§ 39:82.2 — Reporting on federal and state funds allocated to mental health services

Louisiana § 39:82.2

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 39: Procurement and Contract

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§82.2. Reporting on federal and state funds allocated to mental health services
A.(1) The division of administration, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the
"division", shall submit a report in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection to the
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, hereinafter referred to in this Subsection as
"committee", regarding federal and state funding allocated to providing mental health
services across all state agencies. The report shall provide information needed by
policymakers to make informed decisions about mental health services provided across the
state of Louisiana.
(2) The division shall create and update annually the Mental Health Funding
Transparency Report. The division shall submit the report to the committee no later than the
first meeting of the committee after January first of each year. The information shall be
provided on a form as prescribed by the division and approved by the committee. The report
shall provide the funds spent by each state agency for providing mental health services and
shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) Budget unit.
(b) Program description.
(c) Means of finance.
(d) Funding source or name of grant.
(e) Service provided.
(f) Population served.
(g) Area served.
(h) Demographic data, including the number of individuals with disabilities.
(3) This Subsection shall not apply to the state Department of Education.
B.(1) The state Department of Education, hereinafter referred to in this Section as
the "department", shall submit a report in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection
to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, hereinafter referred to in this Subsection
as the "committee", regarding federal and state funding allocated to providing mental health
services within the department and schools across the state, including traditional public
schools, charter schools, and any nonpublic school receiving such funding.
(2) The department shall create and update annually the Mental Health Funding
Transparency in Elementary and Secondary Education Report. The department shall submit
the report to the committee no later than the first meeting of the committee after January first
of each year. The information shall be on a form as prescribed by the department and
approved by the committee. The report shall provide the funds spent by the governing
authority of each traditional public school, charter school, and nonpublic school, as
applicable, for providing mental health services and shall include, at a minimum, the
following:
(a) Budget unit.
(b) School governing authority.
(c) Program description.
(d) Means of finance.
(e) Funding source or name of grant.
(f) Service provided.
(g) Demographic data, including the number of individuals with disabilities.
(h) Grade level served.
(3) The department shall also submit a copy of the report to the House Committee
on Education and the Senate Committee on Education at the time that the report is submitted
to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
C. The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget may make such studies and hold
such hearings as it shall deem appropriate and necessary to review the allocation of funds as
provided in the reports required pursuant to this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2024, No. 455, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.