1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Teachers and Safe Students Act . 2. Violence prevention and mental health support (a) State uses of funds Section 2101(c)(4)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6611(c)(4)(B) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clause (xxi) as clause (xxiv); and (2) by inserting after clause (xx) the following: (xxi) Supporting efforts to increase the professional development that is evidence-based (to the extent the State, in consultation with local educational agencies in the State, determines that such evidence is reasonably available) for teachers, principals, school leaders, and other school personnel in mental health awareness, violence prevention, crisis response, de-escalation and anger management techniques, positive behavioral interventions and supports, bullying and harassment prevention, and other similar programs designed to reduce and prevent school violence. (xxii) Assisting local educational agencies in— (I) developing and implementing professional development that is evidence-based (to the extent the State, in consultation with local educational agencies in the State, determines that such evidence is reasonably available) on violence prevention programs and emergency response and notification systems; and (II) improving school climate. (xxiii) Developing agreements between local educational agencies, law enforcement agencies, and health agencies, including nonprofit, public, and private mental health agencies and institutions, to improve coordination of services and to identify, respond to, and prevent threats to the safety of students and school personnel. . (b) Local uses of funds Section 2103(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6613(b)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (I)— (A) in clause (ii), by inserting , including mental health services, after services