Bill > SB245

Introduced Session

In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 biennium, this bill requires the Department of Health Services to distribute an amount determined by the secretary of health services to a provider to operate a school-centered mental health program in two schools in this state for two school years; one school must be located in a rural school district and one school must be located in a suburban or urban school district. Under the bill, the provider must use the money to support full-time therapist positions, family coach positions, and any other positions necessary to operate the school-centered mental health program. Under the bill, a school-centered mental health program is a program that meets various criteria, including that it serve at- risk pupils and families at school, at home, and in the community, serve pupils and families year-round, include classroom observations and pupil-specific behavior intervention, include evidence-based individual or family therapy, and provide family coaching that is aligned with therapeutic goals. Finally, the bill requires the provider who receives money from DHS to submit a report to DHS on the impact of the school-centered mental health program on pupils and families by six months after the end of the program, and requires DHS to distribute the report to the legislature. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill. LRB-2902/1 FFK:skw 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 245

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Jesse James (R)*,  Patrick Testin (R)*,  David Armstrong (R),  Calvin Callahan (R),  Barbara Dittrich (R),  Robert Donovan (R),  Brent Jacobson (R),  Rob Kreibich (R),  Dave Maxey (R),  Jeff Mursau (R),  Todd Novak (R),  Jim Piwowarczyk (R), 

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