Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide specific details on how often screenings should occur or what happens if parents do not consent to their child's screening.
Indiana School Mental Health Screening Act
This bill requires Indiana's public schools and charter schools to develop plans for yearly mental health and substance use disorder screenings for students from kindergarten through grade 12.
What This Bill Does
- Requires each school corporation and charter school in Indiana to develop a plan for conducting developmentally appropriate evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder screenings for students from kindergarten through grade 12.
- Establishes requirements for notifying parents, obtaining their consent, and destroying data after it is used.
- Directs the Department of Education to provide age-appropriate and evidence-based screening tools and resources to school corporations and charter schools.
Who It Names or Affects
- All public schools (referred to as 'school corporations') in Indiana
- Charter schools in Indiana
- Students from kindergarten through grade 12
Terms To Know
- school corporation
- A local school district in Indiana
- charter school
- A public school that is run by a private organization and has more freedom than regular public schools to set its own rules
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify the frequency of screenings.
- It's unclear what happens if parents do not give consent for their child's screening.