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HB0119

School Mental Health Grants

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In one sentence

This act creates a grant program for school districts in Wyoming to address student mental health needs by hiring additional staff like counselors and nurses, with funding provided through the public school foundation program account.

What it does

  • Creates a grant program for Wyoming school districts to hire more counselors, nurses, and other mental health professionals to help students.
  • Sets up rules for how grants are awarded based on each district's number of students from the previous year.
  • Requires schools to apply for the grants using forms provided by the state education department before specific deadlines.
  • Recommends that the state education department report back with findings and recommendations about the program after two years.

Who it affects

  • School districts in Wyoming
  • Students who may receive mental health services through this grant program

Limits and unknowns

  • This bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
  • Details about how the grants will be distributed are left up to rules made by the state education department.

Plain language

Terms to know

Grant
Money given by a government agency to help pay for something.
Average Daily Membership (ADM)
The average number of students enrolled in school each day, used to calculate funding.

Official record

Sources

Validated
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 6:04 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker explains that the bill addresses an urgent need for mental health services in schools, citing personal observations of children in crisis and suicide attempts. He argues it is a temporary grant program to fill funding gaps until a broader system recalibration can occur.

Public statementFloor statement at 36:25 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because she believes government cannot solve a problem it helped create through what is taught in schools.

Public statementFloor statement at 38:07 Watch the statement

Daniel Singh

R · H61

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that pouring money into the issue without addressing root causes is ineffective and not the role of government.

Public statementFloor statement at 38:27 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 38-23-1-0-02024-02-15 · House38 yes 23 no
Yes
38
No
23
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 38

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew ByronR · H22Art WashutR · H36Barry CragoR · H40Bob DavisR · H47Bob NicholasR · H07Clark D StithH48Cody WylieR · H39Cyrus WesternH51Dalton BanksR · H26Dan ZwonitzerH43Dave L ZwonitzerH08David E NorthrupH25Donald E Burkhart JrH15Ember OakleyH55Forrest ChadwickH62J.T. LarsonR · H17Jared OlsenR · H11Jerry A ObermuellerH56John C EklundH10Jon ConradH19Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Ken ChestekD · H13Ken CloustonR · H32Kevin O'HearnH59Landon BrownR · H09Lane AllredH21Liz StorerD · H23Lloyd LarsenR · H54Martha LawleyR · H27Mike YinD · H16Ryan BergerH49Sandy NewsomeH24Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas J WaltersH38Tony NiemiecH60Trey SherwoodD · H14William D HendersonH41

No 23

Allen SlagleH02Ben HornokH42Bill AllemandR · H58Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Clifford M JenningsH30Daniel SinghR · H61Jeanette WardH57Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04John BearR · H31John WinterR · H28Ken PendergraftR · H29Ocean AndrewR · H46Pepper OttmanR · H34Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR · H50Reuben TarverR · H52Sarah PennH33Scott HeinerR · H18Scott SmithR · H05Tamara TrujilloH44Tomi StrockR · H06Tony LockeR · H35

Excused 1

Abby AngelosR · H03

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed Introduction 38-23-1-0-0House
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO