7 ,! use ( behavioral  
int]v5tion teams to id5tify conc]n+     
behaviors1 implem5t int]v5tions1 &      
manage risk ?r\gh ! framework ( !       
s*ool's or in/itution's rules or code ( 
conduct1 z applicable4  7#c7 ,h[        
behavioral int]v5tion teams c1 :5       
assess+ an individual-- 7,a7 access     
tra9+ on evid5ce-bas$1 ?reat-assessm5t  
rubrics2  7,b7 ensure t su* teams-- 7i7 
h tra9$1 div]se /akehold]s ) v>i$       
exp]tise2 &  7ii7 use cross validation  
by a wide-range ( individual p]spectives
 on ! team2 &  7,c7 use viol5ce risk    
assessm5t4  7#d7 ,h[ behavioral         
int]v5tion teams c help mitigate-- 7,a7 

inappropriate use ( a m5tal heal?       
assessm5t2  7,b7 inappropriate          
limitations or re/rictions on law       
en=cem5t's jurisdiction ov] crim9al     
matt]s2  7,c7 attempts to sub/itute !   
behavioral int]v5tion process 9 place ( 
a crim9al process1 or imp$e a crim9al   
process1 :5 an individual's behavior has
 pot5tial crim9al implications2  7,d7   
endang]m5t ( an individual's privacy by 
fail+ to ensure t all applicable ,f$]al 
& ,/ate privacy laws are fully compli$  
)2 or  7,e7 inappropriate ref]rals to1  
or involvem5t (1 law en=cem5t :5 an     
individual's behavior does n w>rant a   
crim9al response4  7c7 ,consultation ,9 
c>ry+ out subsection 7a77#a71 !         
,secret>y %all consult )-- 7#a7 !       
,secret>y ( ,education2  7#b7 !         
,director ( ! ,national ,?reat          
,assessm5t ,c5t] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,secret>y ,s]vice2  7#c7 ! ,attorney    
,g5]al & ! ,director ( ! ,bureau (      
,ju/ice ,assi/ance2  7#d7 tea*]s & o!r  
educators1 pr9cipals1 s*ool             

adm9i/rators1 s*ool bo>d memb]s1 s*ool  
psy*ologi/s1 m5tal heal? pr(essionals1 &
 p>5ts ( /ud5ts2  7#e7 local law        
en=cem5t ag5cies & campus law en=cem5t  
adm9i/rators2  7#f7 privacy exp]ts2 &   
7#g7 o!r education & m5tal heal?        
pr(essionals z ! ,secret>y deems        
appropriate4  7d7 ,publication ,n lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 ! ,secret>y %all publi% ! be/ 
practices "u subsection 7a77#a7 on !    
int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices4  7e7 ,te*nical        
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all provide     
te*nical assi/ance to in/itutions (     
high] education1 elem5t>y s*ools1 &     
second>y s*ools to assi/ su* in/itutions
 & s*ools 9 implem5t+ ! be/ practices "u
 subsection 7a74  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,! t]m behavioral        
int]v5tion team means a team ( qualifi$ 
individuals :o-- 7,a7 are responsible = 
id5tify+ & assess+ individuals exhibit+ 
conc]n+ behaviors1 exp]i5c+ di/ress1 or 
:o are at risk ( h>m to self or o!rs2   

7,b7 develop & facilitate implem5tation 
( evid5ce-bas$ int]v5tions to mitigate !
 ?reat ( h>m to self or o!rs pos$ by an 
individual & address ! m5tal &          
behavioral heal? ne$s ( individuals to  
r$uce risk2 &  7,c7 provide in=mation to
 /ud5ts1 p>5ts1 & s*ool employees on    
recogniz+ behavior describ$ 9 ?is       
subsection4  7#b7 ,! t]ms elem5t>y      
s*ool1 p>5t1 & second>y s*ool h ! mean+s
 giv5 to su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( !   
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife4  7#c7 ,! t]m in/itution ( high]  
education has ! mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9 
section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife4  7#d7 ,! t]m m5tal heal?       
assessm5t means an evaluation1 prim>ily 
focus$ on diagnosis1 det]m9+ ! ne$ =    
involunt>y commitm5t1 m$ication         
managem5t1 & on-go+ treatm5t            
recomm5dations4  7#e7 ,! t]m viol5ce    
risk assessm5t means a broad det]m9ation
 ( ! pot5tial risk ( viol5ce bas$ on    
evid5ce-bas$ lit]ature4  4