,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #cj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,ka9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4    
,k+1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
address behavioral heal? & well-be+     
among education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool
 /aff4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,support+ ! ,m5tal ,heal? (   
,educators & ,/aff ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4   
,dissem9ation ( be/ practices ,n lat]   
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !      
,secret>y71 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,education1 %all id5tify & dissem9ate
 evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ be/      
practices =-- 7#a7 prev5t+ suicide &    
improv+ m5tal heal? & resili5cy among   
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff2
 &  7#b7 tra9+ education pr(essionals & 
o!r s*ool /aff 9 appropriate /rategies  

to support1 ma9ta91 & promote _! m5tal  
heal?4  #c4 ,education & aw>5ess        
initiative enc\rag+ use ( m5tal heal? & 
sub/ance use disord] s]vices by         
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9            
consultation ) relevant /akehold]s1     
includ+ m$ical pr(essional associations1
 %all e/abli% a national evid5ce-bas$ or
 evid5ce-in=m$ education & aw>5ess      
initiative-- 7#a7 to enc\rage education 
pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff to seek   
support & c>e = _! m5tal heal? or       
sub/ance use conc]ns1 to help su*       
pr(essionals & /aff id5tify factors     
associat$ ) risks = suicide & m5tal     
heal? conditions1 & to help su*         
pr(essionals & /aff le>n h[ be/ to      
respond to su* risks1 ) ! goal ( prev5t+
 suicide1 m5tal heal? conditions1 &     
sub/ance use disord]s2 &  7#b7 to       
address /igma associat$ ) seek+ m5tal   
heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices4   
7b7 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 

%all provide to ,congress an update on !
 activities & outcomes ( ! initiative "u
 subsection 7a71 includ+ a description (
 quantitative & qualitative metrics us$ 
to evaluate su* activities & outcomes4  
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,to  
c>ry out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbh4  #d4     
,programs to promote m5tal heal? among !
 education work=ce ,subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( 
title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidn et seq47 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #gfd;,a    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidt7 ! foll[+3         
#gfd;,b4 ,programs to promote m5tal     
heal? among ! education work=ce  7a7    
,programs ,to promote m5tal heal? among 
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d    
grants or contracts to eligible entities
 to e/abli% or enhance evid5ce-bas$ or  
evid5ce-in=m$ programs d$icat$ to       
improv+ m5tal heal? & resili5cy =       
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff4

  7#b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to  
receive a grant or contract "u ?is      
subsection1 an entity %all be a ,/ate   
educational ag5cy1 a local educational  
ag5cy1 an in/itution ( high] education1 
or a consortia !re(4  7#c7 ,use ( funds 
,a recipi5t ( a grant or contract "u ?is
 subsection %all use funds receiv$ ?r\gh
 ! grant or contract to implem5t a new  
program or enhance an exi/+ program to  
promote m5tal heal? among education     
pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff1 :i* may  
include--  7,a7 improv+ aw>5ess among   
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff 
ab\t risk factors =1 & signs (1 suicide 
& m5tal heal? or sub/ance use disord]s1 
9 accordance ) evid5ce-bas$ or          
evid5ce-in=m$ practices2  7,b7 e/abli%+ 
new1 or enhanc+ exi/+1 evid5ce-bas$ or  
evid5ce-in=m$ programs = prev5t+ suicide
 & improv+ m5tal heal? & resili5cy among
 education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool     
/aff2  7,c7 e/abli%+ new1 or enhanc+    
exi/+1 pe]-support programs among       
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff2

 or  7,d7 provid+ m5tal heal? c>e1      
foll[-up s]vices & c>e by a lic5s$ or   
c]tifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional 7includ+
 by means ( teleheal?71 or a ref]ral =  
su* c>e or s]vices by a lic5s$ or       
c]tifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional1 z      
appropriate4  7#d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+   
grants & contracts "u ?is subsection1 ! 
,secret>y %all give priority to eligible
 entities 9 areas ) a high p]c5tage (   
s*ools receiv+ f9ancial assi/ance "u "p 
,a ( title ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife4  7b7 ,tra9+    
grants ,! ,secret>y may e/abli% a       
program to aw>d grants to in/itutions ( 
high] education1 ,/ate educational      
ag5cies1 local educational ag5cies1     
,/ate or local gov]nm5ts1 ,indian       
,tribes or ,tribal organizations1 or o!r
 appropriate public or private nonpr(it 
entities 7or consortia ( entities1      
includ+ entities promot+ multidiscipl9>y
 approa*es7 to support ! inclusion 9    
educator prep>ation programs 7includ+   
adm9i/rator prep>ation programs71 & 9   

tra9+1 cont9u+ education1 or pr(essional
 developm5t programs = education        
pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff1 (        
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$           
/rategies-- 7#a7 to address m5tal &     
sub/ance use disord]s2 &  7#b7 to       
improve m5tal heal? & resili5cy among   
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff4
  7c7 ,grant t]ms ,a grant or contract  
aw>d$ "u subsection 7a7 or 7b7 %all be =
 a p]iod ( #c ye>s4  7d7 ,application   
submission ,an entity seek+ a grant or  
contract "u subsection 7a7 or 7b7 %all  
submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su*
 in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7e7 ,annual report ,an entity aw>d$ a   
grant or contract "u subsection 7a7 or  
7b7 %all submit to ! ,secret>y an annual
 report evaluat+ ! activities support$  
by ! grant or contract4  7f7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m in/itution 
( high] education has ! mean+ giv5 to   
su* t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]       
,education ,act ( #aife4  7#b7 ,! t]ms  

local educational ag5cy & ,/ate         
educational ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 to su*
 t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &   
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife4  7g7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #ce1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbh4  4  #e4 ,review 
) respect to education work=ce m5tal    
heal? & resili5cy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation )    
relevant /akehold]s1 %all-- 7#a7 conduct
 a review on improv+-- 7,a7 ! m5tal     
heal? ( education pr(essionals & o!r    
s*ool /aff2 &  7,b7 ! outcomes (        
programs au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act2 &  7#b7  
submit a report to ,congress on !       
results ( su* review4  7b7              
,consid]ations ,! review "u subsection  
7a7 may include-- 7#a7 assess+ !        
preval5ce & sev]ity ( m5tal heal?       
conditions among education pr(essionals 
& o!r s*ool /aff1 & det]m9+ ! factors t 
contribute to ^? m5tal heal? conditions2

  7#b7 assess+ b>ri]s to seek+ & access+
 m5tal heal? c>e = education            
pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff1 & actions
 tak5 by ,/ate educational ag5cies &    
local educational ag5cies1 or o!r       
organizations1 z appropriate1 to address
 su* b>ri]s2  7#c7 det]m9+ ! effects ( !
 ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy on !  
m5tal heal? ( education pr(essionals &  
o!r s*ool /aff & lessons le>n$ = future 
public heal? em]g5cies2  7#d7 assess+   
programs & policies t promote m5tal     
heal? & resili5cy among education       
pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff1 includ+  
programs & policies to /r5g!n m5tal     
heal? & resili5cy among education       
pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff2 &  7#e7  
assess+ ! efficacy ( tra9+ programs =   
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff 
t promote resili5cy & improve m5tal     
heal?4  7c7 ,recomm5dations ,! review "u
 subsection 7a71 z appropriate1 %all    
id5tify be/ practices relat$ to1 & make 
recomm5dations to address-- 7#a7 improv+
 m5tal heal? & resili5cy among education

 pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff2  7#b7   
remov+ b>ri]s to m5tal heal? c>e =      
education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff2
 &  7#c7 /rategies to promote resili5cy 
among education pr(essionals & o!r s*ool
 /aff 9 heal? c>e sett+s4  #f4 ,,gao    
report ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report on ! ext5t to :i*    
,f$]al sub/ance use disord] & m5tal     
heal? grant programs address ! preval5ce
 & sev]ity ( m5tal heal? conditions &   
sub/ance use disord]s among education   
pr(essionals & o!r s*ool /aff4 ,su*     
report %all-- 7#a7 include an analysis (
 available evid5ce & data relat$ to su* 
conditions & programs2 &  7#b7 assess   
:e!r !re are duplicative goals &        
objectives among su* grant programs4