HR 4843
117th Congress
House
Education
Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021
Introduced: July 29, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021
This bill adds assisting school-based mental health professionals to the list of community services in which undergraduate, graduate, and professional students may participate under the Federal Work-Study Program.
Specifically, the bill revises the definition of community services to include activities in which the student assists a mental health professional with appropriate tasks (e.g., administrative assistance) so long as the professional is (1) a school-based mental health services provider, or (2) an overseer of a school-based mental health services provider.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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