United States 116th Congress Status: Died Bipartisan · 13 D · 1 R cosponsors

HR 2958 — Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  3. Died in session

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Summary

Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental-health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies (LEAs). Grant funds may be used for specified purposes, including to provide student-loan forgiveness and tuition credits and to support recruitment, hiring, and training. In addition, ED shall establish a program to provide student-loan forgiveness for individuals who (1) are not, and have never been, participants in the grant program established by the bill; and (2) have been employed by low-income LEAs for five or more consecutive school years as mental-health services providers.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-124).

Also cites: 20 U.S.C. § 1002, 20 U.S.C. § 6311, 20 U.S.C. § 7112, 20 U.S.C. § 7801, 42 U.S.C. § 11434a

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 533 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (533)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 2958 do?
Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental-health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies (LEAs). Grant funds may be used for specified purposes, including to provide student-loan forgiveness and tuition credits and to support recruitment, hiring, and training. In addition, ED shall establish a program to provide student-loan forgiveness for individuals who (1) are not, and have never been, participants in the grant program established by the bill; and (2) have been employed by low-income LEAs for five or more consecutive school years as mental-health services providers.
Who sponsors HR 2958?
HR 2958 is sponsored by Chu, Judy (Democratic), Deutch, Theodore E. (Democratic), Lowenthal, Alan S. (Democratic), Napolitano, Grace F. (Democratic), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), DeFazio, Peter A. (Democratic), Kuster, Ann M. (Democratic), Lee, Susie (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie (Democratic), Blumenauer, Earl (Democratic), and García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 2958?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 2958?
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