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Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House2025-04-03

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Plain Language Summary

This bill creates a three-year pilot program that provides $250,000 annually to up to eight school districts to establish mental health crisis units in their schools. Each crisis unit would include a school nurse, social worker, and licensed mental health counselor to respond to student mental health emergencies during school hours.

Arguments in Favor

• •Supporters argue this addresses a critical need for immediate mental health response in schools, particularly in districts with limited resources or histories of traumatic events.
• •The program provides trained professionals who can respond quickly to mental health crises, potentially preventing tragedy and improving student well-being while reducing burden on emergency services.

Arguments Against

• •Opponents may question whether $2 million in pilot funding is sufficient to create meaningful change across the state, whether the three-year limit is long enough to assess effectiveness, or whether resources would be better spent on broader mental health prevention and treatment infrastructure in schools statewide.