Bill > H4177

This bill aims to improve the training of higher education counselors on deployment-related health conditions. The key provisions are: 1. The University of Massachusetts medical school is required to develop a continuing education program on deployment-related health conditions, covering topics such as symptoms, deployment cycle stressors, military culture, outreach strategies, and available resources and referral methods. 2. The University of Massachusetts medical school must establish a schedule to ensure that clinical and non-clinical counselors serving public institutions of higher education, including staff and faculty in admissions offices, counseling centers, health services, and academic advising centers, complete the continuing education program. 3. The University of Massachusetts medical school must develop the continuing education program within 180 days after the passage of this act. The goal of this bill is to equip higher education counselors with the knowledge and skills to better support students who are service members or veterans dealing with deployment-related health conditions.

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House Committee on Ways and Means (H)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4177