Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act
Latest action · Mar 9, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 9, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act
This bill incorporates mental health promotion and education into guidelines for school wellness policies that are used by local educational agencies participating in school meal programs.
Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must issue further regulations for local educational agencies to (1) incorporate goals for mental health promotion and education, and (2) include reducing eating disorders as part of the nutrition guidelines for foods available on school campuses.
The bill also requires that local educational agencies establish multidisciplinary teams of school personnel to lead the development, periodic review, and updating of local school wellness policies. Further, the bill requires the involvement of registered dietitians and school-based mental health services providers (in addition to those already required to be involved) in the periodic review and updating of the local policy.
USDA must also provide technical assistance to promote mental health, encourage mental health assessments, and establish resilient school environments.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2023 to May 31, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Mar 9, 2023 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 31, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 9, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2023Introduced in Senate
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