,,ii #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #chdh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,m>* #af1 #bjbb ,mr4 ,pet]s 7= himself & ,ms4 ,/ab5[7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,education to make grants to fund additional s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? provid]s to help r$uce psy*ological h>m1 & assi/ ) ! return to adaptive cop+ 9 s*ools foll[+ a viol5t or traumatic crisis1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,help+ ,education ,aft] ,loss ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,heal ,act ( #bjbb4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,tuesday1 ,novemb] #cj1 #bjba1 a /ud5t at ,ox=d ,high ,s*ool kill$ & injur$ sev]al /ud5ts ) a h&gun load$ ) a high-capacity magaz9e4 7#b7 ,*ildr5 expos$ to viol5ce1 injury1 & o!r pot5tially traumatic ev5ts are at risk = develop+ traumatic /ress reactions1 includ+ z foll[s3 7,a7 ,! ,national ,c5t] = ,,ptsd e/imates t #bh p]c5t ( p :o h witness$ a mass %oot+ develop ,,ptsd & #a_/c develop acute /ress disord]4 7,b7 ,:ile "s survivors only exp]i5ce tempor>y symptoms1 o!rs w be symptomatic = a mu* long] p]iod ( "t & ev5 develop *ronic psy*iatric disord]s4 7,c7 ,bo? %ort-t]m & long-t]m impairm5ts c cause sev]e di/ress & h pr(\nd effects on academic a*ievem5t & ! social & emotional gr[? ( impact$ /ud5ts4 7#c7 ,y\? ) access to m5tal heal? s]vices 9 s*ool-bas$ heal? c5t]s are #aj times m likely to seek c>e = m5tal heal? or sub/ance abuse ?an y\? )\t access4 7#d7 ,! lead+ c\nsel+1 guidance1 & m5tal heal? organizations1 includ+ ! ,am]ican ,s*ool ,c\nselor ,association1 ! ,national ,association ( ,s*ool ,psy*ologi/s1 ! ,national ,association ( ,social ,work]s1 & ! ,s*ool ,social ,"w ,association ( ,am]ica1 recomm5d t s*ools ma9ta9-- 7,a7 a maximum /ud5t to s*ool c\nselor ratio ( #bej to #a2 7,b7 a maximum /ud5t to s*ool psy*ologi/ ratio ( #ejj to #a2 & 7,c7 a maximum /ud5t to s*ool social work] ratio ( #bej to #a4 7#e7 ,accord+ to ! ,education ,tru/1 ne>ly #a 9 #e /ud5ts d n h access to a c\nselor 9 _! s*ool at all1 & _m ( ^? /ud5ts h only limit$ access to o!r s*ool support /aff1 su* z s*ool psy*ologi/s or social work]s4 #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,acute crisis response activity ,! t]m acute crisis response activity means an activity 9 response to an acute crisis1 includ+ s]vices to provide imm$iate trauma int]v5tion1 advocacy1 crisis int]v5tion1 dea? notification1 & victim & survivor assi/ance4 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a local educational ag5cy t s]ves a s*ool t has exp]i5c$ a viol5t or traumatic crisis4 7#c7 ,local educational ag5cy ,! t]m local educational ag5cy means a public bo>d ( education or o!r public au?ority legally con/itut$ )9 a ,/ate = ei!r adm9i/rative control or direction (1 or to p]=m a s]vice function =1 public elem5t>y s*ools or second>y s*ools 9 a city1 c\nty1 t[n%ip1 s*ool di/rict1 or o!r political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 or ( or = a comb9ation ( s*ool di/ricts or c\nties t is recogniz$ 9 a ,/ate z an adm9i/rative ag5cy = its public elem5t>y s*ools or second>y s*ools4 7#d7 ,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? provid] ,! t]m s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? provid] means a ,/ate-lic5s$ or ,/ate-c]tifi$ s*ool c\nselor1 s*ool psy*ologi/1 s*ool social work]1 community-bas$ m5tal heal? provid] organization1 or o!r ,/ate-lic5s$ or ,/ate-c]tifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional qualifi$ "u ,/ate law to provide m5tal heal? s]vices to *ildr5 & adolesc5ts4 7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4 #d4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ! acute crisis response grant program 7a7 ,program au?oriz$ 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d non-competitive grants f allotm5ts "u p>agraph 7#b7 to eligible entities to fund additional full-"t1 "p-"t1 & contractual s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? provid]s & acute crisis response activities 9 ord] to help ! eligible entity respond to ! viol5t or traumatic crisis4 7#b7 ,allotm5ts ,f am\nts appropriat$ "u section #f = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all allot to ea* eligible entity an am\nt t-- 7,a7 is ( suffici5t size & scope to enable ! eligible entity to respond to ! viol5t or traumatic crisis2 & 7,b7 is n m ?an #bej1jjj = ! fiscal ye>4 7b7 ,duration ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = n long] ?an a #b-ye> p]iod1 & may be r5ew$ = an additional #b-ye> p]iod1 at ! ,secret>y's discretion4 7c7 ,notice ( eligibility ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( a viol5t or traumatic crisis t affects a s*ool community1 ! ,secret>y %all notify ! eligible entity t s]ves su* s*ool ( ! availability ( grant aw>ds "u ?is section4 7d7 ,application ,an eligible entity t desires to receive a grant "u ?is section %all submit an application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4 7e7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant funds to hire additional full-"t1 "p-"t1 & contractual s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? provid]s & acute crisis response activities 9 ord] to help ! eligible entity respond to ! viol5t or traumatic crisis4 7f7 ,supplem5t n supplant ,funds made available "u ?is section %all be us$ to supplem5t1 & n supplant1 o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or private funds t w\ld o!rwise be exp5d$ to respond to ! viol5t or traumatic crisis4 #e4 ,/udy on ! affects ( viol5t & traumatic ev5ts 9 s*ools 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9 collaboration ) ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 %all conduct a special res\rce /udy ( communities t h exp]i5c$ a viol5t or traumatic crisis4 7b7 ,cont5ts ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 evaluate h[ viol5t & traumatic ev5ts c affect a /ud5t's m5tal heal?1 & ! pot5tial risks = develop+ *ronic psy*iatric disord]s2 & 7#b7 develop evid5ce-bas$ be/ practices = a s*ool to return to le>n+ aft] ! s*ool has be5 disrupt$ due to viol5t or traumatic crisis1 includ+ be/ practices = support+ s*ool /aff 9 su* return4 #f4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act-- 7#a7 #ae1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb2 & 7#b7 su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>4