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School Mental Health and Rural Connectivity Act

Status: HopperSession: September 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Education

Summary

This bill would expand grants to help schools hire more mental health professionals, build tele-mental health partnerships, and improve broadband access for underserved students, especially in rural and small-state districts. It also requires basic reporting on service availability, student access, and program outcomes.

Full text

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize expanded competitive and formula grant funding for states, local educational agencies, and eligible tribal and rural communities to increase the number of school-based mental health professionals, support tele-mental health partnerships with community providers, and improve reliable broadband access for underserved schools and students, with priority for rural and small-state districts, and to require basic reporting on service availability, student access, and program outcomes.

Sponsor

Caroline FosterDemocratic Party

Cosponsors

Results

This bill has not reached a completed state yet. Results and disposition history will appear here when available.