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2026 Regular Session

HB740

Public Schools - School-Based Mental Health Services - Full-Time Therapist

Requiring each public school to employ a full-time therapist that provides school-based mental health services to students during the instructional day; and requiring the full-time therapist to be licensed and certified by the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists.

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Introduced in House February 3, 2026

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  1. House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
  2. House First Reading Ways and Means and Health
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