Employment Of School Mental Health Professionals
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2023 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning employment of certain school-based therapists.
Bill Summary:
Under current law, a mental health professional must be licensed by the department of education (department) in order to work in a school. The act authorizes a school or school district, the state charter school institute, a board of cooperative services that operates a school, or the division of youth services to employ school-based therapists who are not licensed by the department but hold a Colorado license for their profession to work in coordination with licensed special service providers to coordinate mental health supports for students. Before being employed, the school-based therapists must satisfy certain requirements for nonlicensed school employees, including a fingerprint-based criminal background check. Any school-based therapists may be supervised by a mentor special services provider or a licensed administrator. If an eligible school-based therapist provides services to a student related to the student's individualized education program, the eligible school-based therapist must have qualifications consistent with the student's individualized education program.
APPROVED by Governor May 4, 2023
EFFECTIVE May 4, 2023
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Prime Sponsors
Senator
Janice Marchman
Senator
Sonya Jaquez Lewis
Representative
Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Representative
Mary Young
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Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.011 | The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 23-004, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment H). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment I). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment J). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment K). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 23-004, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/19/2023 | House Amendments | REPASS |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/19/2023 | House Amendments | CONCUR |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 02/16/2023 | Third Reading | BILL |
30
AYE
0
NO
5
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/18/2023 | Third Reading | BILL |
62
AYE
0
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/06/2023 | L.011 | HOU Education | Passed [*] | |
| 02/10/2023 | L.003 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 02/10/2023 | L.004 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 02/10/2023 | L.006 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 02/10/2023 | L.009 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 02/09/2023 | L.001 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 02/09/2023 | L.005 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2023 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 04/27/2023 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 04/27/2023 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/26/2023 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 04/19/2023 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 04/18/2023 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/17/2023 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/12/2023 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/06/2023 | House | House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/21/2023 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Education |
| 02/16/2023 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/15/2023 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 02/09/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/09/2023 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
Co-Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2023 | 146 | Employment Of School Mental Health Professionals |