TX HB462

Increases the school safety allotment from $10 to $100 per student in average daily attendance and from $15,000 to $100,000 per campus

Requires school districts to have at least one armed security officer (school district peace officer, school resource officer, commissioned peace officer, or canine unit) present at each campus during regular school hours to receive the safety allotment

Mandates districts employ one school marshal or trained armed security officer for every 200 enrolled students, or alternatively deploy remote-operated aerial drones with "less lethal interdiction capability" (such as air-based irritant delivery) at the same ratio

Creates a new mental health allotment of $100,000 per district, with additional per-student funding for rural districts or those with over 50% economically disadvantaged students, to support comprehensive school mental health services including chaplains, staff wellness, and restorative justice programs

Removes mental health services, counselors, behavioral health support, and suicide prevention programs from the permissible uses of the school safety allotment, shifting those expenses to the new mental health allotment instead