HB0288 | Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council

Description
General Description: 

This bill creates and establishes duties for the Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill creates and establishes duties for the Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council which will make finding and recommendations regarding mental and behavioral health, and substance abuse issues support to youth and families.

Bill Details
Year: 
2021
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 16, 2021
Sponsor
Representative
Republican - District 59
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Impact on Children: 

Passage of this bill will establish a cooperative council of education and mental health leaders to work to provide support for youth and families related to mental and behavioral health, as well as substance abuse issues.

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

That Utah PTA support prevention and intervention initiatives and appropriate state funding for:
(1) collaborative efforts between the home, school, private physicians, and community
resource agencies to create support networks for families,
(2) developing uniform methods for screening and referral,
(3) increasing the number of school psychologists and social workers, and
(4) improving training of primary care physicians in mental illness assessment and
treatment;