Bill > HR1415

This bill, the School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act, aims to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to high-need local educational agencies to hire and retain school social workers. The bill's purpose is to increase access to mental health and other student support services in elementary and secondary schools to reach the recommended ratio of one school social worker for every 250 students, or one for every 50 students with intensive needs. The grants can be used to retain existing school social workers, hire additional ones, or contract with school social workers, and the funds must be used to provide a range of services to support student success, including counseling, trauma-informed services, and case management. The bill also establishes a National Technical Assistance Center for School Social Work to support state and local efforts to improve the school social work workforce.