§ 19a-6u — School-based health center expansion grant program.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Department of Public Health shall administer a school-based health center expansion grant program to provide grants to certain operators of school-based health centers for the expansion of school-based health centers and services provided by such centers. The following operators of school-based health centers shall be eligible for a grant under this section: (1) The operator of a school-based health center for any of the thirty-six recommended sites for expanded mental health services contained in the final report of the School-Based Health Center Expansion Working Group, established pursuant to section 16 of public act 21-35*, and (2) the operator of a school-based health center for any of the one hundred twenty-four recommended schools for expanded school-based health center medical and mental health services contained in the final report of the School-Based Health Center Expansion Working Group, established pursuant to section 16 of public act 21-35*. The department shall give priority to awarding a grant to those operators of a school-based health center that will provide services after regular school hours. Each such operator shall submit, in collaboration with the local or regional board of education for the school district in which the school-based health center is located, an application for a grant under this section at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the department. *Note: Section 16 of public act 21-35 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

Legislative History

(P.A. 22-80, S. 12.) History: P.A. 22-80 effective July 1, 2022.