Health
Community Schools and Health Equity Act
- Introduced
- Committee
- House
- Senate
- President
- Law
- Introduced
- June 29, 2026
- Sponsor
- · D–IL
- Recorded roll calls
- None recorded
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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The bill would direct the Secretary of Education, coordinating with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to award competitive grants to eligible entities to establish or expand school-based health services in community schools. Grant funds could support health services, personnel, wraparound services, culturally and linguistically appropriate services, trauma-informed practices, and partnerships for health career pathways. Priority would go to entities serving specified student populations or areas, and grantees would submit annual reports; the Education Secretary would report to Congress beginning three years after enactment. The bill would preserve federal privacy protections.
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