HB224
Public schools; mental health awareness training.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Chief Patron:
Rozia Henson (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Public schools; teachers and other relevant personnel; mental health awareness training.
Requires each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the applicable school board, employed on a full-time basis to complete mental health awareness training that addresses the needs of youth populations that are at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders in accordance with evidence-based best ... (More) practices developed by the American Psychological Association. Current law requires such teachers and personnel to complete mental health awareness training but does not contain any requirements relating to the specific topics such training must address. The bill prohibits any of its provisions or any policy adopted in accordance with its provisions from being construed to permit biased or discriminatory treatment of any youth population deemed to be at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/04/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102611D
- 01/04/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/19/2024 - House: Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/22/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/23/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/24/2024 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
- 01/24/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24105961D-H1
- 01/26/2024 - House: Read first time
- 01/29/2024 - House: Read second time
- 01/29/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24105961D-H1
- 01/29/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB224H1
- 01/30/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N)
- 01/30/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 36-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/02/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB224H1)
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/29/2024 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2024 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (66-Y 32-N)
- 03/05/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (66-Y 32-N)
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB224ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB224ER)
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/2024 - House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 04/17/2024 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
