Committee gives due‑pass recommendations to multiple education bills in executive session In a short roundup, the committee gave due‑pass recommendations to bills on school behavioral health, special education evaluation timelines, and a public education review steering committee; votes were recorded by voice and each bill was announced as passed subject to signatures.

Major strides in education as the committee advances critical bills on school behavioral health and special education—what's next for Washington schools?

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Mental Health Department requests recurring and one-time investments to shorten forensic wait times and expand school-based liaisons The Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse told the House Finance, Ways & Means Committee it is seeking targeted recurring and nonrecurring funds to expand school-based behavioral health liaisons, increase supportive housing beds and sustain rural mobile clinics while reporting improved overdose outcomes and ongoing capacity shortfalls for forensic evaluations.

Tennessee's overdose deaths have plummeted by over 30%, but lawmakers push for urgent funding to tackle critical wait times and expand vital mental health services.

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