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Proposal:Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 117th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.
Geographic Scope
National

Description

Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021

This bill adds assisting school-based mental health professionals to the list of community services in which undergraduate, graduate, and professional students may participate under the Federal Work-Study Program.

Specifically, the bill revises the definition of community services to include activities in which the student assists a mental health professional with appropriate tasks (e.g., administrative assistance) so long as the professional is (1) a school-based mental health services provider, or (2) an overseer of a school-based mental health services provider.

Bill Title

Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021

Linked Goals

Steps

  • 2021-07-29: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • 2021-07-29: Introduced in House
  • 2021-07-29: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.