,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ah1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4   
,rangel1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 & ,ms4 ,*u7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,elem5t>y &     
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife to    
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,education to make 
grants to ,/ates = assi/ance 9 hir+     
additional s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? &     
/ud5t s]vice provid]s4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t        
,support ,act4  #b4 ,s*ool-bas$ m5tal   
heal? & /ud5t s]vice provid]s  7a7 ,9   
,g5]al ,subp>t #ad ( title ,v ( !       
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbfi et seq47 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ aft] ! subp>t   
head+ ! foll[+3  ,a ,,sy/ems            
,,integration2 ,,promotion ,,( ,,s*ool  
,,read9ess  2  &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  ,b ,,s*ool-,,bas$ ,,m5tal    
,,heal? ,,& ,,/ud5t ,,s]vice ,,provid]s 

#eede4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,surgeon ,g5]al ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice has f\nd t al?\gh
 #a 9 #aj *ildr5 & adolesc5ts suff] f   
m5tal illness sev]e en\gh to cause "s   
level ( impairm5t1 9 any giv5 ye> few]  
?an #a 9 #c ( ^! *ildr5 receives ne$$   
treatm5t4 ,! %ort- & long-t]m           
consequ5ces ( untreat$ *ildhood m5tal   
disord]s are co/ly1 9 bo? human & fiscal
 t]ms4  7#b7 ,s*ool c\nselors1 s*ool    
psy*ologi/s1 o!r qualifi$ psy*ologi/s1  
*ild & adolesc5t psy*iatri/s1 & s*ool   
social work]s are ne$$ to help ^! *ildr5
 & to provide a v>iety ( crucial support
 s]vices4  7#c7 ,across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 !re are insuffici5t res\rces =         
s*ool-bas$ c\nsel+ pr(essionals1 & (t5  
/ud5ts d n get ! help !y ne$4 ,! curr5t 
national av]age ratio ( /ud5ts to s*ool 
c\nselors 9 elem5t>y & second>y s*ools  
is #dga to #a4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates      
s*ools ne$ m m5tal heal? pr(essionals1 &
 !y ne$ ! flexibility to hire !         
pr(essionals t w be/ s]ve _! /ud5ts4    

7#e7 ,accord+ to ! lead+ c\nsel+1       
guidance1 & m5tal heal? organizations1  
includ+ ! ,am]ican ,s*ool ,c\nselor     
,association1 ! ,national ,association (
 ,social ,psy*ologi/s1 ! ,national      
,association ( ,social ,work]s1 & !     
,s*ool ,social ,"w ,association (       
,am]ica1 ! maximum recomm5d$ ratio (--  
7,a7 /ud5ts to s*ool c\nselors is #bej  
to #a2  7,b7 /ud5ts to s*ool psy*ologi/s
 is #a1jjj to #a2 &  7,c7 /ud5ts to     
s*ool social work]s is #bej to #a4  7#f7
 ,9 "s ,/ates1 #a s*ool c\nselor        
typically s]ves ov] #a1jjj /ud5ts4      
,ratios = s*ool psy*ologi/s & s*ool     
social work]s are also extremely high4  
,9 "s s*ools1 !re are no s*ool-bas$     
m5tal heal? & /ud5t s]vice provid]s     
available to assi/ /ud5ts 9 times (     
crisis1 or at any o!r "t4  7#g7 ,! numb]
 ( /ud5ts is expect$ to gr[             
significantly ov] ! next few ye>s4 ,dur+
 ?is "t1 _m s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?      
pr(essionals :o curr5tly s]ve !         
,nation's y\? w retire4  7#h7 ,model    

programs us+ s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? &   
/ud5t s]vice provid]s h r$uc$ s*ool     
susp5sions1 r$uc$ ref]rals to !         
pr9cipal's (fice1 r$uc$ ! use ( weapons1
 =ce1 & ?reats1 & increas$ /ud5ts'      
feel+s ( safety4  #eedf4 ,purposes ,!   
purposes ( ?is *apt] are to assi/ ,/ates
 & local educational ag5cies 9 hir+     
additional s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?       
provid]s1 includ+ additional s*ool      
c\nselors1 s*ool psy*ologi/s1 o!r       
qualifi$ psy*ologi/s1 *ild & adolesc5t  
psy*iatri/s1 & s*ool social work]s to   
a*ieve ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,to r$uce !
 ratios ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? & /ud5t
 s]vice provid]s to /ud5ts 9 elem5t>y & 
second>y s*ools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !  
foll[+ m9imum ratios recomm5d$ by !     
lead+ c\nsel+1 guidance1 & m5tal heal?  
organizations1 includ+ ! ,am]ican ,s*ool
 ,c\nselor ,association1 ! ,national    
,association ( ,social ,psy*ologi/s1 !  
,national ,association ( ,social        
,work]s1 & ! ,s*ool ,social ,"w         
,association ( ,am]ica3  7,a7 ,"o s*ool 

c\nselor = e #bej /ud5ts2  7,b7 ,"o     
s*ool psy*ologi/ = e #a1jjj /ud5ts2 &   
7,c7 ,"o s*ool social work] = e #bej    
/ud5ts4  7#b7 ,to provide s*ool-bas$    
m5tal heal? & /ud5t s]vices4  7#c7 ,to  
remove emotional1 behavioral1 &         
psy*osocial b>ri]s to le>n+ s z to      
enhance /ud5ts' classroom prep>$ness &  
ability to le>n4  7#d7 ,to support s*ool
 /aff & tea*]s 9 improv+ classroom      
managem5t1 conduct+ behavioral          
int]v5tions to improve s*ool discipl9e1 
& develop+ ! aw>5ess & skills to id5tify
 e>ly w>n+ signs ( viol5ce & ! ne$ =    
m5tal heal? s]vices4  7#e7 ,to support  
p>5tal involvem5t 9 improv+ ! s*ool     
behavior & academic success ( _! *ildr54
  #eedg4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is *apt]1 !    
foll[+ def9itions apply3  7#a7 ,*ild ,! 
t]m *ild means an individual :o is n    
less ?an #e ye>s old & n m ?an #ag ye>s 
old4  7#b7 ,*ild & adolesc5t psy*iatri/ 
,! t]m *ild & adolesc5t psy*iatri/ has !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #edba7;e74
  7#c7 ,*ild 9 pov]ty ,! t]m *ild 9     

pov]ty means a *ild f a family ) an     
income bel[ ! pov]ty l9e4  7#d7 ,m5tal  
heal? & /ud5t s]vice provid] ,! t]m     
m5tal heal? & /ud5t s]vice provid] means
 a qualifi$ individual :o provides m5tal
 heal? & /ud5t s]vices1 includ+ any     
individual :o is a qualifi$ s*ool       
c\nselor1 a qualifi$ s*ool psy*ologi/ or
 any o!r qualifi$ psy*ologi/1 a *ild or 
adolesc5t psy*iatri/1 or a qualifi$     
s*ool social work]4  7#e7 ,m5tal heal? &
 /ud5t s]vices ,! t]m m5tal heal? &     
/ud5t s]vices includes direct1          
individual1 & gr\p s]vices provid$ to   
/ud5ts1 p>5ts1 & s*ool p]sonnel by m5tal
 heal? & /ud5t s]vice provid]s1 & !     
coord9ation ( prev5tion /rategies 9     
s*ools or community-bas$ programs4  7#f7
 ,o!r qualifi$ psy*ologi/ ,! t]m o!r    
qualifi$ psy*ologi/ has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 section #edba7;e74  7#g7 ,pov]ty 
l9e ,! t]m pov]ty l9e means ! pov]ty l9e
 7z def9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &    
,budget1 & revis$ annually 9 accordance 
) section #fgc7b7 ( ! ,community        

,s]vices ,block ,grant ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #iijb7b77 applicable to a     
family ( ! size involv$4  7#h7 ,s*ool   
c\nselor ,! t]m s*ool c\nselor means an 
individual :o has docum5t$ compet5ce 9  
c\nsel+ *ildr5 & adolesc5ts 9 a s*ool   
sett+ & :o--  7,a7 possesses ,/ate      
lic5sure or c]tification grant$ by an   
indep5d5t pr(essional regulatory        
au?ority2  7,b7 possesses national      
c]tification 9 s*ool c\nsel+ or a       
specialty ( c\nsel+ grant$ by an        
indep5d5t pr(essional organization2 or  
7,c7 holds a m9imum ( a ma/]'s degree 9 
s*ool c\nsel+ f a program accr$it$ by ! 
,c\ncil = ,accr$itation ( ,c\nsel+ &    
,relat$ ,educational ,programs or !     
equival5t4  7#i7 ,s*ool psy*ologi/ ,!   
t]m s*ool psy*ologi/ means an individual
 :o--  7,a7 possesses a m9imum ( #fj    
graduate seme/] h\rs 9 s*ool psy*ology f
 an in/itution ( high] education & has  
complet$ #a1bjj clock h\rs 9 a sup]vis$ 
s*ool psy*ology int]n%ip1 ( :i* #fjj    
h\rs %all be 9 a s*ool sett+2  7,b7     

possesses ,/ate lic5sure or c]tification
 9 s*ool psy*ology 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* !    
individual works2 or  7,c7 possesses    
national c]tification by ! ,national    
,s*ool ,psy*ology ,c]tification ,bo>d4  
7#aj7 ,s*ool social work] ,! t]m s*ool  
social work] means an individual :o--   
7,a7 holds a ma/]'s degree 9 social "w f
 a program accr$it$ by ! ,c\ncil on     
,social ,"w ,education2  7,b7 is lic5s$ 
or c]tifi$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* s]vices are 
provid$2 or  7,c7 possesses a national  
cr$5tial or national c]tification z a   
s*ool social "w speciali/ grant$ by an  
indep5d5t pr(essional organization4     
7#aa7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !  
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 &
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico4  #eedh4 
,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? & /ud5t s]vice  
provid] grant program  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,9 
accordance ) ?is *apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all
 make grants to eligible ,/ates to assi/
 local educational ag5cies 9 ^? ,/ates 9
 hir+ additional s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? 
& /ud5t s]vice provid]s4  7b7           

,allocation ( ,funds ,f ! total am\nt   
appropriat$ = a fiscal ye> to c>ry out  
?is *apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7 make
 available #a p]c5t ( su* am\nt to !    
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 7on behalf ( !   
,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs7 & ! outly+  
areas = activities t c>ry out ! purposes
 ( ?is *apt]2 &  7#b7 make available 9 !
 =m ( grants to ea* eligible ,/ate an   
am\nt equal to ! sum (--  7,a7 an am\nt 
t be>s ! same relation%ip to #ej p]c5t (
 su* total am\nt z ! numb] ( *ildr5 9   
pov]ty :o reside 9 ! ,/ate be>s to !    
numb] ( su* *ildr5 9 all ,/ates2 &  7,b7
 an am\nt t be>s ! same relation%ip to  
#ej p]c5t ( su* total am\nt z ! numb] ( 
*ildr5 enroll$ 9 public & private       
nonpr(it elem5t>y s*ools & second>y     
s*ools 9 ! ,/ate be>s to ! numb] (      
*ildr5 enroll$ 9 all su* s*ools 9 all   
,/ates4  7c7 ,m9imum ,grant ,not)/&+    
subsection 7b71 no grant "u ?is section 
%all be = an am\nt less ?an #a1jjj1jjj4 
7d7 ,reallocation ,! ,secret>y %all     
reallocate to ,/ates t h receiv$        

approval "u subsection 7e77#b7 any funds
 allocat$ "u subsection 7b7 to a ,/ate t
 fails to submit an application t is    
approv$ by ! ,secret>y4  7e7            
,application by ,/ate  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to
 be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is  
*apt]1 a ,/ate %all submit an           
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7#b7 ,approval  
,! ,secret>y may n approve an           
application "u ?is subsection unless !  
,/ate submitt+ ! application--  7,a7    
pres5ts a plan1 :i* ! ,secret>y consid]s
 to be reasonable1 "u :i* ! ,/ate w make
 grants1 9 accordance ) ! purposes ( ?is
 *apt]1 to local educational ag5cies to 
fund ! hir+ ( additional s*ool          
c\nselors1 s*ool psy*ologi/s1 o!r       
qualifi$ psy*ologi/s1 *ild & adolesc5t  
psy*iatri/s1 & s*ool social work]s2 &   
7,b7 provides an assurance t ! ,/ate w  
provide ! mat*+ am\nt requir$ "u        
subsection 7g74  7f7 ,use ( ,funds by   
,/ate  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 accordance ) ?is

 subsection1 ! total ( ! am\nts made    
available to a ,/ate "u ?is section & ! 
am\nts ( ! non-,f$]al mat* requir$ "u   
subsection 7g7 may only be us$ by a     
,/ate to make grants to local           
educational ag5cies to assi/ su* ag5cies
 9 hir+ additional s*ool-bas$ m5tal     
heal? & /ud5t s]vice provid]s4  7#b7    
,adm9i/rative co/s ,9 ea* fiscal ye>1 a 
,/ate may use n m ?an #e p]c5t ( !      
assi/ance made available to x "u ?is    
*apt] = ! adm9i/rative co/s ( ! ,/ate 9 
c>ry+ out ! ,/ate's responsibilities "u 
?is *apt]4  7#c7 ,allocation ( funds ,9 
mak+ grants 9 accordance ) ?is          
subsection1 ! ,/ate %all allocate f !   
total describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to ea*   
local educational ag5cy an am\nt equal  
to ! sum (--  7,a7 an am\nt t be>s !    
same relation%ip to #ej p]c5t ( su*     
total z ! numb] ( *ildr5 9 pov]ty :o    
reside 9 ! s*ool di/rict s]v$ by ! local
 educational ag5cy be>s to ! numb] ( su*
 *ildr5 :o reside 9 all ! s*ool di/ricts
 9 ! ,/ate2 &  7,b7 an am\nt t be>s !   

same relation%ip to #ej p]c5t ( su*     
total z ! numb] ( *ildr5 enroll$ 9      
public & private nonpr(it elem5t>y      
s*ools & second>y s*ools 9 ! s*ool      
di/rict s]v$ by ! local educational     
ag5cy be>s to ! numb] ( *ildr5 enroll$ 9
 all su* s*ools 9 ! ,/ate4  7#d7 ,m9imum
 grant ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#c71 no grant 
made by a ,/ate 9 accordance ) ?is      
subsection %all be = an am\nt less ?an  
#ej1jjj4  7#e7 ,s\rce ( data ,= purposes
 ( p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,/ate %all use data 
f ! mo/ rec5t fiscal ye> = :i*          
satisfactory data are available1 except 
t ! ,/ate may adju/ su* data1 or use    
alt]native *ild pov]ty data1 if ! ,/ate 
demon/rates to ! ,secret>y's            
satisfaction t su* adju/$ or alt]native 
data m accurately reflect ! relative    
incid5ce ( *ildr5 :o are liv+ 9 pov]ty &
 :o reside 9 ! s*ool di/ricts 9 ! ,/ate4
  7#f7 ,application by local educational
 ag5cies ,a ,/ate may require t1 9 ord] 
to be eligible = a grant made by ! ,/ate
 9 accordance ) ?is subsection1 a local 

educational ag5cy %all submit an        
application to ! ,/ate at su* "t1 9 su* 
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,/ate
 may require4  7g7 ,mat*+ ,funds  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,z a condition ( receiv+ a     
grant "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all  
require t a ,/ate provide f non-,f$]al  
s\rces an am\nt equal to ! am\nt ( !    
grant4  7#b7 ,local contribution ,9 mak+
 grants to local educational ag5cies 9  
accordance ) ?is subsection1 a ,/ate may
 require t a local educational ag5cy    
mat* a portion ( ! am\nt ( ! grant made 
to ! ag5cy4  7#c7 ,=m ,! non-,f$]al %>e 
requir$ by ?is subsection may be provid$
 9 ca% or 9 k9d1 fairly evaluat$1 & may 
include facilities1 equipm5t1 or        
s]vices4  7h7 ,funds ,to ,be            
,supplem5t>y ,assi/ance made available  
"u ?is *apt] %all be us$ to supplem5t1 &
 may n supplant1 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local
 funds us$ = employ+ s*ool-bas$ m5tal   
heal? & /ud5t s]vice provid]s4  7i7     
,data ,collection & ,report  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,= ea* fiscal ye> = :i* x receives

 assi/ance "u ?is *apt]1 a ,/ate %all   
collect data describ+ h[ ! assi/ance is 
us$4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye>   
aft] assi/ance is made available to a   
,/ate "u ?is *apt]1 ! ,/ate %all        
transmit to ! ,secret>y a report on !   
data describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 includ+  
in=mation ) respect to ea* local        
educational ag5cy to :i* ! ,/ate made a 
grant ) assi/ance made available "u ?is 
*apt]--  7,a7 ! numb] ( s*ool c\nselors1
 s*ool psy*ologi/s1 o!r qualifi$        
psy*ologi/s1 *ild & adolesc5t           
psy*iatri/s1 & s*ool social work]s      
employ$ by local educational ag5cy2 &   
7,b7 ! ratio ( /ud5ts to s*ool          
c\nselors1 ! ratio ( /ud5ts to s*ool    
psy*ologi/s or o!r qualifi$ psy*ologi/s1
 ! ratio ( /ud5ts to *ild & adolesc5t   
psy*iatri/s1 & ! ratio ( /ud5ts to s*ool
 social work]s4  7#c7 ,s\rce ( funds ,a 
,/ate may use a portion ( ! assi/ance   
p]mitt$ to be us$ = adm9i/rative co/s to
 c>ry out its responsibilities "u ?is   
subsection4  7#d7 ,publication ,!       

,secret>y %all make data receiv$ "u ?is 
subsection publicly available on an     
annual basis4  #eedi4 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is *apt]       
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad  
?r\gh #bjbb4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical ,am5dm5ts 
,! table ( cont5ts = ! ,elem5t>y &      
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
am5d+ ! items relat+ to subp>t #ad (    
title ,v to read z foll[s3  ,subp>t     
#ad--;,grants to ,improve ! ,m5tal      
,heal? ( ,*ildr5 ,,*apt] ,a--,,sy/ems   
,,integration2 ,,promotion ,,( ,,s*ool  
,,read9ess ,sec4 #eeda4 ,grants = !     
integration ( s*ools & m5tal heal?      
sy/ems4 ,sec4 #eedb4 ,promotion ( s*ool 
read9ess ?r\gh e>ly *ildhood emotional &
 social developm5t4 ,,*apt]             
,b--,,s*ool-,,bas$ ,,m5tal ,,heal? ,,&  
,,/ud5t ,,s]vice ,,provid]s ,sec4 #eede4
 ,f9d+s4 ,sec4 #eedf4 ,purposes4 ,sec4  
#eedg4 ,def9itions4 ,sec4 #eedh4        
,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? & /ud5t s]vice  

provid] grant program4 ,sec4 #eedi4     
,au?orization ( appropriations4  4