Permits certain mental health professionals working in school districts to refer or help facilitate referral of students to private professional counselors.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2021
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 23, 2020
Last action Mar 4, 2021
Floor votes · General Assembly Mar 1, 2021
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 80
Mar 1, 2021
D
Democratic54
87% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (70-0-0)
lower
Dec 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
4 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
Lou Greenwald
DDemocratic
P
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NC
Nicholas Chiaravalloti
DDemocratic
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