To promote school safety in rural areas.

SA 3979. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Rubio)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 199, line 3, strike the period and insert the
following: ``: Provided further, that of the funds made
available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be available
through the Telehealth Network grant to fund awards that use
evidence-based practices that promote school safety and
individual health, mental health, and well-being by providing
assessment and referrals for health, mental health, or
substance use disorder services to students who may be
struggling with behavioral or mental health issues and
providing training and support to teachers, school
counselors, administrative staff, school resource officers,
and other relevant staff to identify, refer, and intervene to
help students experiencing mental health needs or who are
considering harming themselves or others.''.
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