Bill > HF3742

This bill requires school districts and charter schools that have received funding to hire student mental health support staff to develop a plan to conduct evidence-based mental health screenings on students in kindergarten through grade 12. The bill also creates a new "student mental health supports revenue" to fund two full-time student mental health support staff positions for every 2,000 or fewer students, and appropriates money from the general fund to the Department of Education for this purpose. The bill includes provisions related to parental notice and consent, data privacy, and the use of screening results. The bill's key provisions aim to improve access to mental health support services for students in schools across Minnesota.