TO CREATE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO NINETEEN YEARS OF AGE.

HB 1179 would require schools and childcare facilities to implement mental health survey programs for children from birth to 19 years old. The bill mandates these institutions to conduct regular, standardized surveys to gather information about children's mental health experiences and needs. This program directly affects all public and private schools and childcare centers serving children in this age range, requiring them to administer the surveys without implying clinical screening. The legislation clarifies it focuses on data collection through surveys, not medical assessments, following an amendment that replaced all "screening" references with "survey" throughout the bill.