Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021

Summary

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Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021 This bill establishes a program to expand the mental health services workforce in schools. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to contract with graduate institutions to pay a share of the cost of attendance for graduate students pursuing careers in the school-based mental health profession (e.g., school counseling).

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(6/28/21)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Fitzpatrick

House (R) Pennsylvania – 1

Cosponsors (20)

Kilmer

(D) WA

Crist

(D) FL

Kelly

House (D) Illinois

Manning

(D) NC

Trone

(D) MD

Dean

House (D) Pennsylvania

Phillips

(D) MN

Delgado

(D) NY

Blunt Rochester

Senate (D) Delaware

Stevens

House (D) Michigan

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Jun 28, 2021