Title: Youth Mental Health Services Act of 2018
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Youth Mental Health Services Act of 2018
This bill allows state and local educational agencies to use certain federal funds to improve mental-health services available to students.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6498 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6498

                   To improve mental health services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2018

 Mr. Roe of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
                   To improve mental health services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Mental Health Services Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH.

    (a) State Use of Funds.--Section 4104(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(B)) is 
amended--
            (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) improving the mental health services 
                        available to students, which may include--
                                    ``(I) identifying and disseminating 
                                best practices for mental health first 
                                aid;
                                    ``(II) assisting in the 
                                establishment or implementation of 
                                emergency planning, which may include 
                                emergency response teams to address 
                                emergencies at schools;
                                    ``(III) establishing or identifying 
                                agreements with local health agencies, 
                                including nonprofit, public, and 
                                private mental health agencies and 
                                institutions, to improve coordination 
                                of services; and
                                    ``(IV) telehealth services; and''.
    (b) Local Educational Agency Applications.--Section 4106(e)(1) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7116(e)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the following:
                    ``(E) if applicable, how funds will be used for 
                activities related to providing mental health services 
                under section 4108; and''.
    (c) Activities To Support the Effective Use of Technology.--Section 
4109 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7119) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) providing technology to improve mental health 
        services.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``A local'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--A local''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Exception.--The limitation described in paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply to technology infrastructure that is also used 
        for mental health services.''.
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