Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 23 May 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 May 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 May 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 October 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 May 2018 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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