# 115-hr-5932: Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act

115-hr-5932, Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5932
- Congress: 115
- Title: Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
- Introduced: 2018-05-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental-health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies (LEAs). Grant funds may be used for specified purposes, including to provide student-loan forgiveness and tuition credits and to support recruitment, hiring, and training. In addition, ED shall establish a program to provide student-loan forgiveness for individuals who: (1) are not, and have never been, participants in the grant program established by the bill; and (2) have been employed by low-income LEAs for five or more consecutive school years as mental-health services providers.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5932 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5932)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6193)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5932 (as of 2025-11-18).