Mental health services.
Summary
Requires a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school to certify to the department of homeland security that the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school has a memorandum of understanding in place with a community mental health center or provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental and behavioral health services to students before applying for a grant from the Indiana secured school fund. Provides that the community mental health center or provider may be employed by the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school. Requires a school corporation and a charter school to enter into a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental and behavioral health services to students. Requires the division of mental health and addiction to develop a memorandum of understanding for referral and assist school corporations and charter schools in obtaining a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or an appropriate provider. Requires each school corporation and charter school that enters into a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health center or appropriate provider to comply with certain confidentiality and referral requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 3, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2020 · House Feb 18, 2020
How they voted
41–0
Passed
Total votes 41
Jan 21, 2020
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 358: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 350: yeas 83, nays 2
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 18, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (87-2-3)
house
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Austin) prevailed; Roll Call 179: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0)
senate
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JM
James Merritt
RRepublican
P
Michael Crider
RRepublican
P
TC
Tony Cook
RRepublican
Co
Donna Schaibley
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Melton
DDemocratic
Co
FM
Frank Mrvan
DDemocratic
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
Co
Jim Buck
RRepublican
Co
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
MS
Mark Stoops
DDemocratic
Co
Robin Shackleford
DDemocratic
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