,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ah1 #bjac ,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 and ,ms4 ,chu7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife to direct the ,secretary of ,education to make grants to ,states for assistance in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,student ,support ,act4 #b4 ,school-based mental health and student service providers 7a7 ,in ,general ,subpart #ad of title ,v of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbfi et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting after the subpart heading the following3 ,a ,,systems ,,integration2 ,,promotion ,,of ,,school ,,readiness 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 ,b ,,school-,,based ,,mental ,,health ,,and ,,student ,,service ,,providers #eede4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,surgeon ,general of the ,public ,health ,service has found that although #a in #aj children and adolescents suffer from mental illness severe enough to cause some level of impairment1 in any given year fewer than #a in #c of these children receives needed treatment4 ,the short- and long-term consequences of untreated childhood mental disorders are costly1 in both human and fiscal terms4 7#b7 ,school counselors1 school psychologists1 other qualified psychologists1 child and adolescent psychiatrists1 and school social workers are needed to help these children and to provide a variety of crucial support services4 7#c7 ,across the ,united ,states1 there are insufficient resources for school-based counseling professionals1 and often students do not get the help they need4 ,the current national average ratio of students to school counselors in elementary and secondary schools is #dga to #a4 7#d7 ,united ,states schools need more mental health professionals1 and they need the flexibility to hire the professionals that will best serve their students4 7#e7 ,according to the leading counseling1 guidance1 and mental health organizations1 including the ,american ,school ,counselor ,association1 the ,national ,association of ,social ,psychologists1 the ,national ,association of ,social ,workers1 and the ,school ,social ,work ,association of ,america1 the maximum recommended ratio of-- 7,a7 students to school counselors is #bej to #a2 7,b7 students to school psychologists is #a1jjj to #a2 and 7,c7 students to school social workers is #bej to #a4 7#f7 ,in some ,states1 #a school counselor typically serves over #a1jjj students4 ,ratios for school psychologists and school social workers are also extremely high4 ,in some schools1 there are no school-based mental health and student service providers available to assist students in times of crisis1 or at any other time4 7#g7 ,the number of students is expected to grow significantly over the next few years4 ,during this time1 many school-based mental health professionals who currently serve the ,nation's youth will retire4 7#h7 ,model programs using school-based mental health and student service providers have reduced school suspensions1 reduced referrals to the principal's office1 reduced the use of weapons1 force1 and threats1 and increased students' feelings of safety4 #eedf4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this chapter are to assist ,states and local educational agencies in hiring additional school-based mental health providers1 including additional school counselors1 school psychologists1 other qualified psychologists1 child and adolescent psychiatrists1 and school social workers to achieve each of the following3 7#a7 ,to reduce the ratios of school-based mental health and student service providers to students in elementary and secondary schools in the ,united ,states to the following minimum ratios recommended by the leading counseling1 guidance1 and mental health organizations1 including the ,american ,school ,counselor ,association1 the ,national ,association of ,social ,psychologists1 the ,national ,association of ,social ,workers1 and the ,school ,social ,work ,association of ,america3 7,a7 ,one school counselor for every #bej students2 7,b7 ,one school psychologist for every #a1jjj students2 and 7,c7 ,one school social worker for every #bej students4 7#b7 ,to provide school-based mental health and student services4 7#c7 ,to remove emotional1 behavioral1 and psychosocial barriers to learning so as to enhance students' classroom preparedness and ability to learn4 7#d7 ,to support school staff and teachers in improving classroom management1 conducting behavioral interventions to improve school discipline1 and developing the awareness and skills to identify early warning signs of violence and the need for mental health services4 7#e7 ,to support parental involvement in improving the school behavior and academic success of their children4 #eedg4 ,definitions ,in this chapter1 the following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,child ,the term child means an individual who is not less than #e years old and not more than #ag years old4 7#b7 ,child and adolescent psychiatrist ,the term child and adolescent psychiatrist has the meaning given such term in section #edba7;e74 7#c7 ,child in poverty ,the term child in poverty means a child from a family with an income below the poverty line4 7#d7 ,mental health and student service provider ,the term mental health and student service provider means a qualified individual who provides mental health and student services1 including any individual who is a qualified school counselor1 a qualified school psychologist or any other qualified psychologist1 a child or adolescent psychiatrist1 or a qualified school social worker4 7#e7 ,mental health and student services ,the term mental health and student services includes direct1 individual1 and group services provided to students1 parents1 and school personnel by mental health and student service providers1 and the coordination of prevention strategies in schools or community-based programs4 7#f7 ,other qualified psychologist ,the term other qualified psychologist has the meaning given such term in section #edba7;e74 7#g7 ,poverty line ,the term poverty line means the poverty line 7as defined by the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 and revised annually in accordance with section #fgc7b7 of the ,community ,services ,block ,grant ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iijb7b77 applicable to a family of the size involved4 7#h7 ,school counselor ,the term school counselor means an individual who has documented competence in counseling children and adolescents in a school setting and who-- 7,a7 possesses ,state licensure or certification granted by an independent professional regulatory authority2 7,b7 possesses national certification in school counseling or a specialty of counseling granted by an independent professional organization2 or 7,c7 holds a minimum of a master's degree in school counseling from a program accredited by the ,council for ,accreditation of ,counseling and ,related ,educational ,programs or the equivalent4 7#i7 ,school psychologist ,the term school psychologist means an individual who-- 7,a7 possesses a minimum of #fj graduate semester hours in school psychology from an institution of higher education and has completed #a1bjj clock hours in a supervised school psychology internship1 of which #fjj hours shall be in a school setting2 7,b7 possesses ,state licensure or certification in school psychology in the ,state in which the individual works2 or 7,c7 possesses national certification by the ,national ,school ,psychology ,certification ,board4 7#aj7 ,school social worker ,the term school social worker means an individual who-- 7,a7 holds a master's degree in social work from a program accredited by the ,council on ,social ,work ,education2 7,b7 is licensed or certified by the ,state in which services are provided2 or 7,c7 possesses a national credential or national certification as a school social work specialist granted by an independent professional organization4 7#aa7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 #eedh4 ,school-based mental health and student service provider grant program 7a7 ,in ,general ,in accordance with this chapter1 the ,secretary shall make grants to eligible ,states to assist local educational agencies in those ,states in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers4 7b7 ,allocation of ,funds ,from the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this chapter1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 make available #a percent of such amount to the ,secretary of the ,interior 7on behalf of the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs7 and the outlying areas for activities that carry out the purposes of this chapter2 and 7#b7 make available in the form of grants to each eligible ,state an amount equal to the sum of-- 7,a7 an amount that bears the same relationship to #ej percent of such total amount as the number of children in poverty who reside in the ,state bears to the number of such children in all ,states2 and 7,b7 an amount that bears the same relationship to #ej percent of such total amount as the number of children enrolled in public and private nonprofit elementary schools and secondary schools in the ,state bears to the number of children enrolled in all such schools in all ,states4 7c7 ,minimum ,grant ,notwithstanding subsection 7b71 no grant under this section shall be for an amount less than #a1jjj1jjj4 7d7 ,reallocation ,the ,secretary shall reallocate to ,states that have received approval under subsection 7e77#b7 any funds allocated under subsection 7b7 to a ,state that fails to submit an application that is approved by the ,secretary4 7e7 ,application by ,state 7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this chapter1 a ,state shall submit an application to the ,secretary at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require4 7#b7 ,approval ,the ,secretary may not approve an application under this subsection unless the ,state submitting the application-- 7,a7 presents a plan1 which the ,secretary considers to be reasonable1 under which the ,state will make grants1 in accordance with the purposes of this chapter1 to local educational agencies to fund the hiring of additional school counselors1 school psychologists1 other qualified psychologists1 child and adolescent psychiatrists1 and school social workers2 and 7,b7 provides an assurance that the ,state will provide the matching amount required under subsection 7g74 7f7 ,use of ,funds by ,state 7#a7 ,in general ,in accordance with this subsection1 the total of the amounts made available to a ,state under this section and the amounts of the non-,federal match required under subsection 7g7 may only be used by a ,state to make grants to local educational agencies to assist such agencies in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers4 7#b7 ,administrative costs ,in each fiscal year1 a ,state may use not more than #e percent of the assistance made available to it under this chapter for the administrative costs of the ,state in carrying out the ,state's responsibilities under this chapter4 7#c7 ,allocation of funds ,in making grants in accordance with this subsection1 the ,state shall allocate from the total described in paragraph 7#a7 to each local educational agency an amount equal to the sum of-- 7,a7 an amount that bears the same relationship to #ej percent of such total as the number of children in poverty who reside in the school district served by the local educational agency bears to the number of such children who reside in all the school districts in the ,state2 and 7,b7 an amount that bears the same relationship to #ej percent of such total as the number of children enrolled in public and private nonprofit elementary schools and secondary schools in the school district served by the local educational agency bears to the number of children enrolled in all such schools in the ,state4 7#d7 ,minimum grant ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#c71 no grant made by a ,state in accordance with this subsection shall be for an amount less than #ej1jjj4 7#e7 ,source of data ,for purposes of paragraph 7#c71 the ,state shall use data from the most recent fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available1 except that the ,state may adjust such data1 or use alternative child poverty data1 if the ,state demonstrates to the ,secretary's satisfaction that such adjusted or alternative data more accurately reflect the relative incidence of children who are living in poverty and who reside in the school districts in the ,state4 7#f7 ,application by local educational agencies ,a ,state may require that1 in order to be eligible for a grant made by the ,state in accordance with this subsection1 a local educational agency shall submit an application to the ,state at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,state may require4 7g7 ,matching ,funds 7#a7 ,in general ,as a condition of receiving a grant under this section1 the ,secretary shall require that a ,state provide from non-,federal sources an amount equal to the amount of the grant4 7#b7 ,local contribution ,in making grants to local educational agencies in accordance with this subsection1 a ,state may require that a local educational agency match a portion of the amount of the grant made to the agency4 7#c7 ,form ,the non-,federal share required by this subsection may be provided in cash or in kind1 fairly evaluated1 and may include facilities1 equipment1 or services4 7h7 ,funds ,to ,be ,supplementary ,assistance made available under this chapter shall be used to supplement1 and may not supplant1 ,federal1 ,state1 or local funds used for employing school-based mental health and student service providers4 7i7 ,data ,collection and ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,for each fiscal year for which it receives assistance under this chapter1 a ,state shall collect data describing how the assistance is used4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after assistance is made available to a ,state under this chapter1 the ,state shall transmit to the ,secretary a report on the data described in paragraph 7#a71 including information with respect to each local educational agency to which the ,state made a grant with assistance made available under this chapter-- 7,a7 the number of school counselors1 school psychologists1 other qualified psychologists1 child and adolescent psychiatrists1 and school social workers employed by local educational agency2 and 7,b7 the ratio of students to school counselors1 the ratio of students to school psychologists or other qualified psychologists1 the ratio of students to child and adolescent psychiatrists1 and the ratio of students to school social workers4 7#c7 ,source of funds ,a ,state may use a portion of the assistance permitted to be used for administrative costs to carry out its responsibilities under this subsection4 7#d7 ,publication ,the ,secretary shall make data received under this subsection publicly available on an annual basis4 #eedi4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter #ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjbb4 4 7b7 ,clerical ,amendments ,the table of contents for the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 is amended by amending the items relating to subpart #ad of title ,v to read as follows3 ,subpart #ad--;,grants to ,improve the ,mental ,health of ,children ,,chapter ,a--,,systems ,,integration2 ,,promotion ,,of ,,school ,,readiness ,sec4 #eeda4 ,grants for the integration of schools and mental health systems4 ,sec4 #eedb4 ,promotion of school readiness through early childhood emotional and social development4 ,,chapter ,b--,,school-,,based ,,mental ,,health ,,and ,,student ,,service ,,providers ,sec4 #eede4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #eedf4 ,purposes4 ,sec4 #eedg4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #eedh4 ,school-based mental health and student service provider grant program4 ,sec4 #eedi4 ,authorization of appropriations4 4