Indiana Senate Bill 354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Pending: Senate Education and Career Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental health education and screenings. Requires a school corporation's health education curriculum to include mental health wellness education. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may provide mental health screenings to students if the governing body receives written consent from a student's parent or guardian to provide a mental health screening to the student. Requires the department of education to provide a school corporation with resources regarding mental health wellness upon request by the school corporation.

Mental health education and screenings. Requires a school corporation's health education curriculum to include mental health wellness education. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may provide mental health screenings to students if the governing body receives written consent from a student's parent or guardian to provide a mental health screening to the student. Requires the department of education to provide a school corporation with resources regarding mental health wellness upon request by the school corporation.

Sen. Frank Mrvan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-10	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2019-01-10	Senate	Authored by Senator Mrvan

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/354/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/3/e/a/c3ea2fa2/SB0354.01.INTR.pdf