To allow States to use State activity funds provided under part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain evidence-based mental health awareness programs.

SA 2145. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr.
Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to
reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to
ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 430, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
``(ix) designing and implementing evidence-based mental
health awareness training programs for the purposes of--

``(I) recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness;
``(II) providing education to school personnel regarding
resources available in the community for students with mental
illnesses and other relevant resources relating to mental
health; or
``(III) providing education to school personal regarding
the safe de-escalation of crisis situations involving a
student with a mental illness; and

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