119-hr1649

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1649 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1649

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

 February 27, 2025

 Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and 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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