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]

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.

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Title

Mental health support for educators; provide services and training for.

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History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-01HouseDied In Committee
2022-01-17HouseReferred To Public Health and Human Services

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