2022
Regular Session
Mental Awareness Program for School Act; enact to provide for mental health service providers and certain trauma-informed training.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MENTAL AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE MENTAL AWARENESS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES IN EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS; TO DEFINE TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL COUNSELOR OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDER PER 250 STUDENTS; TO AUTHORIZE UNDERFUNDED AND UNDERSTAFFED SCHOOL TO EMPLOY ONE SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO SERVICE ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE EMPLOYING SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF TIME AND DUTIES WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL COUNSELORS OR SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS TO CREATE A TRAUMA-INFORMED TEAM FOR EACH SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO REPORT THE NUMBER AND PLACEMENT OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS IN THE DISTRICT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SOCIAL WORK CONSORTIUM AND CERTAIN STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO PLACE MASTER'S LEVEL GRADUATE STUDENTS INTO SCHOOLS AS SCHOOL COUNSELORS UNDER A SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP PROGRAM; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-9-80, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, TO CREATE A TOOLKIT TO ASSIST SCHOOLS IN IMPLEMENTING TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
11/16/22 at 22:00
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B
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House Bill 832
HB 832
H
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
Passage
Education
F
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Appropriations
F
../../House_cmtes/AP.xml
Education
F
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Appropriations
T
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Cockerham
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Summers
../../House_authors/Summers.xml
Felsher
../../House_authors/Felsher.xml
Stamps
../../House_authors/Stamps.xml
Paden
../../House_authors/Paden.xml
A
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A
../../code_sections/037/00090079.xml
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01/17 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
2
01/26 (H) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
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02/01 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To ED
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02/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
5
02/08 (H) Read the Third Time
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02/09 (H) Amended
7
02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
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02/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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02/11 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
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02/23 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
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03/01 (S) Died In Committee
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Amendment No 1
Adopted
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Voice Vote
N
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