MS HB670 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education, In Conjunction With The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health, To Develop A Model Policy And Procedure To Prevent And Address Secondary Traumatic Stress In The Workforce; To Require The State Department Of Education To Publish Links To Mental Health Resources, Self Assessments And Best Practices To Prevent And Address Secondary Traumatic Stress In The Workforce; To Prescribe The Required Elements Of The Model Policy And Procedure; To Require Each School District To Adopt Policies And Procedures That Align With Board Adopted Procedures By The Beginning Of The 2022-2023 School Year; To Require School Districts To Periodically Review Their Policies And Procedures; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health To Establish And Operate An Educator Well-being And Mental Health Program To Provide Support Services For Educators; To Prescribe The Minimum Services Available Through The Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Enter Into A Limited Purpose Fee-for-service Contract With Mississippi Department Of Mental Health To Provide Funding For The Educator Well-being And Mental Health Program; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health To Submit A Report To The State Board Of Education On Or Before November 1, 2023, And Annually Thereafter; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop Model Referral Protocols For Addressing Pupil Mental Health Concerns; To Prescribe The Requirements Of The Protocols; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Mental health support for educators; provide services and training for.
Sponsors
| Rep. Debra Gibbs [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2022-01-17 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0670.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0670IN.htm |
