tal health field, per student than other eligible 
partnerships; 
(C) include 1 or more eligible graduate in-
stitutions that offer the greatest number of 
graduate programs in the greatest number of 
different school-based mental health fields; and 
(D) propose to collaborate with other insti-
tutions of higher education with similar pro-
grams, including sharing facilities, faculty mem-
bers, and administrative costs. 
(f) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded 
under this section may be used— 
(1) to pay the administrative costs (including 
supplies, office and classroom space, supervision, 
mentoring, and transportation stipends as necessary 
and appropriate) related to— 
(A) having graduate students of programs 
in school-based mental health fields placed in 
schools served by participating low-income local 
educational agencies to complete required field 
work, credit hours, internships, or related train-
ing as applicable for the degree, license, or cre-
dential program of each such student; and 
(B) offering required graduate coursework 
for students of a graduate program in a school- 
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based mental health services field on the site of 
a participating low-income local educational 
agency; 
(2) for not more than the first 3 years after a 
participating graduate receives a masters or other 
graduate degree from a program in a school-based 
mental health field, or obtains a State license or cre-
dential in a school-based mental health field, to hire 
and pay all or part of the salary of the participating 
graduates working as a school-based mental health 
services provider in a school served by a partici-
pating low-income local educational agency; 
(3) to increase the number of school-based men-
tal health services providers per student in schools 
served by participating low-income local educational 
agencies, in order to work toward the student sup-
port personnel target ratios; 
(4) to recruit, hire, and retain culturally or lin-
guistically under-represented graduate students of 
programs in school-based mental health fields for 
placement in schools served by participating low-in-
come educational agencies; 
(5) to recruit, hire, and pay faculty as nec-
essary to increase the capacity of a participating eli-
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gible graduate institution to train graduate students 
in school-based mental health fields; 
(6) to develop coursework that will— 
(A) encourage a commitment by graduate 
students in school-based mental health fields to 
work for low-income local educational agencies; 
(B) give participating graduates the knowl-
edge and skill sets necessary to meet the needs 
of— 
(i) students and families served by 
low-income local educational agencies; and 
(ii) 
teachers, 
administrators, 
and 
other staff who work for low-income local 
educational agencies; 
(C) enable participating graduates to meet 
the unique needs of students at risk of negative 
educational outcomes, including students who— 
(i) are English language learners; 
(ii) have a parent or caregiver who is 
a migrant worker; 
(iii) have a parent or caregiver who is 
a member of the Armed Forces, including 
the National Guard, who has been de-
ployed or returned from deployment; 
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(iv) are homeless, including unaccom-
panied youth; 
(v) have come into contact with the 
juvenile justice system or adult criminal 
justice system, including students currently 
or previously held in juvenile detention fa-
cilities or adult jails and students currently 
or previously held in juvenile correctional 
facilities or adult prisons; 
(vi) have been identified as eligible for 
services under the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
seq.) or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 701 et seq.); 
(vii) have been a victim to or wit-
nessed domestic violence or violence in 
their community; 
(viii) have been exposed to substance 
misuse at home or in the community; or 
(ix) are foster care youth, youth aging 
out of foster care, or former foster youth; 
and 
(D) utilize best practices determined by the 
American School Counselor Association, Na-
tional Association of Social Workers, School So-
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cial Work Association of America, and National 
Association of School Psychologists and other 
relevant organizations; 
(7) to provide tuition credits to graduate stu-
dents participating in the pipeline program; 
(8) for student loan forgiveness for partici-
pating graduates who are employed as school-based 
mental health services providers by participating 
low-income local educational agencies for a minimum 
of 5 consecutive years; and 
(9) for similar activities to fulfill the purpose of 
this Act, as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(g) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
not supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds available 
for the activities described in subsection (f). 
(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership 
that receives a grant under this section shall prepare 
and submit to the Secretary an annual report on the 
progress of the eligible partnership in carrying out 
the grant. Such report shall include a description 
of— 
(A) 
actual 
service 
delivery 
provided 
through the grant funds, including— 
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(i) characteristics of the participating 
eligible graduate institution, including de-
scriptive information on the educational 
model used and the actual academic pro-
gram performance; 
(ii) characteristics of graduate stu-
dents participating in the pipeline program 
supported under the grant, including— 
(I) performance on any examina-
tions required by the State for 
credentialing or licensing; 
(II) demographic characteristics; 
and 
(III) graduate student retention 
rates; 
(iii) characteristics of students of the 
participating low-income local educational 
agency, including performance on any tests 
required by the State educational agency, 
demographic 
characteristics, 
and 
pro-
motion, persistence, and graduation rates, 
as appropriate; 
(iv) an estimate of the annual imple-
mentation costs of the pipeline program; 
and 
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(v) the numbers of students, schools, 
and graduate students participating in the 
pipeline program; 
(B) outcomes that are consistent with the 
purpose of the grant program under this Act, 
including— 
(i) internship and post-graduation 
placement of the participating graduate 
students; 
(ii) graduation and professional career 
readiness indicators; and 
(iii) characteristics of the partici-
pating low-income local educational agency, 
including changes in the hiring and reten-
tion of qualified and effective teachers and 
school-based mental health services pro-
viders; 
(C) the instruction, materials, and activi-
ties being funded under the grant; and 
(D) the effectiveness of any training and 
ongoing professional development provided— 
(i) to students and faculty in the ap-
propriate departments or schools of the 
participating eligible graduate institution; 
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(ii) to the faculty, administration, and 
staff of the participating low-income local 
educational agency; and 
(iii) to the broader community of pro-
viders of social, emotional, behavioral, and 
related support to students and to those 
individuals who train such providers. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish 
the annual reports submitted under paragraph (1) 
on the website of the Department of Education. 
(i) EVALUATIONS.— 
(1) INTERIM
EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 
may conduct interim evaluations to determine 
whether each eligible partnership receiving a grant 
under this section is making adequate progress as 
the Secretary considers appropriate. The contents of 
the annual report submitted to the Secretary under 
subsection (h) may be used by the Secretary to de-
termine whether an eligible partnership receiving a 
grant is demonstrating adequate progress. 
(2) FINAL EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a final evaluation to— 
(A) determine the effectiveness of the 
grant program in carrying out the purpose of 
this Act; and 
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(B) compare the relative effectiveness of 
each of the various activities described by sub-
section (f) for which grant funds may be used. 
(j) REPORT.—Not earlier than 5 years nor later than 
6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report containing— 
(1) the findings of the evaluation conducted 
under subsection (i)(2); and 
(2) such recommendations as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the pro-
gram under this section, $200,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2022 and for each succeeding fiscal year. 
(2) RESERVATION
FOR
EVALUATION.—From 
the total amount appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not 
more than 3 percent for evaluations under sub-
section (i). 
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SEC. 4. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR INDIVIDUALS 
WHO ARE EMPLOYED FOR 5 OR MORE CON-
SECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS AS SCHOOL-BASED 
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall establish a program to provide student loan forgive-
ness for loans issued under parts B, D, and E of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 
et seq., 1087a et seq., and 1087aa et seq.) to individuals 
who— 
(1) are not, and have never been, participants 
in the grant program established under section 3; 
and 
(2) have been employed for 5 or more consecu-
tive school years as school-based mental health serv-
ices providers by low-income local educational agen-
cies. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program under 
this section. 
SEC. 5. FUTURE DESIGNATION STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study to identify a formula for future designation of re-
gions with a shortage of school-based mental health serv-
ices providers to use in implementing grant programs and 
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other programs such as the programs established under 
this Act or for other purposes related to any such designa-
tion. 
(b) BASIS OF FORMULA.—The formula described in 
subsection (a) shall be based on the latest available data 
regarding an area served by a low-income local educational 
agency on— 
(1) the number of residents under the age of 18 
in such area; 
(2) the percentage of the population of such 
area with incomes below the poverty line; 
(3) the percentage of residents age 18 or older 
in such area who have earned secondary school di-
plomas; 
(4) the percentage of students in such area who 
are identified as eligible for special education serv-
ices; 
(5) the youth crime rate in such area; 
(6) the current number of full-time-equivalent 
and active school-based mental health services pro-
viders employed by the low-income local educational 
agency in such area, in the aggregate and 
disaggregated by profession; 
(7) the number of students in such area in mili-
tary families with parents in the Armed Forces (in-
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