,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #faca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,*u 7= h]self1 ,mr4           
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,br[n1  
,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,craig1
 ,ms4 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4        
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4      
,evans ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (     
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4           
,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mrs4        
,mc,clain ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1   
,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4        
,panetta1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1  
,mr4 ,sor5s51 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1
 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (           
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 & ,mr4      
,:itesides7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase !   
recruitm5t & ret5tion ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal
 heal? s]vices provid]s by l[-income    
local educational ag5cies4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,increas+ ,access to ,m5tal ,heal? 9    

,s*ools ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,be/ practices ,! t]m be/    
practices means a te*nique or me?odology
 t1 ?r\gh exp]i5ce & rese>* relat$ to   
pr(essional practice 9 a s*ool-bas$     
m5tal heal? field1 has prov5 to reliably
 lead to a desir$ result4  7#b7         
,eligible graduate in/itution ,! t]m    
eligible graduate in/itution means an   
in/itution ( high] education t (f]s a   
program ( /udy t leads to a ma/]s or o!r
 graduate degree-- 7,a7 9 s*ool         
psy*ology t is accr$it$ or approv$ by ! 
,national ,association ( ,s*ool         
,psy*ologi/s' ,program ,approval ,bo>d  
7or its successor7 or ! ,commission on  
,accr$itation ( ! ,am]ican ,psy*ological
 ,association & t prep>es /ud5ts 9 su*  
program = ! ,/ate lic5s+ or c]tification
 exam9ation 9 s*ool psy*ology2  7,b7 9  
s*ool c\nsel+ t prep>es /ud5ts 9 su*    
program = ! ,/ate lic5s+ or c]tification
 exam9ation 9 s*ool c\nsel+2  7,c7 9    
s*ool social "w t is accr$it$ by !      
,c\ncil on ,social ,"w ,education & t   

prep>es /ud5ts 9 su* program = ! ,/ate  
lic5s+ or c]tification exam9ation 9     
s*ool social "w2  7,d7 9 ano!r          
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field t prep>es  
/ud5ts 9 su* program = ! ,/ate lic5s+ or
 c]tification exam9ation 9 su* field1 if
 applicable2 or  7,e7 9 any comb9ation (
 /udy describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh
 7,d74  7#c7 ,eligible p>tn]%ip ,! t]m  
eligible p>tn]%ip means-- 7,a7 a        
p>tn]%ip betwe5 #a or m l[-income local 
educational ag5cies & #a or m eligible  
graduate in/itutions2 or  7,b7 9 any    
region 9 :i* local educational ag5cies  
may n h a suffici5t elem5t>y s*ool &    
second>y s*ool /ud5t population to      
support ! placem5t ( all p>ticipat+     
graduate /ud5ts1 a p>tn]%ip betwe5 a    
,/ate educational ag5cy1 on behalf ( #a 
or m l[-income local educational        
ag5cies1 & #a or m eligible graduate    
in/itutions4  7#d7 ,in/itution ( high]  
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 

( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb71 b        
excludes any in/itution ( high]         
education describ$ 9 section            
#ajb7;a77#a77;,c7 ( su* ,act4  7#e7     
,local educational ag5cy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! t]m local educational ag5cy means a  
public bo>d ( education or o!r public   
au?ority legally con/itut$ )9 a ,/ate = 
ei!r adm9i/rative control or direction  
(1 or to p]=m a s]vice function =1      
public elem5t>y s*ools or second>y      
s*ools 9 a city1 c\nty1 t[n%ip1 s*ool   
di/rict1 or o!r political subdivision ( 
a ,/ate1 or ( or = a comb9ation ( s*ool 
di/ricts or c\nties t is recogniz$ 9 a  
,/ate z an adm9i/rative ag5cy = its     
public elem5t>y s*ools or second>y      
s*ools4  7,b7 ,adm9i/rative control &   
direction ,! t]m includes any o!r public
 in/itution or ag5cy hav+ adm9i/rative  
control & direction ( a public elem5t>y 
s*ool or second>y s*ool4  7,c7 ,bureau (
 ,indian ,education s*ools ,! t]m       
includes an elem5t>y s*ool or second>y  
s*ool fund$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian      

,education b only to ! ext5t t includ+ !
 s*ool makes ! s*ool eligible = programs
 = :i* specific eligibility is n provid$
 to ! s*ool 9 ano!r provision ( law & ! 
s*ool does n h a /ud5t population t is  
small] ?an ! /ud5t population ( ! local 
educational ag5cy receiv+ assi/ance "u  
?is ,act ) ! smalle/ /ud5t population1  
except t ! s*ool %all n be subject to ! 
jurisdiction ( any ,/ate educational    
ag5cy o!r ?an ! ,bureau ( ,indian       
,education4  7,d7 ,educational s]vice   
ag5cies ,! t]m includes educational     
s]vice ag5cies & consortia ( ^? ag5cies4
  7,e7 ,/ate educational ag5cy ,! t]m   
includes ! ,/ate educational ag5cy 9 a  
,/ate 9 :i* ! ,/ate educational ag5cy is
 ! sole educational ag5cy = all public  
s*ools4  7#f7 ,l[-income local          
educational ag5cy ,! t]m l[-income local
 educational ag5cy means a local        
educational ag5cy-- 7,a7 = :i* n less   
?an #bj p]c5t ( ! /ud5ts s]v$ by su*    
ag5cy are f families ) incomes bel[ !   
pov]ty l9e z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( !   

,c5sus on ! basis ( ! mo/ rec5t         
satisfactory data available2 &  7,b7 t1 
z ( ! date ( application = a grant "u   
?is ,act1 has ratios ( s*ool c\nselors1 
s*ool social work]s1 & s*ool psy*ologi/s
 to /ud5ts s]v$ by ! ag5cy t are n m ?an
 #a s*ool c\nselor p] #bge /ud5ts1 n m  
?an #a s*ool psy*ologi/ p] #ejj /ud5ts1 
& n m ?an #a s*ool social work] p] #bej 
/ud5ts4  7#g7 ,p>ticipat+ eligible      
graduate in/itution ,! t]m p>ticipat+   
eligible graduate in/itution means an   
eligible graduate in/itution t is "p (  
an eligible p>tn]%ip aw>d$ a grant "u   
section #c4  7#h7 ,p>ticipat+ graduate  
,! t]m p>ticipat+ graduate means an     
individual :o-- 7,a7 has receiv$ a ma/]s
 or o!r graduate degree 9 a s*ool-bas$  
m5tal heal? field f a p>ticipat+        
eligible graduate in/itution & has      
obta9$ a ,/ate lic5se or cr$5tial 9 !   
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field2 &  7,b7 z 
a graduate /ud5t ( a s*ool-bas$ m5tal   
heal? field1 0 plac$ 9 a s*ool s]v$ by a
 p>ticipat+ l[-income local educational 

ag5cy to complete requir$ field "w1     
cr$it h\rs1 int]n%ips1 or relat$ tra9+ z
 applicable4  7#i7 ,p>ticipat+ l[-income
 local educational ag5cy ,! t]m         
p>ticipat+ l[-income local educational  
ag5cy means a l[-income local           
educational ag5cy t is "p ( an eligible 
p>tn]%ip aw>d$ a grant "u section #c4   
7#aj7 ,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field ,!  
t]m s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field means  
ea* ( ! foll[+ fields3 7,a7 ,s*ool      
c\nsel+4  7,b7 ,s*ool social "w4  7,c7  
,s*ool psy*ology4  7,d7 ,any o!r field (
 /udy t leads to employm5t z a          
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]4 
7#aa7 ,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices   
provid] ,! t]m s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?   
s]vices provid] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #dajb ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gaab74  7#ab7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,education4  7#ac7 ,/ate educational    
ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate educational ag5cy has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #haja ( ! 

,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#ad7     
,/ud5t support p]sonnel t>get ratios ,! 
t]m /ud5t support p]sonnel t>get ratios 
means ! ratios ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? 
s]vices provid]s to /ud5ts recomm5d$ to 
enable su* p]sonnel to effectively      
address ! ne$s ( /ud5ts1 includ+-- 7,a7 
at lea/ #a s*ool c\nselor = e #bej      
/ud5ts 7z recomm5d$ by ! ,am]ican ,s*ool
 ,c\nselor ,association & ,am]ican      
,c\nsel+ ,association72  7,b7 at lea/ #a
 s*ool psy*ologi/ = e #ejj /ud5ts 7z    
recomm5d$ by ! ,national ,association ( 
,s*ool ,psy*ologi/s72 &  7,c7 at lea/ #a
 s*ool social work] = e #bej /ud5ts 7z  
recomm5d$ by ! ,s*ool ,social ,"w       
,association ( ,am]ica74  7#ae7         
,unaccompani$ y\? ,! t]m unaccompani$   
y\? has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section  
#gbe ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless     
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aadcd;a74  #c4 ,grant program to       
increase ! numb] ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal     
heal? s]vices provid]s employ$ by       

l[-income local educational ag5cies  7a7
 ,grant ,program au?oriz$ ,f am\nts made
 available to c>ry out ?is section1 !   
,secret>y %all aw>d grants1 on a        
competitive basis & aft] input f ! pe]  
review panel "u subsection 7d71 to      
eligible p>tn]%ips1 to enable ! eligible
 p>tn]%ips to c>ry out pipel9e programs 
to increase ! numb] ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal  
heal? s]vices provid]s employ$ by       
l[-income local educational ag5cies by  
c>ry+ out any ( ! activities describ$ by
 subsection 7f74  7b7 ,grant ,p]iod ,a  
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = a  
#e-ye> p]iod & may be r5ew$ = additional
 #e-ye> p]iods ^u a %[+ ( adequate      
progress1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7
 ,application ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible    
graduate in/itution1 on behalf ( an     
eligible p>tn]%ip1 %all submit to !     
,secret>y a grant application4 ,!       
application %all conta9 su* in=mation z 
! ,secret>y may require1 includ+-- 7#a7 
an assessm5t ( ! exi/+ 7z ( ! date (    

application7 ratios ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal  
heal? s]vices provid]s 79 ! aggregate & 
disaggregat$ by pr(ession7 to /ud5ts    
enroll$ 9 s*ools 9 ea* l[-income local  
educational ag5cy t is "p ( ! eligible  
p>tn]%ip2 &  7#b7 a detail$ description 
(-- 7,a7 a plan to c>ry out a pipel9e   
program to tra91 place1 & reta9         
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]s 
9 l[-income local educational ag5cies2 &
  7,b7 ! propos$ allocation & use (     
grant funds to c>ry out activities      
describ$ 9 subsection 7f74  7d7 ,pe]    
review panel  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( panel  
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a pe] review  
panel to evaluate applications submitt$ 
"u subsection 7c7 & make recomm5dations 
to ! ,secret>y reg>d+ su* applications4 
7#b7 ,evaluation ( ,applications ,9 mak+
 its recomm5dations1 ! pe] review panel 
%all take into acc\nt ! purpose ( ?is   
,act & ! application requirem5ts "u     
subsection 7c71 includ+ ! quality ( !   
propos$ pipel9e program describ$ 9      
subsection 7c77#b77;,a74  7#c7          

,consid]ation ( panel's recomm5dation   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may aw>d     
grants "u ?is section to eligible       
p>tn]%ips only aft] tak+ into           
consid]ation ! recomm5dations ( ! pe]   
review panel provid$ "u ?is subsection4 
7,b7 ,explanation ,9 any case :]e !     
,secret>y decides to n foll[ !          
recomm5dations ( ! pe] review panel1 !  
,secret>y %all provide a writt5         
explanation ( ! decision to ! panel & to
 ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1    
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#d7 ,memb]%ip
 ( panel  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! pe] review   
panel %all include at a m9imum ! foll[+ 
memb]s3 7i7 ,"o cl9ical1 t5ur$1 or t5ure
 track faculty memb] at an in/itution ( 
high] education ) a curr5t appo9tm5t1 z 
( ! "t ( s]vice on ! panel1 to tea*     
c\rses 9 ! subject area ( s*ool c\nselor
 education4  7ii7 ,"o cl9ical1 t5ur$1 or
 t5ure track faculty memb] at an        
in/itution ( high] education ) a curr5t 

appo9tm5t1 z ( ! "t ( s]vice on ! panel1
 to tea* c\rses 9 ! subject area ( s*ool
 social work] education4  7iii7 ,"o     
cl9ical1 t5ur$1 or t5ure track faculty  
memb] at an in/itution ( high] education
 ) a curr5t appo9tm5t1 z ( ! "t ( s]vice
 on ! panel1 to tea* c\rses 9 ! subject 
area ( s*ool psy*ology education4  7iv7 
,"o cl9ical1 t5ur$1 or t5ure track      
faculty memb] at an in/itution ( high]  
education ) a curr5t appo9tm5t to tea*  
c\rses 9 ! subject area ( tea*]         
education4  7v7 ,"o individual )        
exp]tise 9 s*ool c\nsel+ :o works or has
 work$ 9 public s*ools4  7vi7 ,"o       
individual ) exp]tise 9 s*ool social "w 
:o works or has work$ 9 public s*ools4  
7vii7 ,"o individual ) exp]tise 9 s*ool 
psy*ology :o works or has work$ 9 public
 s*ools4  7viii7 ,"o adm9i/rator :o     
works or has work$ = a l[-income local  
educational ag5cy4  7ix7 ,"o qualifi$ & 
effective tea*] :o has sub/antial       
exp]i5ce work+ = a l[-income local      
educational ag5cy4  7x7 ,"o community   

m5tal heal? provid]4  7,b7 ,cl9ical     
faculty memb] ,at lea/ #a ( ! memb]s    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be a   
cl9ical faculty memb]4  7e7 ,aw>d basis 
,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 !       
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 aw>d ! fir/ #e    
grants to eligible p>tn]%ips f #e       
diff]5t ,/ates2 &  7#b7 give priority to
 eligible p>tn]%ips t-- 7,a7 propose to 
use ! grant funds to c>ry out !         
activities describ$ "u p>agraphs 7#a7   
?r\gh 7#c7 ( subsection 7f7 9 s*ools t h
 high] numb]s or p]c5tages ( l[-income  
/ud5ts & /ud5ts n a*iev+ a pr(ici5t     
level ( academic a*ievem5t1 z det]m9$ by
 ! ,/ate1 on ! annual assessm5ts requir$
 "u section #aaaa7;b7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &   
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;b77 9 comp>ison to o!r 
s*ools t are s]v$ by ! l[-income local  
educational ag5cy t is "p ( ! eligible  
p>tn]%ip2  7,b7 include #a or m         
l[-income local educational ag5cies t h 
few] s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices     
provid]s1 9 ! aggregate or = a p>ticul> 

s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field1 p] /ud5t  
?an o!r eligible p>tn]%ips2  7,c7       
include #a or m eligible graduate       
in/itutions t (f] ! greate/ numb] (     
graduate programs 9 ! greate/ numb] (   
diff]5t s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? fields2 &
  7,d7 propose to collaborate ) o!r     
in/itutions ( high] education ) simil>  
programs1 includ+ %>+ facilities1       
faculty memb]s1 & adm9i/rative co/s4    
7f7 ,use ( grant funds ,grant funds     
aw>d$ "u ?is section may be us$-- 7#a7  
to pay ! adm9i/rative co/s 7includ+     
supplies1 (fice & classroom space1      
sup]vision1 m5tor+1 & transportation    
/ip5ds z necess>y & appropriate7 relat$ 
to-- 7,a7 hav+ graduate /ud5ts (        
programs 9 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? fields
 plac$ 9 s*ools s]v$ by p>ticipat+      
l[-income local educational ag5cies to  
complete requir$ field "w1 cr$it h\rs1  
int]n%ips1 or relat$ tra9+ z applicable 
= ! degree1 lic5se1 or cr$5tial program 
( ea* su* /ud5t2 &  7,b7 (f]+ requir$   
graduate c\rsework = /ud5ts ( a graduate

 program 9 a s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?     
s]vices field on ! site ( a p>ticipat+  
l[-income local educational ag5cy2  7#b7
 = n m ?an ! fir/ #c ye>s aft] a        
p>ticipat+ graduate receives a ma/]s or 
o!r graduate degree f a program 9 a     
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field1 or obta9s 
a ,/ate lic5se or cr$5tial 9 a          
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field1 to hire & 
pay all or "p ( ! sal>y ( ! p>ticipat+  
graduates work+ z a s*ool-bas$ m5tal    
heal? s]vices provid] 9 a s*ool s]v$ by 
a p>ticipat+ l[-income local educational
 ag5cy2  7#c7 to increase ! numb] (     
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]s 
p] /ud5t 9 s*ools s]v$ by p>ticipat+    
l[-income local educational ag5cies1 9  
ord] to "w t[>d ! /ud5t support p]sonnel
 t>get ratios2  7#d7 to recruit1 hire1 &
 reta9 culturally or l+ui/ically        
und]repres5t$ graduate /ud5ts ( programs
 9 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? fields =      
placem5t 9 s*ools s]v$ by p>ticipat+    
l[-income educational ag5cies2  7#e7 to 
recruit1 hire1 & pay faculty z necess>y 

to increase ! capacity ( a p>ticipat+   
eligible graduate in/itution to tra9    
graduate /ud5ts 9 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?
 fields2  7#f7 to develop c\rsework t   
w-- 7,a7 enc\rage a commitm5t by        
graduate /ud5ts 9 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?
 fields to "w = l[-income local         
educational ag5cies2  7,b7 give         
p>ticipat+ graduates ! k & skill sets   
necess>y to meet ! ne$s (-- 7i7 /ud5ts &
 families s]v$ by l[-income local       
educational ag5cies2 &  7ii7 tea*]s1    
adm9i/rators1 & o!r /aff :o "w =        
l[-income local educational ag5cies2    
7,c7 enable p>ticipat+ graduates to meet
 ! unique ne$s ( /ud5ts at risk (       
negative educational outcomes1 includ+  
/ud5ts :o-- 7i7 are ,engli% language    
le>n]s2  7ii7 h a p>5t or c>egiv] :o is 
a migrant work]2  7iii7 h a p>5t or     
c>egiv] :o is a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1  
includ+ ! ,national ,gu>d1 :o has be5   
deploy$ or return$ f deploym5t2  7iv7   
are homeless1 includ+ unaccompani$ y\?2 
7v7 h come into contact ) ! juv5ile     

ju/ice sy/em or adult crim9al ju/ice    
sy/em1 includ+ /ud5ts curr5tly or       
previ\sly held 9 juv5ile det5tion       
facilities or adult jails & /ud5ts      
curr5tly or previ\sly held 9 juv5ile    
correctional facilities or adult        
prisons2  7vi7 h be5 id5tifi$ z eligible
 = s]vices "u ! ,individuals )          
,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq47 or !           
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq472  7vii7 h be5 a 
victim to or witness$ dome/ic viol5ce or
 viol5ce 9 _! community2  7viii7 h be5  
expos$ to sub/ance misuse at home or 9 !
 community2 or  7ix7 are fo/] c>e y\?1  
y\? ag+ out ( fo/] c>e1 or =m] fo/] y\?2
 &  7,d7 utilize be/ practices det]m9$  
by ! ,am]ican ,s*ool ,c\nselor          
,association1 ,national ,association (  
,social ,work]s1 ,s*ool ,social ,"w     
,association ( ,am]ica1 & ,national     
,association ( ,s*ool ,psy*ologi/s & o!r
 relevant organizations2  7#g7 to       
provide tuition cr$its to graduate      

/ud5ts p>ticipat+ 9 ! pipel9e program2 &
  7#h7 = simil> activities to fulfill ! 
purpose ( ?is ,act1 z ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es appropriate4  7g7 ,supplem5t n 
supplant ,funds made available "u ?is   
section %all be us$ to supplem5t1 n     
supplant1 o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local   
funds available = ! activities describ$ 
9 subsection 7f74  7h7 ,report+         
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* eligible
 p>tn]%ip t receives a grant "u ?is     
section %all prep>e & submit to !       
,secret>y an annual report on ! progress
 ( ! eligible p>tn]%ip 9 c>ry+ out !    
grant4 ,su* report %all include a       
description (-- 7,a7 actual s]vice      
deliv]y provid$ ?r\gh ! grant funds1    
includ+-- 7i7 *>act]i/ics ( ! p>ticipat+
 eligible graduate in/itution1 includ+  
descriptive in=mation on ! educational  
model us$ & ! actual academic program   
p]=mance2  7ii7 *>act]i/ics ( graduate  
/ud5ts p>ticipat+ 9 ! pipel9e program   
support$ "u ! grant1 includ+-- 7,i7     
p]=mance on any exam9ations requir$ by !

 ,/ate = cr$5tial+ or lic5s+2  7,,ii7   
demographic *>act]i/ics2 &  7,,iii7     
graduate /ud5t ret5tion rates2  7iii7   
*>act]i/ics ( /ud5ts ( ! p>ticipat+     
l[-income local educational ag5cy1      
includ+ p]=mance on any te/s requir$ by 
! ,/ate educational ag5cy1 demographic  
*>act]i/ics1 & promotion1 p]si/5ce1 &   
graduation rates1 z appropriate2  7iv7  
an e/imate ( ! annual implem5tation co/s
 ( ! pipel9e program2 &  7v7 ! numb]s ( 
/ud5ts1 s*ools1 & graduate /ud5ts       
p>ticipat+ 9 ! pipel9e program2  7,b7   
outcomes t are consi/5t ) ! purpose ( ! 
grant program "u ?is ,act1 includ+-- 7i7
 int]n%ip & po/-graduation placem5t ( ! 
p>ticipat+ graduate /ud5ts2  7ii7       
graduation & pr(essional c>e] read9ess  
indicators2 &  7iii7 *>act]i/ics ( !    
p>ticipat+ l[-income local educational  
ag5cy1 includ+ *anges 9 ! hir+ &        
ret5tion ( qualifi$ & effective tea*]s &
 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices         
provid]s2  7,c7 ! in/ruction1 mat]ials1 
& activities be+ fund$ "u ! grant2 &    

7,d7 ! effectiv5ess ( any tra9+ & ongo+ 
pr(essional developm5t provid$-- 7i7 to 
/ud5ts & faculty 9 ! appropriate        
dep>tm5ts or s*ools ( ! p>ticipat+      
eligible graduate in/itution2  7ii7 to !
 faculty1 adm9i/ration1 & /aff ( !      
p>ticipat+ l[-income local educational  
ag5cy2 &  7iii7 to ! broad] community ( 
provid]s ( social1 emotional1           
behavioral1 & relat$ support to /ud5ts &
 to ^? individuals :o tra9 su* provid]s4
  7#b7 ,publication ,! ,secret>y %all   
publi% ! annual reports submitt$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,education4  7i7 ,evaluations  7#a7  
,int]im evaluations ,! ,secret>y may    
conduct int]im evaluations to det]m9e   
:e!r ea* eligible p>tn]%ip receiv+ a    
grant "u ?is section is mak+ adequate   
progress z ! ,secret>y consid]s         
appropriate4 ,! cont5ts ( ! annual      
report submitt$ to ! ,secret>y "u       
subsection 7h7 may be us$ by ! ,secret>y
 to det]m9e :e!r an eligible p>tn]%ip   
receiv+ a grant is demon/rat+ adequate  

progress4  7#b7 ,f9al evaluation ,!     
,secret>y %all conduct a f9al evaluation
 to-- 7,a7 det]m9e ! effectiv5ess ( !   
grant program 9 c>ry+ out ! purpose (   
?is ,act2 &  7,b7 comp>e ! relative     
effectiv5ess ( ea* ( ! v>i\s activities 
describ$ by subsection 7f7 = :i* grant  
funds may be us$4  7j7 ,report ,n e>li] 
?an #e ye>s1 & n lat] ?an #f ye>s1 aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report conta9+-- 7#a7 ! f9d+s ( !       
evaluation conduct$ "u subsection       
7i77#b72 &  7#b7 su* recomm5dations z ! 
,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7k7    
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out ! program "u
 ?is section1 #bjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjbf & = ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>4  7#b7 
,res]vation = evaluation ,f ! total     
am\nt appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is       
section ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all
 res]ve n m ?an #c p]c5t = evaluations  
"u subsection 7i74  #d4 ,/ud5t loan     

repaym5t = s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?       
s]vices provid]s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (     
program ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & c>ry
 out a program to provide repaym5t (    
/ud5t loans made1 insur$1 or gu>ante$ "u
 p>ts ,b1 ,d1 & ,e ( title ,,iv ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq41 #ajhg;a et     
seq41 & #ajhg;aa et seq47 to individuals
 :o are employ$ by l[-income local      
educational ag5cies z s*ool-bas$ m5tal  
heal? s]vices provid]s4  7b7 ,agreem5t  
,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all ent] into agreem5ts ) individuals 
to make paym5ts 9 accordance ) ?is      
section on ! pr9cipal (1 & int]e/ on1   
any eligible loan & ! individuals agree 
to complete a #e-ye> p]iod ( consecutive
 employm5t by a l[-income local         
educational ag5cy z a s*ool-bas$ m5tal  
heal? s]vices provid] & facilitate      
v]ification ( su* employm5t annually by 
! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,eligible individual  
,9 ord] to be eligible "u ?is section1  
an individual %all-- 7#a7 be a rec5t    

graduate ( an in/itution ( high]        
education or a mid-c>e] pr(essional     
newly emb>k+ on a c>e] z a s*ool-bas$   
m5tal heal? provid]2 &  7#b7 submit an  
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7d7 ,eligible   
loans ,! loans eligible = repaym5t "u   
?is section include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,any 
,f$]al ,family ,education ,loan "u "p ,b
 ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq474 
7#b7 ,any ,f$]al ,direct ,/af=d ,loan1  
,f$]al ,direct ,,plus ,loan1 or ,f$]al  
,direct ,unsubsidiz$ ,/af=d ,loan1 or   
,f$]al ,direct ,consolidation ,loan 7z  
su* t]ms are us$ 9 section #dee ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e774  7#c7 ,any ,f$]al  
,p]k9s ,loan "u "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;aa et seq474  7#d7 ,any 
o!r ,f$]al loan made1 insur$1 or        
gu>ante$ "u "p ,b1 ,d1 or ,e ( title    
,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 

7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq41 #ajhg;a et
 seq41 & #ajhg;aa et seq474  7e7        
,paym5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y    
%all pay-- 7,a7 = ea* ( ! fir/ #d       
consecutive s*ool ye>s ( employm5t z a  
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]  
by a l[-income local educational ag5cy  
complet$1 #ae ( ! pr9cipal (1 & int]e/  
on1 ea* eligible loan ( ! individual :i*
 is out/&+ on ! date ! individual began 
su* employm5t2 &  7,b7 = ! #e?          
consecutive ye> ( su* employm5t         
complet$1 ! rema9d] ( su* pr9cipal &    
int]e/4  7#b7 ,maximum aggregate ,!     
total am\nt ( paym5ts "u ?is section to 
any individual %all n exce$ #bjj1jjj 9 !
 aggregate4  7#c7 ,limitation ,! failure
 by an individual to complete ! full    
p]iod ( employm5t obligat$ pursuant to  
an agreem5t "u subsection 7b71 tak5     
alone1 %all n con/itute a brea* ( !     
agreem5t1 s long z ! individual complet$
 9 good fai? any ye> or ye>s ( employm5t
 = :i* paym5ts 7 made to ! individual "u
 p>agraph 7#a74 ,an individual :o fails 

to complete ! full p]iod ( employm5t    
obligat$ pursuant to an agreem5t "u     
subsection 7b7 %all n be ask$ or requir$
 to pay back a paym5t receiv$ "u su*    
p>agraph solely due to su* failure4  7f7
 ,additional eligibility provisions     
7#a7 ,cont9u$ eligibility ,any          
individual :o is employ$ by a local     
educational ag5cy t meets ! requirem5ts 
( section #b7f7 9 ! #a/ ye> ( ! #e-ye>  
p]iod ( consecutive employm5t requir$ "u
 ?is section1 b 9 a subsequ5t ye> fails 
to meet su* requirem5ts1 may cont9ue    
employm5t by su* local educational ag5cy
 & %all be eligible = loan repaym5t "u  
?is section4  7#b7 ,d\ble b5efits ,a    
borr[] may1 = ! same employm5t1 receive 
a b5efit "u bo? ?is section & ! public  
s]vice loan =giv5ess program "u section 
#dee7m7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (    
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m774 ,ea*  
ye> ( receipt ( a b5efit "u ?is section 
%all be consid]$ #ab mon?s ( paym5ts = !
 purposes ( su* public s]vice loan      
=giv5ess program4  7#c7 ,reconsid]ation 

,9 any case :]e ! ,secret>y has det]m9$ 
t a recipi5t ( assi/ance "u ?is section 
has fail$ or refus$ to comply ) !       
employm5t obligation 9 ! agreem5t "u    
subsection 7b71 ! recipi5t may reque/ t 
! ,secret>y reconsid] su* initial       
det]m9ation & may submit additional     
in=mation to demon/rate satisfaction ( !
 employm5t obligation4 ,^u receipt ( su*
 a reque/1 ! ,secret>y %all reconsid] ! 
det]m9ation 9 accordance ) ?is p>agraph 
n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date t su*   
reque/ 0 receiv$4  7g7 ,directory ,!    
,secret>y %all ma9ta9 a directory t li/s
 ! local educational ag5cies t meet !   
requirem5ts ( section #b7f74  7h7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y su* sums z may be necess>y to 
c>ry out ! program "u ?is section4  #e4 
,future designation /udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all conduct a /udy to     
id5tify a =mula = future designation (  
regions ) a %ortage ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal  
heal? s]vices provid]s to use 9         

implem5t+ grant programs & o!r programs 
su* z ! programs e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act or
 = o!r purposes relat$ to any su*       
designation4  7b7 ,basis ( =mula ,!     
=mula describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all be 
bas$ on ! late/ available data reg>d+ an
 area s]v$ by a l[-income local         
educational ag5cy on-- 7#a7 ! numb] (   
resid5ts "u ! age ( #ah 9 su* area2     
7#b7 ! p]c5tage ( ! population ( su*    
area ) incomes bel[ ! pov]ty l9e2  7#c7 
! p]c5tage ( resid5ts age #ah or old] 9 
su* area :o h e>n$ second>y s*ool       
diplomas2  7#d7 ! p]c5tage ( /ud5ts 9   
su* area :o are id5tifi$ z eligible =   
special education s]vices2  7#e7 ! y\?  
crime rate 9 su* area2  7#f7 ! curr5t   
numb] ( full-"t-equival5t & active      
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]s 
employ$ by ! l[-income local educational
 ag5cy 9 su* area1 9 ! aggregate &      
disaggregat$ by pr(ession2  7#g7 ! numb]
 ( /ud5ts 9 su* area 9 milit>y families 
) p>5ts 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7includ+ !      
,national ,gu>d & ,res]ves7 :o h be5    

al]t$ = deploym5t1 are curr5tly deploy$1
 or h return$ f a deploym5t 9 ! previ\s 
s*ool ye>2 &  7#h7 su* o!r crit]ia z !  
,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7c7    
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ,congress a report conta9+ !  
f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection   
7a74