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HB 1459: Mental Health of Minors

GENERAL BILL by Driskell

Mental Health of Minors; Provides requirements for initiation of mental health examination & treatment of minors; provides monitoring duties for DCF & DOE relating to use of involuntary examinations & other mandatory mental health treatments of minors; provides reporting duties for schools; requires school districts, charter school sponsors, & other entities to develop & implement policies & procedures; requires school districts to submit policies & procedures to DOE.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2022 House • Filed
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2022 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee