,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjai,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee 
7for himself and ,mr4 ,blumenauer7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,elementary and ,secondary    
,education ,act of #aife to improve     
mental health services for students1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,youth   
,mental ,health ,services ,act of #bjai4
  #b4 ,supporting mental health  7a7    
,state use of funds ,section            
#dajd7;b77#c77;,b7 of the ,elementary   
and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gaad7;b77#c77;,b77 is   
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7iii71 by     
striking and at the end2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7v7   
improving the mental health services    
available to students1 which may        
include-- 7,i7 identifying and          

disseminating best practices for mental 
health first aid2  7,,ii7 assisting in  
the establishment or implementation of  
emergency planning1 which may include   
emergency response teams to address     
emergencies at schools2  7,,iii7        
establishing or identifying agreements  
with local health agencies1 including   
nonprofit1 public1 and private mental   
health agencies and institutions1 to    
improve coordination of services2 and   
7,,iv7 telehealth services2 and  4  7b7 
,local educational agency applications  
,section #dajf7;e77#a7 of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#gaaf7;e77#a77 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 by redesignating         
subparagraph 7,e7 as subparagraph 7,f72 
and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,d71 the following3  7,e7 
if applicable1 how funds will be used   
for activities related to providing     
mental health services under section    

#dajh2 and  4  7c7 ,activities ,to      
support the effective use of technology 
,section #daji of the ,elementary and   
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gaai7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#e71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#f71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#g7 providing technology to
 improve mental health services4  2 and 
7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,a local and inserting the     
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,a local  2
 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#b7 ,exception ,the        
limitation described in paragraph 7#a7  
shall not apply to technology           
infrastructure that is also used for    
mental health services4  4