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Senate Education Committee advances mechanism to fund K–5 social-emotional health program when money is available
Summary
Senate Bill 178, which sets up a line item and framework to fund a K–5 Social and Emotional Health Act when appropriations are available, was advanced unanimously by the Senate Education Committee. Sponsors emphasized the bill creates a ready pathway for future funding and does not request new dollars now.
The Senate Education Committee voted unanimously to advance Senate Bill 178, a bill that establishes a budget line and framework for the kindergarten-through-fifth-grade Social and Emotional Health Act to be funded when the General Assembly provides money. Senator Michaelson Janae, the bill sponsor, described the measure as a way to have a ready structure "for the time when we have money to be able to invest in it." She said the original pilot began in 2019 and that local districts that participated found the approach useful.
Senator Michaelson Janae recounted personal experience and program history to explain the bill's purpose: a pilot placed teams of therapists in schools to follow students and provide…
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