US SB2934 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 23 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
Sponsors
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-05-23 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5932 (Same As) 2018-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Subjects
Adoption and foster care
Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2934/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2934/BILLS-115s2934is.pdf |