1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to children's mental health; appropriating funds for children's 
1.3 	school-based mental health grants.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CHILDREN'S SCHOOL-LINKED MENTAL 
1.6 	HEALTH GRANTS.
 1.7 	Of the general fund appropriation, $....... in fiscal year 2014 and $....... in fiscal year 
1.8 	2015 are appropriated to the commissioner of human services for children's school-linked 
1.9 	mental health services. At least 25 percent of the new funding shall be targeted to 
1.10 	providers that can serve schools that have the highest percentage of special education 
1.11 	students categorized as having an emotional and behavioral disorder (EBD), high poverty, 
1.12 	or a high use of prone restraints. The commissioner shall ensure that grants are distributed 
1.13 	to rural and urban counties. The commissioner shall require grantees to use all available 
1.14 	third-party reimbursement sources as a condition of receipt of grant funds. For purposes 
1.15 	of these appropriations, a third-party reimbursement source does not include a public 
1.16 	school within the meaning under Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.20, subdivision 1. The 
1.17 	commissioner must consult with school districts that have not received school-linked 
1.18 	mental health grants but want to collaborate with a community mental health provider.