House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
223
BY
BROWN-POWERS
,
GOSA
,
EHLERT
,
GJERDE
,
R.
JOHNSON
,
KURTH
,
CROKEN
,
and
WILBURN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
mental
health
resources
for
students
1
enrolled
in
public
schools.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
279.87
relating
to
the
publication
of
4
mental
health
resources
and
partnering
with
students
to
find
5
additional
ways
to
increase
student
awareness
of
mental
health
6
resources
and
information
related
to
mental
health.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
paragraph:
9
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
10
requirements
of
section
279.87
relating
to
the
publication
of
11
mental
health
resources
and
partnering
with
students
to
find
12
additional
ways
to
increase
student
awareness
of
mental
health
13
resources
and
information
related
to
mental
health.
14
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.87
Mental
health
resources.
15
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
16
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
17
do
all
of
the
following:
18
1.
Publish
on
the
school
district’s
or
accredited
nonpublic
19
school’s
internet
site
the
mental
health
resources
created
by
20
your
life
Iowa,
or
a
link
to
where
such
mental
health
resources
21
may
be
accessed
on
your
life
Iowa’s
internet
site.
22
2.
Partner
with
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
23
accredited
nonpublic
school
in
order
to
find
additional
ways
24
to
increase
student
awareness
of
mental
health
resources
and
25
information
related
to
mental
health.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
mental
health
resources
for
students
30
enrolled
in
school
districts,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
31
zone
schools.
The
bill
requires
schools
to
publish
on
the
32
school’s
internet
site
the
mental
health
resources
created
by
33
your
life
Iowa,
or
a
link
to
where
such
mental
health
resources
34
may
be
accessed
on
your
life
Iowa’s
internet
site,
and
to
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partner
with
students
enrolled
in
the
school
in
order
to
find
1
additional
ways
to
increase
student
awareness
of
mental
health
2
resources
and
information
related
to
mental
health.
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