Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
Latest action · May 25, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program and a student loan forgiveness program to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers in elementary and secondary schools.
First, ED must award grants to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies (LEAs). Grant funds may be used for specified purposes, including to provide student loan forgiveness and tuition credits and to support recruitment, hiring, and training.
In addition, ED must establish a program to provide student loan forgiveness for individuals who (1) are not, and have never been, participants in the grant program established by the bill; and (2) have been employed by low-income LEAs for five or more consecutive school years as mental health services providers.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2021 to Mar 3, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Aug 2, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 3, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 25, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3572 | Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act | Related bill | May 28, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Adoption and foster care
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational guidance
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee hiring
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Higher education
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Mental health
- Military personnel and dependents
- Performance measurement
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
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