HR35 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Alan BakerRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Supporting the SREB Crisis Recovery Support Network.

Summary

This House resolution expresses Alabama's support for the Southern Regional Education Board's Crisis Recovery Support Network to provide long-term, region-wide counseling and recovery help to schools after crises.

What This Bill Does

It publicly backs the SREB Crisis Recovery Support Network and describes how Alabama would participate. It envisions a coordinated, region-wide effort led by SREB, in collaboration with governors’ offices, state education agencies, local districts, and postsecondary institutions, to deploy specially trained counselors to schools in extreme need for long-term healing and resilience. It also calls for hiring a network coordinator and covering counselors’ travel costs during training and deployment, with the goal of providing at least a year of dedicated support after a crisis and readiness to deploy immediately once a crisis is managed.

Who It Affects

• Students, teachers, and school communities in Alabama, especially in districts affected by disasters or crises, who would receive long-term counseling and recovery support.
• Local school districts, state education agencies, governors' offices, and postsecondary institutions in Alabama that would collaborate with SREB to deploy trained counselors and coordinate recovery efforts, including funding for travel and a network coordinator.

Key Provisions

• The Legislature expresses support for the SREB Crisis Recovery Support Network.
• SREB will coordinate a region-wide effort with governors' offices, state education agencies, local districts, and postsecondary institutions to complement current crisis management by focusing on long-term healing and psychological resilience.
• Counselors with specialized training will be deployed to schools in extreme need.
• A coordinator for the network will be hired and travel costs for counselors during training and deployment will be covered.
• The program aims to provide at least a year of dedicated support to fully recover after crises and will be ready to deploy immediately after a crisis is managed.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions