Florida Senate Bill 978: Student Mental Health

Florida · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules to enforce maximum class size restrictions; requiring that a school district's plan for its mental health assistance program include contracts or interagency agreements that provide for one licensed mental health therapist per school; requiring that such plan include policies and procedures ensuring that every classroom has a corner for students to regulate emotional control and that teachers assign homework that is purposeful and assigned with consideration of students' time outside the classroom, etc.

Latest action

Died in Education Pre-K - 12 (2026-03-13)

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