Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 246 — Mental health services.

Last action — Public Law 69

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    3 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Requires a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school to certify to the department of homeland security that the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school has a memorandum of understanding in place with a community mental health center or provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental and behavioral health services to students before applying for a grant from the Indiana secured school fund. Provides that the community mental health center or provider may be employed by the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school. Requires a school corporation and a charter school to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental and behavioral health services to students. Requires the division of mental health and addiction to develop a memorandum of understanding for referral and assist school corporations and charter schools in obtaining a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or an appropriate provider. Requires each school corporation and charter school that enters into a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or appropriate provider to comply with certain confidentiality and referral requirements.

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Action History

  1. Public Law 69

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 358: yeas 48, nays 0

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 350: yeas 83, nays 2

  8. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  10. House advisors appointed: Schaibley, Sherman, Hatfield and Shackleford

  11. House conferees appointed: Cook and Austin

  12. Senate advisors appointed: Merritt, Randolph Lonnie M, Becker and Ford J.D.

  13. Senate conferees appointed: Crider and Mrvan

  14. Senate dissented from House amendments

  15. Motion to dissent filed

  16. Senator Grooms added as coauthor

  17. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 188: yeas 95, nays 2

  19. Representative Hatfield added as cosponsor

  20. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  21. Amendment #1 (Austin) prevailed; Roll Call 179: yeas 95, nays 0

  22. Representative Shackleford added as cosponsor

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. Representative Schaibley added as cosponsor

  25. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  26. Referred to the House

  27. Senator Stoops added as coauthor

  28. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  29. Senator Melton added as coauthor

  30. Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

  31. Senator Rogers added as coauthor

  32. Senator Raatz added as coauthor

  33. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  34. Senator Mrvan added as coauthor

  35. Senator Merritt added as second author

  36. House sponsor: Representative Cook

  37. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 32: yeas 50, nays 0

  38. Senator Becker added as coauthor

  39. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  40. Amendment #1 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote

  41. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  42. First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation

  43. Authored by Senator Crider

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (134)

134 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 246 do?
Requires a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school to certify to the department of homeland security that the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school has a memorandum of understanding in place with a community mental health center or provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental and behavioral health services to students before applying for a grant from the Indiana secured school fund. Provides that the community mental health center or provider may be employed by the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school. Requires a school corporation and a charter school to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental and behavioral health services to students. Requires the division of mental health and addiction to develop a memorandum of understanding for referral and assist school corporations and charter schools in obtaining a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or an appropriate provider. Requires each school corporation and charter school that enters into a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or appropriate provider to comply with certain confidentiality and referral requirements.
Who sponsors SB 246?
SB 246 is sponsored by Ryan Hatfield, Robin Shackleford (Democrat), Donna Schaibley, Anthony Cook, Ronald Grooms, Mark Stoops, Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Eddie Melton, J.D. Ford (Democrat), Linda Rogers (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Frank Mrvan, Vaneta Becker (Republican), James Merritt, and Michael Crider (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 246?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2020. Enacted.
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