Improving Mental Health in Schools Act
This bill includes certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel for purposes of elementary and secondary education.
Specifically, the bill revises the definition of specialized instructional support personnel in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include qualified mental health professionals involved in providing mental health services for students. These professionals include, among others, marriage and family therapists, licensed clinical social workers, and clinical psychologists.
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include 
   certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional 
                           support personnel.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Mental Health in Schools 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

    Section 8101(47)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(47)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``and 
school psychologists'' and inserting ``school psychologists, and other 
qualified mental health professionals involved in providing mental 
health services for students, including marriage and family therapists, 
licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed clinical social 
workers, and clinical psychologists (including individuals completing 
supervised postgraduate hours required to become a marriage and family 
therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed clinical 
social worker, or clinical psychologist)''.
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Improving Mental Health in Schools Act
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel.
Improving Mental Health in Schools Act
Rep. Harder, Josh