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HR 2567 106th Congress House

To recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel.

Introduced: July 20, 1999 See on congress.gov
Education Child mental health servicesChild psychologyEconomics and Public FinanceEducation of disadvantaged children
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Educational counselingElementary and secondary educationElementary educationElementary school studentsEmployee trainingFamiliesFederal aid to IndiansFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthIndian educationLabor and EmploymentLawLicensesMinoritiesParent-school relationshipsPsychologistsPsychotherapyRecruiting of employeesSchool health programsSchool personnelSecondary educationSecondary school studentsSocial WelfareSocial workersState aid to education
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Sep 30, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9183-9184)
Jul 20, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 20, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9183-9184)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to assist States and local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, train, and hire 141,000 additional school-based mental health personnel, including 100,000 additional counselors, 21,000 additional school psychologists, and 20,000 additional school social workers over a five-year period, in order to reduce the student-to-counselor ratios nationally, in elementary and secondary schools, to an average of one school counselor for every 250 students, one school psychologist for every 1,000 students, and one social worker for every 800 students, as recommended in a report by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences relating to schools and health.

Directs the Secretary of Education, after reserving certain funds for schools in outlying areas and schools run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to make program allotments to States according to a specified formula. Requires States to allocate Federal and State shares of program costs to LEAs according to specified formulas. Sets forth requirements for State and LEA applications and LEA use of funds. Requires Federal, State, and local shares of program costs to each equal one-third, but allows State and local shares to be in cash or in kind.

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