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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4930
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve
mental health services for students, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Mr. KENNEDY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to improve mental health services for students,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Mental Health
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Services Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH.
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(a) STATE USE OF FUNDS.—Section 4104(b)(3)(B)
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of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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(20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(B)) is amended—
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(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(v) improving the mental health serv-
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ices available to students, which may in-
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clude—
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‘‘(I) identifying and dissemi-
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nating best practices for mental
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health first aid;
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‘‘(II) assisting in the establish-
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ment or implementation of emergency
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planning, which may include emer-
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gency response teams to address
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emergencies at schools;
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‘‘(III) establishing or identifying
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agreements with local health agencies,
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including nonprofit, public, and pri-
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vate mental health agencies and insti-
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tutions, to improve coordination of
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services; and
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‘‘(IV) telehealth services; and’’.
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(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS.—
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Section 4106(e)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7116(e)(1)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
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the end;
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
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paragraph (F); and
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the
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following:
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‘‘(E) if applicable, how funds will be used
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for activities related to providing mental health
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services under section 4108; and’’.
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(c) ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVE USE
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OF TECHNOLOGY.—Section 4109 of the Elementary and
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Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7119) is
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amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
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the end;
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(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
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riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(7) providing technology to improve mental
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health services.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘A local’’ and inserting the
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following:
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A local’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation described in
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paragraph (1) shall not apply to technology infra-
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structure that is also used for mental health serv-
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ices.’’.
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