Support legislation to increase mental health services at schools by helping hire, recruit, and retain school-based mental health providers.

Veronica Escobar · Texas · Democratic

policy impact 0.61 specificity 0.83 extraction confidence 94%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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Escobar's official House office announced that she co-sponsored the bipartisan Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act. The release says the bill would help hire school-based mental health providers and recruit and retain them through stipends, relocation benefits, professional development, and other incentives.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Direct official evidence that Escobar supported legislation matching the promise by co-sponsoring a bill aimed at hiring, recruiting, and retaining school-based mental health providers.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Escobar Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Mental Health Services at Schools | Congresswoman Veronica Escobar
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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Congress.gov text for H.R.4253 states the bill's purpose is to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers. It authorizes grants supporting high-need local educational agencies in recruiting, hiring, retaining, and diversifying providers, and lists uses of funds for hiring, recruitment incentives, and retention strategies.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text confirms the legislation Escobar supported addresses the specific policy mechanism in the promise: hiring, recruiting, and retaining school-based mental health providers.

delivered same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.4253 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

Escobar fulfilled the promise because the commitment was to support legislation, and she co-sponsored H.R.4253, the Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act, during her current House term. The bill directly matches the promised policy mechanism by authorizing support for hiring, recruiting, retaining, and diversifying school-based mental health providers in high-need schools. This counts as delivered even if the bill has not become law, because the promise was framed as legislative support rather than securing enactment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%