Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Primary
The act creates the sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program (program) administered by the behavioral health administration (BHA) to identify risks and provide resources and referrals related to student mental and emotional health needs. The act allows any public school that serves any of grades 6 through 12 and meets certain requirements to participate in the program. The act requires participating schools to provide written notice to the parents of students within the first 2 weeks of the start of the school year in order to allow parents to opt their child out of the program. Mental health screenings must be conducted in participating schools by a screener selected through a request for proposals process. The act requires a screener to notify a student's parent if the screener determines that additional mental health services are needed based on the student's mental health screening results. Students who are home-schooled but who participate in extracurricular activities or athletic programs at a participating school are exempt from the program. The act appropriates $475,278 from the general fund to the department of human services for community-based mental health services related to the program. APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2023 EFFECTIVE June 5, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (06/05/2023) | |
| Final Act (05/22/2023) | |
| Rerevised (05/01/2023) | |
| Revised (04/28/2023) | |
| Reengrossed (03/20/2023) | |
| Engrossed (03/17/2023) | |
| Introduced (01/09/2023) | |
| PA4 (04/24/2023) | |
| PA3 (04/14/2023) | |
| PA2 (03/17/2023) | |
| PA1 (02/08/2023) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (03/14/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (04/23/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/02/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (03/06/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (03/30/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (04/21/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN5 (08/07/2023) |
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