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

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CHILDREN'S SCHOOL-LINKED BEHAVIORAL 
1.6 	HEALTH GRANTS.
 1.7 	$....... in fiscal year 2024 and $....... in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general 
1.8 	fund to the commissioner of human services for children's school-linked behavioral health 
1.9 	services. These appropriations are added to the base. At least 25 percent of the new funding 
1.10 	must be targeted to providers that can serve schools that have the highest percentage of 
1.11 	special education students categorized as having an emotional and behavioral disorder or 
1.12 	high poverty. The commissioner shall ensure that grants are distributed to rural and urban 
1.13 	counties. The commissioner shall require grantees to use all available third-party 
1.14 	reimbursement sources as a condition of receipt of grant funds. The commissioner shall 
1.15 	consult with school districts that have not received school-linked behavioral health grants 
1.16 	but want to collaborate with a community mental health provider.