Bill > HR5553

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand mental health and substance use disorder service grant eligibility to include area career and technical education (CTE) schools, in addition to traditional higher education institutions. Specifically, the bill modifies existing language to replace references to "institutions of higher education" with the broader term "covered institutions," which now explicitly includes CTE schools as defined by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. This change means that area CTE schools can now apply for and potentially receive federal grants to support mental health and substance use disorder services for their students. The bill, known as the "CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act," aims to provide additional mental health resources and support to students in career and technical education programs, recognizing that these students may have unique mental health needs that were previously not addressed by existing grant programs.

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