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SB00019 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN CERTAIN RURAL AREAS.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN CERTAIN RURAL AREAS.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. Stephen G. Harding, 30th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-27
Official status
Public Hearing 03/05
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify which rural areas are included, but it is mentioned that these areas are in the northwest part of the state.

Funding for Mental Health Services in Rural Schools

This act provides money from the General Fund to support school-based mental health services in certain rural areas when federal funding decreases.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides money from the General Fund to support school-based mental health services.
  • Aims to cover decreases in federal funding for these services.
  • Targets specific rural areas in the northwest part of the state.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Schools and students in rural areas in the northwest part of the state.
  • The Department of Education, which will receive funds to distribute.

Terms To Know

General Fund
A fund that holds money for different government programs and services.
School-based mental health services
Services provided by schools, like counseling or therapy, to help students with their emotional and mental well-being.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact amount of money is not specified in the bill text.
  • It only applies to specific rural areas in the northwest part of the state.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/05

  2. 2026-02-20 APP

    Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

  3. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To offset decreases in federal funding for school-based mental health services in the northwest part of the state.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 203 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 19
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 203

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. HARDING, 30th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN CERTAIN RURAL AREAS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of ____ dollars be appropriated to the Department of 1
Education, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2
2027, for school -based mental health services in rural areas in the 3
northwest part of the state. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To offset decreases in federal funding for school -based mental health
services in the northwest part of the state.