HOUSE 3228118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023

Last Action: 5/11/2023

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2023-05-11Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2023-05-11Introduced in House
2023-05-11Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-05-11 (00)

Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2023

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).

Cosponsors (20)

Jared Golden (D-ME)
Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
Donald Davis (D-NC)
Jason Crow (D-CO)
Chris Pappas (D-NH)
Jeff Jackson (D-NC)
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Josh Harder (D-CA)
Greg Landsman (D-OH)
Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
Colin Allred (D-TX)
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
David Trone (D-MD)
Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)

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