An Act to Provide Incentives to Schools That Contract for Certain Social Work and Family Therapy Services
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2002
Committee Amendment CA_A_H856 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "H " to H,P, 1280, L.D. 2002, "An Act to Provide
Incentives to Schools That Contract for Certain Social Work and Family Therapy Services"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Provide Grants to Schools That Contract for Behavioral and Mental
Health Services'
Amend the bill by striking out eveiy thing after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 20-A MRSA c. 223, sub-c. 10, headnote is amended to read:
SUBCHAPTER 10
YO^TB BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING
Sec. 2. 20-AMRSA §6672 is enacted to read:
S6672. Behavioral and mental health grant program
1. Grantprogram. The departmen^^ establish and administer a grant program to
provide grants to school administrative units that contract for behavioraL^^^^ health
services provided by licensed behavioral and mental health service providers.
2. Limitation on use of funds. Funds provided under the grant program under this
section may be used pjnlvLfotbjihaYior^^^^^^^ mental health services that are not otherwise
covered or reimbursable through the MaineCare program. Funds must be used, in a manner
that ensures that contracted behavioral and mental health service providers do not supplant
qualified and available school administrative unit behavioral and mental health staff.
3. Grant oroeram funding based on population. In administeringjhe grant program
under this section, the department shall provide grant funds according to the Dopulation of
a school administrative unit as follows;
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /j " to H,P. 1280, L.D. 2002
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A. Two hundred fifty or fewer students. $3.000;
B, Two hundred fiftv-one students to 500 students. $6.000: and
C. More than 500 students. $9,000.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
School and Student Supports Z270
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for grants to school administrative units for contracted
behavioral and mental health services for students, The grants are based on the population
of each school administrative unit.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
AHOther • $0 $1,353,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $1,353,000
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, establishes a grant
program within the Department of Education to provide grants to school administrative
units that contract for behavioral and mental health services provided by licensed
behavioral and mental health service providers. The amendment limits the use of funds
provided through the grant program to behavioral and mental health services that are not
otherwise covered or reunbursable through the MaineCare program and provides that funds
must be used in a manner that does not supplant qualified and available school
administrative unit behavioral and mental health staff.
The amendment provides that the amounts of the grants must be based on a school
administrative unit's population and provides ongoing funding for the grants starting in the
2nd year of the biennium.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Page2-131LR256S(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/29/24 ^K?<=.
LD 2002 LR 2565(02)
An Act to Provide Incentives to Schools That Contract for Certain Social Work and Family Therapy
Services
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $1,353,000 $1,353,000 $1,353,000
Appropriations/AIlocations
General Fund $0 $1,353,000 $1,353,000 $1,353,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $1,353,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 to the
School and Student Supports program within the Department of Education for grants to school administrative units for
contracted behavioral and mental health services for students. The grants are based on the population of each school
administrative unit.