Sec. 4. Grants and subgrants
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The Secretary shall award formula grants, from allotments made under subsection (b), to State educational agencies to enable the State educational agencies to award subgrants to local educational agencies in order to increase access to school-based mental health services providers at high-need schools served by the local educational agencies. A grant awarded under this section shall be for a 5-year period and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods upon a showing of adequate progress on meeting the goals of the grant, as determined by the Secretary.
From the total amount made available under section 5 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each such State that submits a complete application an amount that bears the same relationship to such total amount as the amount received under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ) by such State for such fiscal year bears to the amount received under such part for such fiscal year by all States. No State receiving an allotment under this paragraph shall receive less than one-half of 1 percent of the total amount allotted under this paragraph.
In order to receive an allotment under this paragraph, a State shall agree to provide matching funds, in an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of the allotment, toward the costs of the activities carried out under the grant. A State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Each application shall include, at a minimum— a description of how the State educational agency will award subgrants to local educational agencies under subsection (d); a description of how the State educational agency will disseminate, in a timely manner, information regarding the subgrants and the application process for such subgrants to local educational agencies; and the ratios, as of the date of application, of students to school-based mental health services providers in each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, in the aggregate and disaggregated to include— the ratios of students to school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers; and as applicable, the ratios of students to other school-based mental health services providers not described in subparagraph (A), in the aggregate and disaggregated by type of provider.
A State educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies in the State, to enable the local educational agencies to— employ school-based mental health services providers or contract with community mental health centers to work at high-need schools served by the local educational agency; and work toward effectively staffing the high-need schools of the State with school-based mental health services providers, including by meeting the recommended maximum ratios of— 250 students per school counselor; 500 students per school psychologist; and 250 students per school social worker.
In awarding subgrants under this subsection, the State shall give priority to local educational agencies that serve a significant number of high-need schools. A local educational agency desiring a subgrant under this subsection shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational agency may require, including information on how the local educational agency will prioritize assisting high-need schools with the largest numbers or percentages of students from low-income families.
Amounts provided under a grant or subgrant under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, any other funds available to a State educational agency or local educational agency for school-based mental health services. A State educational agency receiving a grant under this section may combine funds made available under this section with State or local funds to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)(1). A local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this section shall submit a report to the State on the activities carried out with the subgrant funds.
A State educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall annually prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that— evaluates the progress made in achieving the purposes of the grant; includes the most recent student to provider ratios, in the aggregate and disaggregated as provided in subsection (c)(3), for public elementary schools and secondary schools in the State that were assisted under the grant under this section; and describes any other resources needed to meet the required recommended maximum student to school-based mental health services provider ratios.
The Secretary shall make all reports submitted under this subsection available to the public, including through the website of the Department.
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