PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB2513
This legislation provides grants to schools for enhanced safety.
Legislation Overview
Title: School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018
Subject: Education: Advisory bodies: Building construction: Child health: Child safety and welfare: Congressional oversight: Crime prevention: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Education programs funding: Educational facilities and institutions: Educational guidance: Elementary and secondary education: Emergency communications systems: Executive agency funding and structure: Firearms and explosives: Government studies and investigations: Health programs administration and funding: Juvenile crime and gang violence: Law enforcement administration and funding: Mental health: School administration: Teaching, teachers, curricula: Violent crime: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Detention of persons
Description: School Safety and Mental Health Services Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow state and local educational agencies to use certain federal funds for activities related to school safety, including: (1) infrastructure improvements to prevent, mitigate, or respond to incidents of school violence; and (2) professional development for school personnel in mental-health awareness, crisis response, and other programs designed to reduce and prevent school violence. The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the programs for which the Department of Health and Human Services may provide financial support to assist local communities in helping children deal with violence. Such programs may include those designed to provide mental-health and substance-use disorder assessments, crisis-intervention training, counseling, treatment, and referral. The President must convene an interagency task force to address school safety.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: March 7, 2018
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2513/all-info
Sponsors
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17 sponsors: Lamar Alexander (R); Roy Blunt (R); Susan Collins (R); Bill Cassidy (R); Pat Roberts (R); Todd Young (R); Marco Rubio (R); Bob Corker (R); Tim Scott (R); John Cornyn (R); Chuck Grassley (R); Lindsey Graham (R); Johnny Isakson (R); Mitch McConnell (R); Lisa Murkowski (R); Dan Sullivan (R); Ted Cruz (R)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 7 2018 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 15 2018 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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