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2024 SESSION
HB 224 Public schools; mental health awareness training.
Introduced by: Rozia A. Henson, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public schools; teachers and other relevant personnel; mental health awareness training. Requires each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the applicable school board, employed on a full-time basis to complete mental health awareness training that addresses the needs of youth populations that are at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders in accordance with evidence-based best practices developed by the American Psychological Association. Current law requires such teachers and personnel to complete mental health awareness training but does not contain any requirements relating to the specific topics such training must address. The bill prohibits any of its provisions or any policy adopted in accordance with its provisions from being construed to permit biased or discriminatory treatment of any youth population deemed to be at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102611D pdf
- 01/24/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105961D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB224ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/04/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102611D
- 01/04/24 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/24 House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/23/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/24/24 House: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
- 01/24/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105961D-H1
- 01/26/24 House: Read first time
- 01/29/24 House: Read second time
- 01/29/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24105961D-H1
- 01/29/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB224H1
- 01/30/24 House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N)
- 01/30/24 House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 36-N)
- 01/31/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/24 Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
- 02/29/24 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/24 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/04/24 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/04/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/24 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 19-N)
- 03/05/24 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N)
- 03/05/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 32-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB224ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/24 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/24 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024