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HB24 • 2025

School Behavioral Health Support Act; enact

School Behavioral Health Support Act; enact

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Scott, Sandra
Last action
2025-02-11
Official status
House Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms the bill's intent through its title but does not provide specific details on how grants would be awarded or what activities they could cover.

School Behavioral Health Support Act

This bill proposed creating a grant program for school-linked behavioral health services but was withdrawn by its author before becoming law.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposed to establish a school-linked behavioral health grant program under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
  • Schools that might have applied for behavioral health support grants

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill was withdrawn from consideration by the author on February 11, 2025.
  • Because it was withdrawn, no effective date is listed and the law does not take effect.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-11 Georgia General Assembly

    House Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration

Official Summary Text

School Behavioral Health Support Act; enact