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H.R. 1211: Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015

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H.R. 1211: Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-03 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015

Plain summary

Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. Requires a comprehensive school mental health program funded under this Act to assist children in dealing with trauma and violence. Makes only a partnership between a local educational agency and at least one community program or agency that is involved in mental health eligible for funding. Requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop a fiscally appropriate process for evaluating grant program activities, including the development of: (1) guidelines for the submission of program data by recipients; and (2) outcome measures to be applied by recipients in evaluating programs, including student and family measures and local educational measures.

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Official text

Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · 66 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Paul Tonko (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Gwen Moore (D-WI), John B. Larson (D-CT), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Judy Chu (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO) and 6 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1211 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114