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IN SB0427

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2019

Primary Sponsor

Randall Head

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds integrated, school-based mental health services accessible to all students as an eligible purpose for grants from the Indiana Safe Schools Fund and Indiana Secured School Fund

  • Requires school mental health specialists or mental health providers from each school corporation to serve on county school safety commissions

  • Expands the Secured School Safety Board from 7 to 8 members by adding the director of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (or designee)

  • Allows school corporations and charter schools to use advances from the School Corporation and Charter School Safety Advance Program (up to $500,000 maximum) to implement integrated, school-based mental health services

  • Effective date: July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Student mental health and safety. Adds providing grants for integrated, school based mental health services for students to the purposes of the Indiana safe schools fund and Indiana secured school fund. Adds the school mental health specialist or the mental health provider for each school corporation to the membership of the county school safety commission. Expands the membership of the secured school safety board to include the director of the division of mental health and addiction or the director's designee. Provides that a school corporation or charter school may use an advance from the school corporation and charter school safety advance program to implement integrated, school based mental health services for students.

Last Action

Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

2/4/2019

Committee Referrals

Education and Career Development1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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