Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 23, 2018)
Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to 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 shall 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.
What just happenedOct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 23, 2018
- Oct 19, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee - Oct 19, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee - May 23, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education and the Workforce Committee - May 23, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 23, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House