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Committee debates expanding who counts as qualified school mental-health personnel; adjourns before final amendment vote
Summary
The committee heard SB 2 97, a technical correction to school mental-health personnel definitions. Supporters said it clarifies roles and grows the workforce; opponents warned that including interns and additional provider types could lower professional standards and divert limited grant funds. A substitute motion to remove interns was offered and accepted as friendly, but the committee adjourned before final action on that amendment.
The committee considered SB 2 97, a technical bill to clarify which school-based personnel qualify for student health counseling under state code. Representative Hayes, presenting for Senator Buss, said the bill "is just making a technical correction" to align code with current practice and that it does not create a new program or seek funding.
The measure lists school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers and adds language intended to capture other licensed providers already working in…
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