Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.

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Plain-English Summary

Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies. Requires, no later than October 1, 2027, the Department of Education to develop, adopt, and provide to each local school board guidance on the adoption of policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students in the local school division and permits any school board to develop and adopt poli…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

Who it affects

Student / education borrower

Students will receive culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services.

Mental health service user

The bill mandates the development of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis

Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Students will receive culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services.
“Requires, no later than October 1, 2027, the Department of Education to develop, adopt, and provide to each local school board guidance on the adoption of policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students in the local school division”· Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies.
Mental health service userdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
The bill mandates the development of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students.
“culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students”· Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies.

What the Bill Does

Department of Education to develop and provide guidance on culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students.
Local school boards are to adopt policies governing the provision of these services.
Permits school boards to develop and adopt their own policies.

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