Ghazala Hashmi
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 15
Primary
Department of Education; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; mental health first aid training program; development of plan to incentivize and facilitate participation. Directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to develop and implement a plan to incentivize and facilitate participation in the Commonwealth Mental Health First Aid Program, established pursuant to applicable law, by public school staff and students. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 2637.
An Act to direct the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to incentivize and facilitate participation in the Mental Health First Aid Program by public school staff and students.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1377ER)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377)
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
Read second time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 25106500D-S1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377)
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103957D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Education and Health Substitute | HTML PDF HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377) | PDF PDF PDF |
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