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Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve mental health services for students, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand and improve mental health services available to students in schools. States are authorized to use federal education funds for mental health activities including mental health first aid training, emergency planning and response teams, coordination agreements with local health agencies, and telehealth services. Local school districts must describe in their applications how they will use federal funds for mental health service activities. The bill also amends provisions supporting educational technology to include technology infrastructure used to provide mental health services, with an exception to certain limitations for mental health-related technology.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Rick W. Allen’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $19,594
- OSCAR'S LIQUOR $7,000
- YANCEY BROS. CO. $6,600
- MACUCH STEEL PRODUCTS $6,600
- HILLWOOD $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve mental health services for students, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act”.
SEC. 2. SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH.
(a) State Use of Funds.—Section 4104(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (iii), by striking “and” at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(v) improving the mental health services available to students, which may include—
“(I) identifying and disseminating best practices for mental health first aid;
“(II) assisting in the establishment or implementation of emergency planning, which may include emergency response teams to address emergencies at schools;
“(III) establishing or identifying agreements with local health agencies, including nonprofit, public, and private mental health agencies and institutions, to improve coordination of services; and
“(IV) telehealth services; and”.
(b) Local Educational Agency Applications.—Section 4106(e)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7116(e)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the following:
“(E) if applicable, how funds will be used for activities related to providing mental health services under section 4108; and”.
(c) Activities To Support the Effective Use of Technology.—Section 4109 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7119) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(7) providing technology to improve mental health services.”; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking “A local” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general.—A local”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) Exception.—The limitation described in paragraph (1) shall not apply to technology infrastructure that is also used for mental health services.”. <all>
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