Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06201 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/24/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 1837   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6201  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 1837 
 
 
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83rd Dist. 
REP. CURREY, 11th Dist. 
SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist. 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF MENTAL HEALTH 
EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That section 10-16b of the general statutes be amended to require 1 
that the health curriculum of the prescribed courses of study for public 2 
schools include mental health education.  3 
Statement of Purpose:   
To require the public school health curriculum to include education on 
mental health issues.