HR7489-118

Introduced

To increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 29, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H31CF8D1455684D7F82053B930460990A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act.
  • Section H9B0340086980440BBFA40C6DC60D9C0E: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term best practices means a technique or methodology that, through experience and research related to professional practice in...
  • Section H686AB06D18F6430CA4B72A68EDC78772: 3. Grant program to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies From amounts made...
  • Section H47ACD9AA4C4E491B95DE62F1112E2373: 4. Student loan repayment for school-based mental health services providers The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to provide repayment of...
  • Section HE0F71583B2B241A0BDE543F3D47CEF58: 5. Future designation study The Secretary shall conduct a study to identify a formula for future designation of regions with a shortage of school-based mental...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Criminal Justice, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Criminal Justice Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
schools, students, and education providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 29, 2024

Ms. Chu (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Brown, Mr. Panetta, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Criminal Justice Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"participating graduate" §H9B0340086980440BBFA40C6DC60D9C0E

an individual who— has received a masters or other graduate degree in a school-based mental health field from a participating eligible graduate institution and has obtained a State license or credential in the school-based mental health field

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