24 Pa. Stat. § 13-1315-B

Current through P.A. Acts 2024-18
Section 13-1315-B - School mental health grants for 2022-2023 school year.
(a) Funding.--For the 2022-2023 school year, the amount of money under section 1306-B(h)(9)(ii) shall be used by the committee to award school mental health grants to school entities.
(b) Purpose of grants.--
(1) A school entity shall be eligible for school mental health grants to meet the Tier 1 baseline criteria for behavioral health and school climate criteria established by the committee.
(2) A school entity that has met the Tier 1 baseline criteria shall be eligible for school mental health grants for the purposes outlined in section 1306-B(j)(6), (10), (15), (17), (19), (20), (21), (23), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29) and (30).
(c) Amount of grants.--The committee shall award school mental health grants to a school entity that submits an application, in the following amounts:
(1) A school district shall receive $100,000 plus an amount determined in paragraph (3).
(2) An intermediate unit, area career and technical school, charter school, regional charter school and cyber charter school shall receive $70,000.
(3) An amount determined as follows:
(i) Multiply the 2020-2021 adjusted average daily membership for each school district by the difference between the amount allocated in subsection (a) and the sum of the amounts distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(ii) Divide the product from subparagraph (i) by the 2020-2021 adjusted average daily membership for all school districts.
(d) Availability of applications.--The committee shall make the application available to school entities no later than August 1, 2022. The application requirements shall be limited to the school entity's contact information, the specific purpose of the grant based upon the categories specified in subsection (b) with boxes on the application for the applicant to indicate the school entity's anticipated use and certification by the applicant that the funds will be used for the stated purpose.
(e) Deadlines for applications.--A school entity must submit an application for grant funds no later than August 31, 2022.
(f) Effect of revenue received.--Grant money received under this section may not be included when calculating the amount to be paid under section 1725-A.
(g) Audit and monitoring.--The committee shall randomly audit and monitor grant recipients to ensure the appropriate use of grant funds and compliance with provisions of the grant program.
(h) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term "school entity" means a school district, area career and technical school, intermediate unit, charter school, regional charter school and cyber charter school.

24 P.S. § 13-1315-B

Added by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 55, § 21, eff. 7/8/2022.