Researcher: JC Page 1 3/29/21
OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 934
AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION
CONCERNING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES
BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SUMMARY
This bill requires each local and regional school board, by
September 1, 2021, to compile and annually update a list of every
mental and emotional health resource available to students and
families in the board’s district.
Under the bill, the list must include resources provided by the
board, community providers, school-based health centers, or the state.
Each resource must be listed with a telephone number, an email
address, or an Internet link.
The bill requires each board to (1) post the list of resources on its
website and (2) distribute the list to parents of students in the school
district at least semiannually, in September and May of each school
year.
It also requires each local and regional school board, beginning in
the 2021-22 school year, to distribute an age- and developmentally-
appropriate list of available mental and emotional health resources to
students taking a health and safety course. The list must include
national youth suicide prevention helplines accessible by text message.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2021
COMMITTEE ACTION
Committee on Children
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 12 Nay 1 (03/11/2021)