3.0.0 1204 2022-11-01T19:47:16Z 2022-11-05T19:24:42Z Senate S 2019-04-11 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-04-11T20:11:47Z Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019 116 3489 HR 2019-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2019-04-11 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2019-04-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-04-11 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-04-11 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-04-11 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-04-11 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-04-11 True Education Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Department of Education Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Educational guidance Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Higher education Mental health Right of privacy Education 00 2019-04-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-26T20:03:16Z Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education. The commission must conduct a study and report on (1) services available to students with mental health disabilities in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and the effectiveness of such services in supporting these students; (2) the impact of policies and procedures, such as reasonable accommodation and disciplinary policies, that help or hinder the goal of providing equal opportunity to these students; (3) the use of protected health information of these students by IHEs; (4) the impact of providing mental health services on a student's academic performance, well-being, and ability to complete college; (5) conclusions on the major challenges facing these students; and (6) recommendations to improve the overall education, retention, and graduation of these students.

]]> Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019 Display Title Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1204is/xml/BILLS-116s1204is.xml 2019-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.