Mental Health Career Promotion Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Feb 5, 2026
What it does
The Mental Health Career Promotion Act would establish a grant program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support mental and behavioral health career promotion initiatives in high schools and public junior or community colleges. Eligible entities—partnerships including educational agencies, colleges, and community-based mental health providers—would receive grants to develop programs that expose students to mental health careers through presentations, internships, mentorships, and shadowing opportunities. Grants would last up to five years, be renewable, prioritize geographical diversity, and require recipients to submit annual outcome reports, with no more than…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.