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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut proposes state funding to offset federal school mental health cuts in rural northwest
Last action · February 27, 2026: Public Hearing 03/05Sponsors: Stephen Harding and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Connecticut proposes an of state funds to the Department of Education for the ending June 30, 2027, to support school-based mental health services in rural areas of the state's northwest region.
Replaces potentially expiring federal dollars with state revenue to maintain counseling and psychological support programs for students in rural school districts.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Education
Receives the proposed appropriation and manages the distribution of funds for school-based mental health services.
Students in rural northwest Connecticut
Receive continued or replaced mental health support services funded through the state appropriation.
Key Facts
- The bill proposes appropriating an unspecified sum of dollars from the General Fund.
- Funds are directed to the Department of Education.
- The funding is targeted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
- The money is designated for school-based mental health services in rural areas of the state's northwest region.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/05
- Feb 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
- Feb 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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