[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6709 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6709

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include 
   certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional 
                           support personnel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2022

   Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include 
   certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional 
                           support personnel.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Mental Health in Schools 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

    Section 8101(47)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(47)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``and 
school psychologists'' and inserting ``school psychologists, and other 
qualified mental health professionals involved in providing mental 
health services for students, including marriage and family therapists, 
licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed clinical social 
workers, and clinical psychologists (including individuals completing 
supervised postgraduate hours required to become a marriage and family 
therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed clinical 
social worker, or clinical psychologist)''.
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