United States HR 9513: Community Schools and Health Equity Act

Summary

This bill establishes a federal grant program through the Department of Education to help schools expand health services within community schools, including primary care, mental health services, and support programs. The grants would go to school districts, health centers, and community organizations that serve students, with priority given to schools serving low-income students, English learners, and areas with unmet health needs. The bill requires grantees to report annually on the number of students served and their health and academic outcomes, while ensuring compliance with privacy laws.

Bill Text

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119THCONGRESS 
2
DSESSION 
H. R. 9513 
To   direct   the   Secretary   of   Education   to   carry   out   a   grant   program   to   
support  the  integration  of  school-based  health  services  into  community  
schools, and for other purposes. 
IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  
JUNE29, 2026 
Mr.  G
ARCI
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Aof  Illinois  (for  himself,  Ms.  NORTON,  and  Mr.  FIGURES)  intro-
duced  the  following  bill;  which  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Edu-
cation  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  juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A  BILL  
To  direct  the  Secretary  of  Education  to  carry  out  a  grant  
program to support the integration of school-based health 
services  into  community  schools,  and  for  other  purposes.  
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This  Act  may  be  cited  as  the  ‘‘Community  Schools  4
and Health Equity Act’’. 5
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SEC.  2.  GRANT  PROGRAM  FOR  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS  AND  1
HEALTH EQUITY. 2
(a)  I
NGENERAL.—The  Secretary  of  Education,  in  3
coordination  with  the  Secretary  of  Health  and  Human  4
Services,  shall  carry  out  a  program  under  which  the  Sec-5
retary  of  Education  makes  grants  to  eligible  entities,  on  6
a  competitive  basis,  to  support  the  implementation  or  ex-7
pansion   of   school-based   health   services   in   community   8
schools. 9
(b)  A
PPLICATIONS.—To  be  eligible  to  receive  a  grant  10
under  this  section,  an  eligible  entity  shall  submit  to  the  11
Secretary  of  Education  an  application  at  such  time,  in  12
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-13
retary may require. 14
(c)  U
SE  OFFUNDS.—An  eligible  entity  that  receives  15
a  grant  under  this  section  shall  use  the  grant  to  carry  16
out one or more of the following activities: 17
(1)   Expanding   or   establishing   school-based   18
health  services,  including  partnerships  with  Feder-19
ally qualified health centers. 20
(2)   Hiring   and   training   personnel,   including   21
school   nurses,   mental   health   professionals,   social   22
workers, and community school coordinators. 23
(3) Providing wraparound services including nu-24
trition  assistance,  housing  support  referrals,  family  25
engagement, and legal services. 26
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(4)  Supporting  programs  that  address  social  de-1
terminants  of  health  affecting  students  and  families.  2
(5)  Providing  culturally  and  linguistically  ap-3
propriate  services  for  English  learners  and  immi-4
grant families. 5
(6)  Supporting  trauma-informed  practices  and  6
crisis response services. 7
(7)  Building  partnerships  with  institutions  of  8
higher  education  to  develop  health  career  pathways  9
for students. 10
(d)  P
RIORITY.—In  awarding  grants  under  this  sec-11
tion, the Secretary of Education shall give priority to eligi-12
ble entities that— 13
(1)  serve  high  concentrations  of  low-income  stu-14
dents; 15
(2)  serve  a  significant  number  of  English  learn-16
ers or students from immigrant families; 17
(3)  demonstrate  unmet  health  or  mental  health  18
needs among students; 19
(4)  are  located  in  medically  underserved  areas  20
or health professional shortage areas; or 21
(5)  propose  to  partner  with  Federally  qualified  22
health  centers  or  public  health  agencies  to  carry  out  23
activities supported with the grant. 24
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(e) INTERAGENCYCOORDINATION.—The Secretary of 1
Education  and  the  Secretary  of  Health  and  Human  Serv-2
ices  shall  enter  into  a  memorandum  of  understanding  for  3
purposes  of  coordinating  the  implementation  of  the  grant  4
program  under  this  section.  At  a  minimum,  such  memo-5
randum  shall  provide  for  coordination  between  the  Secre-6
taries on— 7
(1)  reducing  the  administrative  burdens  of  im-8
plementing the program; and 9
(2)  providing  technical  assistance  to  eligible  en-10
tities. 11
(f) R
EPORTING ANDOVERSIGHT.— 12
(1)  G
RANTEE   REPORTS.—On  an  annual  basis  13
for   each   year   an   eligible   entity   receives   a   gr