Originally published: . Volume 14, No. 5. Source pages: 8.
Rep. Marcelle's HB 353 Still Pending in House Ed Committee
HB 353 by Rep. Marcelle provides relative to student behavior, discipline, and behavioral and mental health and is pending in the House Education Committee.
The proposed law adds that a student may be absent for up to three days in any school year related to the student's mental or behavioral health, that such absences shall not require a certification in writing in order to be excused, that the child may make up missed school work, and that the child shall be referred to school support personnel following the second day of absence.
Present law requires instruction on mental health and lists the minimum information to be included. Proposed law adds the difference between mental and physical health and the management of stress and anxiety to the list.
Present law provides for in-service training for school employees on adverse childhood experiences (known as ACEs). Proposed law requires DOE to develop and administer a pilot program for the purpose of implementing ACEs screening, to select three school systems to participate in the program, and consult with experts in the fields of mental health, behavioral health, and trauma-informed restorative services in developing and administering the program.
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