AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF A MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE AS PART OF A STUDENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5988*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 1833
		01833
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. ALEXANDER, 58th Dist. (By Request)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF A MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE AS PART OF A STUDENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 10-206 of the general statutes be amended to include, as part of the health assessment, a mental health questionnaire to be completed by the parent or guardian of a student.

Statement of Purpose:

To require parents or guardians to complete a mental health questionnaire as part of a student health assessment for purposes of having a doctor determine whether a student should be referred to a mental health specialist.