Improving Mental Health in Schools Act

Bill: 117-hr-6709
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2022-02-11
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Improving Mental Health in Schools Act</strong></p> <p>This bill includes certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel for purposes of elementary and secondary education.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill revises the definition of <em>specialized instructional support personnel</em> 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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6709 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2022 Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Mental Health in Schools Act . 2. Specialized instructional support personnel Section 8101(47)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801(47)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking and school psychologists and inserting school psychologists, and other qualified mental health professionals involved in providing mental health services for students, including marriage and family therapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and clinical psychologists (including individuals completing supervised postgraduate hours required to become a marriage and family therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed clinical social worker, or clinical psychologist) .