HB 1377: Improving students mental health by enhancing nonacademic professional services

HB 1377 addresses the role of a school counselor, a social worker, and a psychologist in promoting student achievement and creating a safe learning environment. It requires first-class school districts to provide at least one hour of professional collaboration for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists that focuses on recognizing signs of emotional or behavioral distress in students. It also creates the professiona