Bill Text: IA HF2275 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for behavioral health resource coordinators in middle and high schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-01 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 181. [HF2275 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2275-Introduced.html
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FILE
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BY
MADISON
and
STAED
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
behavioral
health
resource
coordinators
in
1
middle
and
high
schools.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
Coordination
of
behavioral
1
health
resources.
2
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
the
3
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
that
4
is
a
middle
or
high
school
shall
designate
an
employee
of
each
5
middle
school
and
high
school
as
a
behavioral
health
resource
6
coordinator
for
the
school.
7
2.
The
duties
of
a
behavioral
health
resource
coordinator
8
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
following:
9
a.
Providing
information
to
students
and
school
employees
10
regarding
mental
health
resources
available
at
the
school.
11
b.
At
the
direction
of
the
board
or
authorities,
overseeing
12
and
serving
as
a
point
of
contact
for
any
activities
or
13
initiatives
to
improve
or
provide
access
to
mental
health
14
resources
to
students
and
school
employees
at
the
school,
15
including
but
not
limited
to
activities
authorized
by
chapter
16
280A;
employee
training
opportunities
relating
to
mental
17
health,
including
but
not
limited
to
training
required
18
by
section
279.70;
and
any
other
state,
local,
or
school
19
activities
or
initiatives.
20
3.
Area
education
agencies
and
the
department
of
education
21
shall
provide
assistance
to
behavioral
health
resource
22
coordinators
in
carrying
out
the
duties
provided
in
this
23
section
and
disseminate
best
practices
regarding
mental
health
24
resources
to
behavioral
health
resource
coordinators
on
a
25
statewide
basis.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
requires
a
school
board
and
the
authorities
in
30
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
that
is
a
middle
or
31
high
school
to
designate
an
employee
of
each
middle
school
and
32
high
school
as
a
behavioral
health
resource
coordinator
for
the
33
school.
34
The
bill
provides
duties
of
behavioral
health
resource
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coordinators,
including
but
not
limited
to
providing
1
information
to
students
and
school
employees
regarding
mental
2
health
resources
available
at
the
school
and
overseeing
and
3
serving
as
a
point
of
contact
for
any
activities
or
initiatives
4
to
improve
or
provide
access
to
mental
health
resources
to
5
students
and
school
employees
at
the
school.
6
The
bill
requires
area
education
agencies
and
the
department
7
of
education
to
provide
assistance
to
behavioral
health
8
resource
coordinators
in
carrying
out
their
duties
and
9
disseminate
best
practices
regarding
mental
health
resources
to
10
behavioral
health
resource
coordinators
on
a
statewide
basis.
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