Bills / H.B. 532
H.B. 532 Student Health and Wellbeing Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee (stopped here)
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill creates a School-based Behavioral Health Pilot Program that gives state funds to an implementation partner to help schools set up a multi-tiered system of mental health support. Participating school districts or regional education service agencies would contract with that partner and apply to the Department of Health and Human Services, which would solicit proposals, distribute the funds, and coordinate with a similar grant program.
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Official description
- defines terms
- requires a report upon request
- creates the School-based Behavioral Health Pilot Program (program) to award program funds to an implementation partner to:
- implement a multi-tiered system of mental health support
- enhance mental health in schools
- requires the Department of Health and Human Services to:
- solicit proposals to participate in the program
- coordinate the implementation of the program with another, similar grant program
- enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with certain entities to administer the program
- distribute program funds
- requires a local education agency (LEA) or regional education service agency (RESA) participating in the program to:
- contract with an implementation partner
- comply with certain requirements
- submit an application to the Department of Health and Human Services
- requires an implementation partner to:
- contract with and provide certain support to a participating LEA or RESA
- use program funds for certain eligible initiatives
- support the implementation of the program
- creates a repeal date for the program
- makes technical and conforming changes
What it costs you
- State spending from tax funds goes up by $1.3 million in FY2027.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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