Improving Mental Health in Schools Act
Latest action · May 2, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 2, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Mental Health in Schools Act
This bill includes certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel for purposes of elementary and secondary education.
Specifically, the bill revises the definition of specialized instructional support personnel in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include qualified mental health professionals involved in providing mental health services for students. These professionals include, among others, marriage and family therapists, licensed clinical social workers, and clinical psychologists.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 2, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in House
- May 2, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6709 | Improving Mental Health in Schools Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 11, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Improving Mental Health in Schools Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in House
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