Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee approves bill to create anonymous school safety tip line and crisis counseling pilot with UAMS
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 5, 2019
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.
Summary
House Bill 1963 would authorize an anonymous reporting and crisis counseling line run by UAMS/PRI modeled on Utah's SafeUT program; sponsor estimated a $1.5 million annual cost but said the bill requires no immediate appropriation and establishes a fund for donations and future appropriations.
House Bill 1963 proposes creating an anonymous tip and crisis counseling line for K–12 students, to be administered through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Psychiatric Research Institute and modeled after other states' programs such as Utah's SafeUT.
Prog…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans
