SF 398: Relating to a mental health service providers competitive grant program for school districts and area education agencies, making an appropriation, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill provides for the establishment by the department of education of a mental health service providers competitive grant program to use mental health service providers in high-need school districts or in high-need attendance centers operated by school districts, and appropriates $15 million from the general fund of the state to the department for FY 2020-2021 for purposes of the program. A school district or area education agency or any combination thereof may apply to the department for a grant to employ a mental health service provider to design and implement a program that provides counseling and support services for children who are enrolled in a school district and such counseling and support services, as well as training, to adults employed by or served by the school district who have a serious emotional disturbance.

Senate subcommittee · named February 22, 2021

• Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 17, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. February 22, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Rozenboom and Trone Garriott