,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #bj1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,king7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to direct the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services to develop best        
practices for the establishment and use 
of behavioral intervention teams at     
schools1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,behavioral ,intervention           
,guidelines ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,best   
practices for behavioral and mental     
health intervention teams ,the ,public  
,health ,service ,act is amended by     
inserting after section #ebj;,g of such 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#ch7 the    
following new section3  #ebj;,h4 ,best  
practices for behavioral and mental     
health intervention teams  7a7 ,in      

general ,the ,secretary1 acting through 
the ,assistant ,secretary for ,mental   
,health and ,substance ,use1 and in     
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,education1 shall submit to the ,health1
 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions      
,committee of the ,senate and the       
,energy and ,commerce ,committee of the 
,house of ,representatives a report that
 identifies best practices related to   
using behavioral and mental health      
intervention teams1 which may be used to
 assist elementary schools1 secondary   
schools1 and institutions of higher     
education interested in voluntarily     
establishing and using such teams to    
support students exhibiting behaviors   
interfering with learning at school or  
who are at risk of harm to self or      
others4  7b7 ,elements ,the report under
 subsection 7a7 shall assess evidence   
supporting such best practices and1 as  
appropriate1 include consideration of   
the following3 7#a7 ,how behavioral and 
mental health intervention teams might  

operate effectively from an             
evidence-based1 objective perspective   
while protecting the constitutional and 
civil rights and privacy of individuals4
  7#b7 ,the use of behavioral and mental
 health intervention teams-- 7,a7 to    
identify and support students exhibiting
 behaviors interfering with learning or 
posing a risk of harm to self or others2
 and  7,b7 to implement evidence-based  
interventions to meet the behavioral and
 mental health needs of such students4  
7#c7 ,how behavioral and mental health  
intervention teams can-- 7,a7 access    
evidence-based professional development 
to support students described in        
paragraph 7#b77;,a72 and  7,b7 ensure   
that such teams-- 7i7 are composed of   
trained1 diverse stakeholders with      
expertise in child and youth            
development1 behavioral and mental      
health1 and disability2 and  7ii7 use   
cross validation by a wide-range of     
individual perspectives on the team4    
7#d7 ,how behavioral and mental health  

intervention teams can help mitigate    
inappropriate referral to mental health 
services or law enforcement by          
implementing evidence-based             
interventions that meet student needs4  
7c7 ,consultation ,in carrying out      
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
consult with-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of   
,education2  7#b7 the ,director of the  
,national ,threat ,assessment ,center of
 the ,united ,states ,secret ,service2  
7#c7 the ,attorney ,general2  7#d7      
teachers 7which shall include special   
education teachers71 principals and     
other school leaders1 school board      
members1 behavioral and mental health   
professionals 7including school-based   
mental health professionals71 and       
parents of students2  7#e7 local law    
enforcement agencies and campus law     
enforcement administrators2  7#f7       
privacy1 disability1 and civil rights   
experts2 and  7#g7 other education and  
mental health professionals as the      
,secretary deems appropriate4  7d7      

,publication ,the ,secretary shall      
publish the report under subsection 7a7 
in an accessible format on the internet 
website of the ,department of ,health   
and ,human ,services4  7e7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term        
behavioral and mental health            
intervention team means a               
multidisciplinary team of trained       
individuals who-- 7,a7 are trained to   
identify and assess the behavioral      
health needs of children and youth and  
who are responsible for identifying1    
supporting1 and connecting students     
exhibiting behaviors interfering with   
learning at school1 or who are at risk  
of harm to self or others1 with         
appropriate behavioral health services2 
and  7,b7 develop and facilitate        
implementation of evidence-based        
interventions to-- 7i7 mitigate the     
threat of harm to self or others posed  
by a student described in subparagraph  
7,a72  7ii7 meet the mental and         
behavioral health needs of such         

students2 and  7iii7 support positive1  
safe1 and supportive learning           
environments4  7#b7 ,the terms          
elementary school1 parent1 and secondary
 school have the meanings given to such 
terms in section #haja of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife4  7#c7 ,the term          
institution of higher education has the 
meaning given to such term in section   
#ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife4  4