Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 315
Mental Health First Aid Training; require for instructional and administrative personnel employed by public school districts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING THAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO ALL LICENSED AND NONLICENSED INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL AND TO LICENSED ADMINISTRATORS BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARDS TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT A POLICY RELATING TO FREQUENCY OF THE REQUIRED TRAINING; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, WHICH MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THE TRAINING REQUIREMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-7-301 AND 37-7-343, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 8 to February 3, 2026, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Feb 3 · stopped26 days
EducationJan 8 to Feb 3 · stopped26 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.