Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 16, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 16, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015
Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. Requires a comprehensive school mental health program funded under this Act to assist children in dealing with trauma and violence. Makes only a partnership between a local educational agency and at least one community program or agency that is involved in mental health eligible for funding.
Requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop a fiscally appropriate process for evaluating grant program activities, including the development of: (1) guidelines for the submission of program data by recipients; and (2) outcome measures to be applied by recipients in evaluating programs, including student and family measures and local educational measures.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2015 to Dec 8, 2016, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 16, 2015 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 16, 2015 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jun 16, 2015 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 16, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 16, 2015 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jun 16, 2015 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 16, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Dec 8, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jun 16, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1211 | Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 | Related bill | Mar 6, 2015 |
| S 1738 | Safer Communities Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2015 |
| HR 4435 | Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 | Related bill | Feb 10, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Jun 16, 2015Introduced in Senate
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