House File 2316 H-8014 Amend House File 2316 as follows: 1 1. Page 2, after line 33 by inserting: 2 < Section 1. Section 257.11, Code 2022, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. Programs for school-based mental health 5 and behavioral services. 6 a. In order to provide additional funding to school 7 districts for mental health and behavioral services, a 8 supplementary weighting plan is adopted for school budget 9 years beginning on or after July 1, 2022. A supplementary 10 weighting of six hundred forty-two one-hundred-thousandths 11 per pupil shall be assigned to the percentage of pupils in 12 a school district enrolled in grades one through six, as 13 reported by the school district on the basic educational 14 data survey for the base year, who are eligible for free and 15 reduced price meals under the federal National School Lunch 16 Act and the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 17 §1751 1785, multiplied by the budget enrollment in the school 18 district; and a supplementary weighting of two hundred four 19 one-hundred-thousandths per pupil shall be assigned to pupils 20 included in the budget enrollment of the school district. 21 b. Amounts received as supplementary weighting under this 22 subsection shall be utilized by a school district to develop 23 or maintain district-wide, building-wide, or grade-specific 24 school-based mental health and behavioral services. 25 c. For purposes of this subsection, “school-based mental 26 health and behavioral services” means any of the following: 27 (1) Student mental health and behavioral assessments. 28 (2) Mental health and behavioral programs conducted by 29 licensed professionals serving students, including in-school 30 counseling, telehealth services, and plans for referrals for 31 services provided outside of the school setting. 32 (3) Teacher, administrator, and support staff mental health 33 and behavioral issue training. 34 (4) Costs to employ student mental health and behavioral 35 -1- HF 2316.3014 (1) 89 md/jh 1/ 2 #1.
professionals including school counselors, school nurses, and 1 school social workers, including student loan forgiveness for 2 such persons. 3 (5) Implementation of safety measures to ensure a safe and 4 disruption-free school environment. 5 (6) Initiatives to integrate mental health, behavioral 6 issues, suicide prevention, and coping skills into existing 7 curriculum. > 8 2. Title page, line 4, after < to > by inserting < enrollment 9 and > 10 3. By renumbering as necessary. 11 ______________________________ GJERDE of Linn -2- HF 2316.3014 (1) 89 md/jh 2/ 2 #2. #3.