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WV HB3507
Bill
Status
3/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Toney
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AI Summary
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Establishes a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) Pilot Program consisting of 10 counties selected by the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability (LOCEA), requiring at least one QMHP in every public school within participating counties
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Classifies school counselors as QMHPs for purposes of this program, allowing the West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling to hire school counselors to serve as QMHPs in schools
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Requires a report to LOCEA after two years detailing pilot program results, at which point LOCEA may decide to expand the program to additional counties
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Removes language that prohibited school counselors from using outside referral services if additional cost was incurred by the county board
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Requires county boards to provide training for counselors and administrators, removing prior conditional language limiting training to when funds were available
Legislative Description
Relating to requiring the counties particpating in the QMHP Pilot Program to have at least one qualified mental health professional in each public school in that county.
Last Action
To House Finance
3/26/2025