From the ECS State Policy Database Health--Mental Health

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary VA Signed into law 02/2013 Postsec. Community College Mental Health Referral H.B. 2322/S.B. 1078 Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to develop a mental health referral policy that would require community colleges to designat... More... CA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Referral to Mental Health Services A.B. 114 - Referral to Mental Health Services From bill summary: Makes certain provisions authorizing referral, through a prescribed process, of a pupil suspected of needing mental healt... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide H.B. 1386 - Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide Directs the department of public health, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, to provide and annually update a list of best prac... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Students Served in Residential Mental Health S.B. 1707 Requires a local board of education to allocate funding in an amount equal to the per pupil state and local funds received by the LEA to sta... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Improving the Delivery of School Psychological Services to Children S.P. 327 Changes the term "school psychological service provider" to "school psychologist" in state law regarding to school psychological services. R... More... MS Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Mental Health and Teacher Shortage Committees H.B. 1177 Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist i... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Relating to Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Suicide Prevention H.B. 1163 Requires the offices of the education ombudsman and the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group on school bullying and ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher Preparation - Mental Health Issues H.B. 2004 Requires that mental illness symptoms identification and mental health issues be incorporated into teacher preparation systems. http://webse... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Training for Suicide Prevention S.B. 226 Relates to suicide prevention training for school personnel; provides that health finance commission is to study the topic of teen suicide, ... More... NY Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Minority Mental Health Act A.B. 5055 Enacts the Minority Mental Health Act. Establishes the Division of Minority Mental Health within the Office of Mental Health. Provides the d... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Prohibits Universal Mental Health Screening S.B. 850 Prohibits universal mental health testing or psychiatric or socio-emotional screening of juveniles unless consented to by a parent or guardi... More... CT Signed into law 06/2008 Postsec. Community College Awareness/Intervention Related to College Students w/ Mental Illness S.B. 467 Requires each constituent unit of the state system of higher education and each independent college or university to submit a plan to the De... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Mental Health Awareness S.B. 640 Adds mental health education and awareness to the list of topics that shall be covered in family life education curricula. http://leg1.state... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 School Psychology Internship Consortium H.B. 1363 Provides that, subject to appropriations, the state board of education must provide grants to the School Psychology Internship Consortium fo... More... IL Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Children's Mental Health Initiative Grants 23 IAC 555.10 thru .160, and Appendix A Creates new Part of rules, "Children's Mental Health Initiative Grants." Subpart A, "School Mental Health Support Grants," (pages 136-141 of... More... TN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Training in Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness H.B. 933 Encourages the use of a certain number of in-service training days. Such training shall place an emphasis on understanding the warning signs... More... MD Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Student Self-Injury Prevention H.B. 1046 Requires the State Superintendent of Schools, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to establish and promote in... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Teen Early Intervention Mental Health and Substance Abuse Specialist Program S.B. 1147 Defines "teens at risk" as public school students in grades 7-12 who have been identified as expressing or exhibiting indications of depres... More... MN Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities Following Treatment S.B. 1499 Ensures a student's ability to participate in league-sponsored activities after completing licensed treatment programs for alcohol or substa... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Psychiatric Evaluations & Medical Recommendations for Students H.B. 202 Prohibits school personnel from conducting a psychiatric or behavioral health evaluation or mental health screening, test, evaluation, or as... More... WY Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Preschool Mental Health Services S.B. 34 Allows funds to be appropriated for developmental preschool mental health or social-emotional development services and training. http://leg... More... NY Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Children's Mental Health Advisory Board S.B. 6672 Establishes the children's mental health advisory board to promulgate and monitor the implementation of a children's mental health plan. Req... More... NY Vetoed 08/2006 P-12 Centers of Excellence in Culturally and Linguistically Competent Mental Health A.B. 9593 Directs the office of mental health to establish two centers of excellence in culturally competent mental health to investigate and dissemin... More... MI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Suicide Prevention & Education Programs H.B. 4375 Encourages schools to provide age-appropriate instruction programs regarding warning signs and risk factors of suicide and depression and th... More... LA Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Student Mental Health H.B. 234 Requires local public school boards to adopt policies prohibiting teachers from: (1) Recommending that a student be administered a pyschotro... More... AK Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Recommending or Refusing Psychotropic Drugs S.B. 48 Prohibits public schools from denying students access to programs or services because a student's parent has refused to place the student on... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Student Mental Health Screening S.B. 1324 Relates to mental health screening of pupils; provides that a school district or charter school must have the written, signed consent of the... More... ME Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Health Coverage for College Students S.B. 777; LD 2014 Requires individual and group health insurance policies to continue coverage for dependent children up to 24 years of age who are unable to ... More... CO Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Teacher Professional Development on Student Mental Health H.B. 1098 Allows public school teachers to receive professional development credit by attending an in-service program on juvenile mental health issues... More... MA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Students w/ Autism H.B. 1123 Relates to the special education needs of children with autism spectrum disorder. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht01pdf/ht01123.pdf... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Titles Used by School Psychologists H.B. 1302 Relates to school psychologists; clarifies that persons under contract with school districts to perform psychological services may use the s... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Panel of Experts A.B. 2068 Encourages the Regents of the University of California to convene, to the extent that sufficient annual funds are provided for this purpose,... More...