HB1947
Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224)
Chief Patron:
Holly Seibold (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report.
Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to survey each local education agency (LEA) in the Commonwealth to determine (i) how public schools governed by such LEA currently grant access to local departments of social services and community services boards and other community-based providers of mental and behavioral health services ... (More) and (ii) what school-based mental and behavioral health services are made available by such LEA. The bill requires the Department to utilize the results of and feedback from the survey to inform the continued development and improvement of guidelines for school professionals to support students and families by connecting them with community resources that provide mental and behavioral health services. The bill requires the Department to report to the Commission on Youth by November 1, 2025, any findings and recommendations that result from the survey. This bill is identical to SB 768. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101252D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/18/2025 - House: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/18/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1947)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/12/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1947ER)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1947)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/15/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
- 02/18/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 224 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224)
