H0027B1987A02046 MSP:JSL 09/19/23 #90 A02046
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 27
Sponsor: SENATOR COSTA
Printer's No. 1987
Amend Bill, page 1, line 7, by striking out "and,"
Amend Bill, page 1, line 10, by striking out the period after
"monitors" and inserting
; and, in school safety and security, further providing for
School Safety and Security Grant Program and providing for
school mental health grants for 2023-2024 school year.
Amend Bill, page 9, by inserting between lines 1 and 2
Section 6. Section 1306-B(i)(1) of the act is amended and
subsection (h) is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 1306-B. School Safety and Security Grant Program.
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(h) School Safety and Security Fund.--
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(10) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during
the 2023-2024 fiscal year, money appropriated for COVID
Relief - ARPA - School Mental Health Grants shall be
transferred to the fund and shall be used as follows:
(i) Ninety percent shall be used for grants under
section 1315.1-B.
(ii) Five percent shall be transferred to the
department for training of school based mental health
professionals and to establish pathways to certification
for school based mental health professionals.
(iii) Five percent shall be transferred to the
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency for the
program under section 1318-B.
(i) Community violence prevention programs.--
(1) [Municipalities] Notwithstanding subsection (h)(7),
the committee shall use money appropriated to the commission
for violence intervention and prevention for grants and
technical assistance to municipalities, district attorneys,
institutions of higher education, community-based
organizations and other entities approved by the committee
[are the only eligible applicants] for programs under
subsection (j)(22).
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Section 7. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 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)(10)(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.
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(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.
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