State Funding for School Mental Health Personnel (S 64)

We supported this legislation which would have put in place a state-level funding and reimbursement plan for school mental health personnel such as counselors, social workers, and psychologists to ensure that student’s behavioral and social-emotional needs are appropriately supported.

Especially in the hindsight of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dire need for robust mental health supports for students is clear. We supported this legislation which have would put in place a state-level funding and reimbursement plan for school mental health personnel such as counselors, social workers, and psychologists to ensure that student’s behavioral and social-emotional needs are appropriately supported. This legislation passed the Senate but died in the House.