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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6026
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1668
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
(By Request)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS AND
CHILDREN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require the state Board of 1
Education to amend the definition of "excused absence" to include 2
illness or recovery concerning mental health; (2) increase access to 3
outpatient mental health treatment by juveniles by allowing any minor 4
thirteen years of age or older to request and receive such treatment 5
without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian; and (3) permit 6
school districts to create, in consultation with the Department of Mental 7
Health and Addiction Services, evidence-based student mental health 8
screening programs appropriate for each grade and age level. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To promote the mental health of students and children.