Education, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "School Mental Health Transparency Act"; requires the department to consult relevant agencies to compile a list of mental health resources; requires public schools to use the department's list to compile lists of mental health resources available to enrolled students and provide the lists to students' parents; requires that lists of mental health resources be published on the website of the department and each public school. - Amends TCA Title 1...

Summary

The bill directs the Tennessee Department of Education to create and maintain an online list of mental‑health services available to students, consulting multiple state agencies. Each public school must then produce its own list based on the state list, give it to parents or students each year, and post it on the school website. The goal is to improve transparency and access to mental‑health help for K‑12 students and their families.

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