[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3669 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3669
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve
mental health services for students, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 25, 2023
Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve
mental health services for students, and for other purposes.
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 ``Expanding Student Access to Mental
Health Services Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH.
(a) State Use of Funds.--Section 4104(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(B)) is
amended--
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(v) improving the mental health services
available to students, which may include--
``(I) identifying and disseminating
best practices for mental health first
aid;
``(II) assisting in the
establishment or implementation of
emergency planning, which may include
emergency response teams to address
emergencies at schools;
``(III) establishing or identifying
agreements with local health agencies,
including nonprofit, public, and
private mental health agencies and
institutions, to improve coordination
of services; and
``(IV) telehealth services; and''.
(b) Local Educational Agency Applications.--Section 4106(e)(1) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7116(e)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the following:
``(E) if applicable, how funds will be used for
activities related to providing mental health services
under section 4108; and''.
(c) Activities To Support the Effective Use of Technology.--Section
4109 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7119) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) providing technology to improve mental health
services.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``A local'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--A local''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Exception.--The limitation described in paragraph (1)
shall not apply to technology infrastructure that is also used
for mental health services.''.
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