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MS HB1132

MS HB1132
Behavioral Threat Assessment Program; require State Department of Education and Department of Mental Health to establish.

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Introduced
01/19/2026
In Committee
01/19/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/03/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act To Establish A Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Program Through Collaboration Between The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Provide For The Implementation Of Behavioral Threat Assessment Programs In Line With Evidence-based Models, Particularly The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (cstag) And Recommendation Of The United States Department Of Homeland Security; To Provide Training For School Personnel Via The Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security; To Require School Boards To Provide For Threat Assessment Teams At Each School; To Require The Threat Assessment Teams To Identify Students Of Concern, Assessing Risks, And Implementing Interventions; To Require The Teams Be A Multidisciplinary Composition To Include Mental Health Professionals, Licensed Instructional Staff, Administrators, School Resource Officers And Designated School Safety Specialists; To Prescribe Procedures For Mental Health Services, Including The Use Of Mobile Crisis Teams And Law Enforcement Consultation When Needed; To Require School Districts To Collaborate With Local Law Enforcement Agencies For Reporting Threats And Defining The Role Of School Resource Officers In Handling Incidents; To Require School Districts To Adopt Parental Notification Policies That Also Ensure Compliance With The Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act; To Provide Protections For Employment And Confidentiality Of Threat Assessment Records; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop Protocols For Documenting Threat Assessments And To Submit An Annual Legislative Report; To Amend Section 37-3-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Partner With The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health And Mississippi Office Of Homeland Security To Provide Behavioral Threat Assessment Training; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a statewide behavioral threat assessment program in Mississippi schools, requiring collaboration between the State Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health to implement evidence-based models like the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) and recommendations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The program mandates that school boards create multidisciplinary threat assessment teams at each school, composed of mental health professionals, educators, administrators, school resource officers, and safety specialists, to identify students of concern, assess risks, and implement interventions. These teams will also coordinate mental health services, including mobile crisis teams and law enforcement consultation when necessary, and school districts must establish agreements with local law enforcement for reporting threats and define the roles of school resource officers. Furthermore, school districts will adopt parental notification policies that comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and the bill ensures protections for employment and the confidentiality of threat assessment records, with the State Department of Education responsible for developing documentation protocols and submitting an annual report to the legislature. The bill also amends existing laws to integrate behavioral threat assessment training provided by the State Department of Education, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, and the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, and to ensure that school safety programs include certified threat assessment officers.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Died In Committee (on 02/03/2026)

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