Safer Schools and Mental Health Support for Students
This act increases funding for school safety, including alarm systems, access control, and physical security. It also establishes a mental health support program for students, funding the employment of professionals in secondary schools. Additionally, the act clarifies funding rules and improves the grant application process for non-profit security.
Key points
Increased school protection funds: $2.56 billion for 2023-2032 to enhance physical security, including cameras, fencing, alarm systems, and access control.
Mental health support for students: $10 billion to hire mental health professionals in secondary schools until 2031, with provisions for parental access to records and restrictions on teaching Critical Race Theory or promoting abortion.
Improved non-profit grants: Increased funding for the non-profit security grant program to $540 million annually until 2030 and streamlining the application process.
More officers in schools: Expansion of the COPS ON THE BEAT program to fund school resource officer salaries and physical security improvements in public and private schools.
Mental health guidelines: Development and dissemination of best practices for identifying early warning signs of mental health problems in students and children, including those indicating a risk of violence.
Status:
Expired
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