Section 13-1315.1-B - School mental health grants for 2023-2024 school year.(a) Funding.--For the 2023-2024 school year, the amount of money allocated under section 1306-B(h)(12)(i) shall be used by the committee to award school mental health grants to school entities in accordance with this section.(b)Purpose of grants.-- (1) A school entity shall be eligible for school mental health grants to meet the level 1 baseline criteria for behavioral health and school climate criteria established by the committee.(2) A school entity that has met the level 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 in the following amounts to any school entity that submits an application:(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 or cyber charter school shall receive $70,000.(3) An amount determined as follows: (i) Multiply the 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 adjusted average daily membership for all school districts.(d)Availability of applications.--The committee shall make an application for grants under this section available to school entities no later than 45 days after the effective date of this section. 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) 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.(f) 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.(g) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "School entity." A school district, area career and technical school, intermediate unit, charter school, regional charter school and cyber charter school.
Added by P.L. TBD 2023 No. 33,§ 19, eff. 12/13/2023.