118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1665Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2023

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

Education
Introduced May 17, 2023
Last action May 17, 2023
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This bill requires the Department of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education. The commission must conduct a study and report on services available to students with mental health disabilities in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and the effectiveness of such services in supporting these students; the impact of policies and procedures, such as reasonable accommodation and disciplinary policies, that help or hinder the goal of providing equal opportunity to these students; the use of protected health information of these students by IHEs; the impact of providing mental health se...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
May 17, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 17, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.