Bill > HR2958

This bill aims to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies. The bill establishes a grant program that awards funding to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental health providers in high-need schools. Grant funds can be used for student loan forgiveness, tuition credits, recruitment, hiring, and training. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Education to establish a separate student loan forgiveness program for individuals employed as school-based mental health providers by low-income school districts for at least 5 consecutive years, even if they were not participants in the grant program. The bill also requires a study to identify a formula for future designation of regions with shortages of school-based mental health providers.