[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1710 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1710

To include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to 
 provide public school mental health services under the Elementary and 
                    Secondary Education Act of 1965.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2009

 Mr. Souder (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, and Mr. 
   Yarmuth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to 
 provide public school mental health services under the Elementary and 
                    Secondary Education Act of 1965.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF FAMILY THERAPISTS.

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 4151 (20 U.S.C. 7161)--
                    (A) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``family 
                therapist,'' after ``school social worker,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``State 
                licensed or State certified family therapists,'' after 
                ``psychologists,'';
            (2) in section 5421 (20 U.S.C. 7245)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``, and 
                students to school psychologists'' and inserting ``, 
                students to school psychologists, and students to 
                family therapists'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``, or 
                        child and adolescent psychiatrists'' and 
                        inserting ``, child and adolescent 
                        psychiatrists, or family therapists'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``, 
                        and child and adolescent psychiatrists'' and 
                        inserting ``, child and adolescent 
                        psychiatrists, and family therapists''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (L), by striking ``, 
                        or child and adolescent psychiatrists'' and 
                        inserting ``, child and adolescent 
                        psychiatrists, or family therapists'';
                    (C) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking 
                        the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `family therapist' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) is licensed or certified in marriage and 
                family therapy by the State in which the individual 
                works; and
                    ``(B) practices in the scope of the individual's 
                education, training, and experience with children in 
                school settings.''; and
                    (D) in subsection (f)(2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) family therapists.''; and
            (3) in section 9101(36)(A) (20 U.S.C. 7801(36)(A)), by 
        inserting ``State licensed or State certified family 
        therapists,'' after ``school psychologists,''.
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