OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa HB-6509 AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL -BASED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS. As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8170) House Calendar No.: 167 Primary Analyst: CP 5/19/21 Contributing Analyst(s): OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: None Municipal Impact: None Explanation The bill requires the Departments of Children and Families (DCF) and Public Health (DPH) to develop a plan to promote access to mental health services for children and youth in certain regions of the state. This has no fiscal impact as DCF and DPH have the staff expertise to complete such a study. House “A” strikes the original bill and its associated fiscal impact, thus becoming the bill with the above referenced fiscal impact. The Out Years State Impact: None Municipal Impact: None The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.