US Congress Senate Bill 1370 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on June 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-15 - 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]

Mental Health in Schools Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. A comprehensive school mental health program funded under this bill must assist children in dealing with trauma and violence. The bill makes only certain partnerships that include a state educational agency and one or more educational agencies, with a local agency serving as lead partner, eligible for funding. They include public or private entities that use evidence-based intervention. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall develop a fiscally appropriate process for evaluating grant program activities, including the development of: (1) guidelines for the submission of program data by recipients; and (2) outcome measures to be applied by recipients in evaluating programs, including student and family measures and local educational measures.

Mental Health in Schools Act of 2017

Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB2913 (Same As) 2017-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB4142 (Related) 2017-11-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB4708 (Related) 2018-02-14 - Became Public Law No: 115-125. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1370/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1370/BILLS-115s1370is.pdf