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HR 4843 117th Congress House Education

Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021

Introduced: July 29, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 29, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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