Amendment #70 to H4879

Building and Sustaining the Mental Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services Workforce

Ms. Gouveia of Acton moves to amend the bill Moves to amend the bill in Section 56, after line 1752, by inserting the following paragraph: “(4) a study of the short- and long-term barriers to students’ entry into the human services, mental health services, and behavioral health services fields. This study shall include examination of the educational, financial, childcare, transportation, and other systemic barriers to students' ability to pursue degrees in these fields and the anticipated impact of debt-free higher education on the mental health, human services, and behavioral health workforce."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #70 to H4879

Building and Sustaining the Mental Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services Workforce