Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2620
School districts; require to employ licensed mental health counselors and support staff.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EMPLOY A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, TOGETHER WITH SUPPORT STAFF PROPORTIONATE TO THE SIZE OF THE DISTRICT, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR TRAINING ALL TEACHERS IN IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, PREVENTING HARMFUL OR DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS, AND FOSTERING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.