This from greensburgdailynews.com:
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers continue to explore how to best protect students. For Sens. Michael Crider, R-Greenfield, and Randall Head, R-Logansport, a critical way to avert life-threatening situations like mass shootings is to widen mental health resources. The two authored Senate Bill 266 which would give schools funding and a roadmap for expanding individualized mental health services for students. If signed into law, SB 266 would allow the state to award “secured school grants” to schools seeking to partner with mental health professionals outside the school community or provide internal counseling services. Schools that receive the funding would be required to disclose available resources to parents. Additionally, a child seeking out a mental health service can only do so if they receive prior consent from a parent or guardian. This provision was added to SB 266 earlier this session after debate in the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development, which approved it 10-0. Last Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee also gave it a unanimous thumbs-up. Eric Miller, the conservative Advance America lobbyist who pushed for the amendment requiring parental consent, said the bill is only helpful to families when all members are involved. The Indiana State Teachers Association is supporting SB 266, but one school board member told the committee the bill poses a danger to schools. The bill now goes to the full Senate for debate.