Title: Mental Health Education

Summary: Requiring the Department of Education to provide public school districts with information to maximize grants for mental health education, awareness, and training; requiring the department to post such information on its website and to provide annual electronic notification of such grants to school districts, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to mental health education; requiring the Department of Education to provide public school districts with information to maximize grants for mental health education, awareness, and training; requiring the department to post such information on its website and to provide annual electronic notification of such grants to school districts; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.  The Department of Education shall provide each public school district with comprehensive information to maximize federal and private grants for mental health education, awareness, and training, or similar programs no later than September 30, 2015, and annually thereafter. The Department of Education shall post this information on the front page of its website and provide annual notification of available grants to school districts electronically. The department shall be available for further assistance upon request. School districts are encouraged to do research and apply for these grants to enhance and improve the well-being of students throughout Florida s public education system. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.