Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5932
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 23, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
May 23, 2018
Latest Action
Oct 19, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5932
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
Florida
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.

Text (1)
Actions (4)
10/19/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
10/19/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
05/23/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
05/23/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:26 PM