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HR 6709 117th Congress House Education

Improving Mental Health in Schools Act

Introduced: February 11, 2022 Introduced by: Harder, Josh Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Improving Mental Health in Schools Act

This bill includes certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel for purposes of elementary and secondary education.

Specifically, the bill revises the definition of specialized instructional support personnel 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.

What's happening now February 11, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6709: Improving Mental Health in Schools Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6709/
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"H.R. 6709: Improving Mental Health in Schools Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6709/.
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H.R. 6709, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6709/.
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