Connecticut 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 D cosponsors

SB 934 — AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

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    To Executive
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This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. 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.

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Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
934 January Session, 2021 LCO No.
189 January Session, 2021 Substitute Senate Bill No.
3791 Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN Introduced by:
934 Senate, March 29, 2021 The Committee on Children reportedthrough SEN.
(KID) AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
ANWAR of the 3rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) Not later than September 1, 2021, each local and regional board of education shall compile, and annually update, a list of every mental and emotional health resource available to the students in such board's school district.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than September 1, 2021, each local and regional board of education shall compile, and annually update, a list of every mental and emotional health resource available to the students and families in such board's school district.
Eachresourceshallbelistedwithatelephonenumber, anelectronicmail address or an Internet link.
Each resource shall be listed with a telephone number, an electronic mail address or an Internet link.
Each board shall post the list of available mentalandemotional healthresourcesonsuchboard'sInternet web site and annually notify parents of students in the school district about where to find such list.
Each board shall post the list of available mental and emotional health resources on such board's Internet web site and distribute such list to parents of students in the school district at least semiannually, in September and May of each school year.
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year sSB934 / File No.
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189 thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall distribute to students taking a course in health and safety an age and developmentally appropriate list of mental and emotional health resources available to such students, including, but not limited to, national youth suicide prevention helplines accessible by text message.
Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section LCO No.
Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section KID Joint Favorable Subst.
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sSB934 / File No.
934 Statement of Purpose:
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To require each local and regional board of education to list on such board's Internet web site the mental and emotional health resources available to students.
189 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
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OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill requires local and regional school districts to annually compile, update, and distribute various information related to mental and emotional health resources.
This is not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact, as local and regional boards of education have staff and resources available to complete the tasks required by the bill.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None sSB934 / File No.
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189 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 934 AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SUMMARY This bill requires each local and regional school board, by September 1, 2021, to compile and annually update a list of every mental and emotional health resource available to students and families in the board’s district.
Under the bill, the list must include resources provided by the board, community providers, school-based health centers, or the state.
Each resource must be listed with a telephone number, an email address, or an Internet link.
The bill requires each board to (1) post the list of resources on its website and (2) distribute the list to parents of students in the school districtatleastsemiannually,inSeptemberandMayofeachschoolyear.
It also requires each local and regional school board, beginning in the 2021-22 school year, to distribute an age- and developmentally- appropriate list of available mental and emotional health resources to students taking a health and safety course.
The list must include national youth suicide prevention helplines accessible by text message.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2021 COMMITTEE ACTION Committee on Children Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 12 Nay 1 (03/11/2021) sSB934 / File No.
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Action History

  1. MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATE

  2. FILE NO. 189

  3. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 151

  4. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/29/21

  7. FILED WITH LCO

  8. Joint Favorable Substitute

  9. PUBLIC HEARING 0302

  10. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 934?
SB 934 is sponsored by Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), Winkler, Michael A., Mary Welander (Democratic), and Gary A. Turco (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 934?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. 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.
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