H.R. 6709 · 117th Congress
Improving Mental Health in Schools Act
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This bill includes certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel for purposes of elementary and secondary education.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 11, 2022
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Improving Mental Health in Schools Act
Latest action (Feb 11, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 11, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.