Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8524 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8524 To effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2024 Ms. Clark of Massachusetts (for herself, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Underwood) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) One in 5 children ages 13 through 18 has, or will have, a seri…