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Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act

Introduced: May 23, 2018 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 23, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 23, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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's happening now October 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.

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