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SUMMARY:NABITA Policy and Government Affairs 101
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><strong style=
 "text-align: left\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">NABITA Pol
 icy and Government Affairs 101</span></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
 \n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style="font-weight: bold\; text-align: center\
 ;">Date: March 16\, 2021</p>\n<p style="font-weight: bold\; text-align: ce
 nter\;">Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm ET</p>\n<p>This year NABITA is embarking on ex
 citing territory in having a dedicated advocacy presence in Washington to 
 advance the collective goals of our members to support school climate and 
 student safety. This webinar will focus on our work\, specifically:</p>\n<
 !-- /wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:list -->\nUpdate you on NABITA&rsquo\;s pol
 icy goals and objectives\n<ul>\n    <li><span style="white-space: pre\;">	
 </span>This includes an in-depth discussion of our signature legislative p
 riority the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bi
 ll/3539/text" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="has-i
 nline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">Behavioral Intervention Guidelines 
 (BIG) Act H.R.3539</span></a>. The BIG Act is critical legislation for stu
 dent support and safety as it requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Heal
 th Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop best practices for schools 
 to establish a <a href="https://www.nabita.org/member-services/who-nabita-
 serves/behavioral-intervention-teams/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noo
 pener"><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">Behavioral
  Intervention Team (BIT)</span></a>\, mandate that schools receive trainin
 g in BIT best practices\, and require technical assistance to assist schoo
 ls in implementing the best practices</li>\n</ul>\nDiscuss with our member
 s how we can better support and educate you on policy issues<br />\nBrains
 torm how we can activate our membership to engage directly with policymake
 rs.<br />\n<br />\n<p><strong>Who should attend:</strong></p>\na.<span sty
 le="white-space: pre\;">	</span>BIT Administrators<br />\nb.<span style="w
 hite-space: pre\;">	</span>Deans of Students<br />\nc.<span style="white-s
 pace: pre\;">	</span>Principals<br />\nd.<span style="white-space: pre\;">
 	</span>Counselors<br />\ne.<span style="white-space: pre\;">	</span>Case 
 Managers<br />\nf.<span style="white-space: pre\;">	</span>Vice Presidents
  of Student Affairs<br />\ng.<span style="white-space: pre\;">	</span>Scho
 ol District Administration<br />\n<div><br />\n</div>
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