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Conn. lawmakers to announce mental health proposal

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Lawmakers, advocates and the mother of a child killed in the Newtown school shooting are unveiling a new proposal for child mental health at the state Capitol complex in Hartford.

Nelba Marquez-Greene is scheduled to join Sen. Dante Bartolomeo of Meriden, Rep. Diana Urban of North Stonington and child advocates at a Monday news conference to discuss the bill, which has not yet come before the General Assembly.

Marquez-Greene's 6-year-old daughter, Ana, was one of 20 children and 6 educators killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14.

Bartolomeo's office provided few details about the bill but called it ``comprehensive'' and said it would complement the gun violence prevention and school safety measures enacted last month.

The legislature has until June 5 to act on all remaining proposals.

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