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Committee hears support for advisory council to coordinate school safety, mental‑health responses
Summary
SB658 would create a voluntary Safe and Resilient Schools advisory council to develop guidance on early identification, neurodivergent supports, coordinated crisis response and training; advocates, clinicians and NAMI urged passage to reduce isolation and improve outcomes.
Sen. David Waters introduced Senate Bill 658 to authorize the Department of Education to establish a Statewide Advisory Council on Safe and Resilient Schools, a voluntary body charged with developing best practices for early identification, prevention and coordinated responses to student mental‑health crises and behavioral issues.
"We can build on the success that many groups and others have undertaken to look at these issues," Waters said, describing plans for a multi‑stakeholder council that includes education, health and law‑enforcement partners and…
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