evidence_text: Rep. Meerman moved to amend the bill as follows:
  
  1. Amend page 162, line 22, by removing section 31n from the bill and inserting:
  
  “Sec. 31n. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2022-2023 2023-2024 for the purposes of this section an amount not to exceed $77,600,000.00 $109,545,000.00 and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2022-2023 2023-2024 for the purposes of this section an amount not to exceed $1,300,000.00. The department and the department of health and human services shall continue a program to distribute this funding to add licensed behavioral health providers for general education pupils, and shall continue to seek federal Medicaid match funding for all eligible mental health and support services.
  
  (2) The department and the department of health and human services shall maintain an advisory council for programs funded under this section. The advisory council shall define goals for implementation of programs funded under this section, and shall provide feedback on that implementation. At a minimum, the advisory council shall consist of representatives of state associations representing school health, school mental health, school counseling, education, health care, and other organizations, representatives from the department and the department of health and human services, and a representative from the school safety task force created under Executive Order No. 2018-5. The department and department of health and human services, working with the advisory council, shall determine an approach to increase capacity for mental health and support services in schools for general education pupils, and shall determine where that increase in capacity qualifies for federal Medicaid match funding.
  
  (3) The advisory council shall develop a fiduciary agent checklist for intermediate districts to facilitate development of a plan to submit to the department and to the department of health and human services. The department and department of health and human services shall determine the requirements and format for intermediate districts to submit a plan for possible funding under subsection (6). The department shall make applications for funding for this program available to districts and intermediate districts not later than December 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are allocated under this section and shall award the funding not later than February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds are allocated under this section.
  
  (4) The department of health and human services shall seek to amend the state Medicaid plan or obtain appropriate Medicaid waivers as necessary for the purpose of generating additional Medicaid match funding for school mental health and support services for general education pupils. The intent is that a successful state plan amendment or other Medicaid match mechanisms will result in additional federal Medicaid match funding for both the new funding allocated under this section and for any expenses already incurred by districts and intermediate districts for mental health and support services for general education pupils.
  
  (5) From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated for 2022-2023 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed $14,300,000.00 to be distributed to the network of child and adolescent health centers to place a licensed master’s level behavioral health provider in schools that do not currently have services available to general education students. Child and adolescent health centers that are part of the network described in this subsection shall provide a commitment to maintain services and implement all available federal Medicaid match methodologies. The department of health and human services shall use all existing or additional federal Medicaid match opportunities to maximize funding allocated under this subsection. The department shall provide funds under this subsection to child and adolescent health centers that are part of the network described in this subsection in the same proportion that funding under section 31a(7) 31a(6) is provided to child and adolescent health centers that are part of the network described in this subsection and that are located and operating in those districts. A payment from funding allocated under this subsection must not be paid to an entity that is not part of the network described in this subsection.
  
  (6) From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated for 2022-2023 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed $62,800,000.00 $91,745,000.00 to be distributed to intermediate districts for the provision of mental health and support services to general education students. If a district or intermediate district is not able to procure the services of a licensed master’s level behavioral health provider, the district or intermediate district shall notify the department and the department of health and human services and, if the department and department of health and human services verify that the district or intermediate district attempted to procure services from a master’s level behavioral health provider and was not able to do so, then the district or intermediate district may instead procure services from a provider with less than a master’s degree in behavioral health. To be able to use the exemption in the immediately preceding sentence, the district or intermediate district must submit evidence satisfactory to the department and department of health and human services demonstrating that the district or intermediate district took measures to procure the services of a licensed master’s level behavioral health provider but was unable to do so, and the department and department of health and human services must be able to verify this evidence. From the first $53,496,800.00 $56,173,600.00 of the funds allocated under this subsection, the department shall distribute $955,300.00 $1,003,100.00 for 2022-2023 2023-2024 to each intermediate district that submits a plan approved by the department and the department of health and human services. The department shall distribute the remaining $9,303,200.00 $35,571,400.00 of the funds allocated under this subsection for 2022-2023 2023-2024 to intermediate districts on an equal per-pupil basis based on the combined total number of pupils in membership in the intermediate district and its constituent districts, including public school academies that are considered to be constituent districts under section 705(7) of the revised school code, MCL 380.705. The department and department of health and human services shall work cooperatively in providing oversight and assistance to intermediate districts during the plan submission process and shall monitor the program upon implementation. An intermediate district shall use funds awarded under this subsection to provide funding to its constituent districts, including public school academies that are considered to be constituent districts under section 705(7) of the revised school code, MCL 380.705, for the provision of mental health and support services to general education students. In addition to the criteria identified under subsection (7), an intermediate district shall consider geography, cost, or other challenges when awarding funding to its constituent districts. Districts receiving funding under this subsection are encouraged to provide suicide prevention and awareness education and counseling. If funding awarded to an intermediate district remains after funds are provided by the intermediate district to its constituent districts, the intermediate district may hire or contract for experts to provide mental health and support services to general education students residing within the boundaries of the intermediate district, including, but not limited to, expanding, hiring, or contracting for staff and experts to provide those services directly or to increase access to those services through coordination with outside mental health agencies; the intermediate district may also contract with 1 or more other intermediate districts for coordination and the facilitation of activities related to providing mental health and support services to general education students residing within the boundaries of the intermediate district; and the intermediate district is encouraged to provide suicide prevention and awareness education and counseling.
  
  (7) A district requesting funds under this section from the intermediate district in which it is located shall submit an application for funding for the provision of mental health and support services to general education pupils. A district receiving funding from the application process described in this subsection shall provide services to nonpublic students upon request. An intermediate district shall not discriminate against an application submitted by a public school academy simply on the basis of the applicant being a public school academy. The department shall approve grant applications based on the following criteria:
  
  (a) The district’s commitment to maintain mental health and support services delivered by licensed providers into future fiscal years.
  
  (b) The district’s commitment to work with its intermediate district to use funding it receives under this section that is spent by the district for general education pupils toward participation in federal Medicaid match methodologies. A district must provide a local match of at least 20% of the funding allocated to the district under section 31n. this section.
  
  (c) The district’s commitment to adhere to any local funding requirements determined by the department and the department of health and human services.
  
  (d) The extent of the district’s existing partnerships with community health care providers or the ability of the district to establish such partnerships.
  
  (e) The district’s documentation of need, including gaps in current mental health and support services for the general education population.
  
  (f) The district’s submission of a formal plan of action identifying the number of schools and students to be served.
  
  (g) Whether the district will participate in ongoing trainings.
  
  (h) Whether the district will submit an annual report to the state.
  
  (i) Whether the district demonstrates a willingness to work with the state to establish program and service delivery benchmarks.
  
  (j) Whether the district has developed a school safety plan or is in the process of developing a school safety plan.
  
  (k) Any other requirements determined by the department or the department of health and human services.
  
  (8) Funding under this section, including any federal Medicaid funds that are generated, must not be used to supplant existing services.
  
  (9) Both of the following are allocated to the department of health and human services from the general fund money allocated under subsection (1):
  
  (a) For 2022-2023, 2023-2024, an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for the purpose of upgrading technology and systems infrastructure and other administrative requirements to support the programs funded under this section.
  
  (b) For 2022-2023, 2023-2024, an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 for the purpose of administering the programs under this section and working on generating additional Medicaid funds as a result of programs funded under this section.
  
  (10) From the state school aid fund money allocated under subsection (1), there is allocated for 2022-2023 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 to intermediate districts on an equal per intermediate district basis for the purpose of administering programs funded under this section.
  
  (11) The department and the department of health and human services shall work with the advisory council to develop proposed measurements of outcomes and performance. Those measurements must include, at a minimum, the number of pupils served, the number of schools served, and where those pupils and schools were located. The department and the department of health and human services shall compile data necessary to measure outcomes and performance, and districts and intermediate districts receiving funding under this section shall provide data requested by the department and department of health and human services for the measurement of outcomes and performance. The department and department of health and human services shall provide an annual report not later than December 1 of each year to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on school aid and health and human services, to the house and senate fiscal agencies, and to the state budget director. At a minimum, the report must include measurements of outcomes and performance, proposals to increase efficacy and usefulness, proposals to increase performance, and proposals to expand coverage.
  
  (12) From the state school aid fund money allocated in subsection (1), there is allocated for 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 to districts and intermediate districts to improve student mental health services through the adoption and implementation of tools that are compliant with the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, for the purposes of conducting mental health screenings, managing referral and consent, care management and coordination, virtual visits, and reporting on outcomes. The department, in collaboration with intermediate districts, shall develop guidance on eligible tools for which funding under this subsection may be utilized. Funds must be distributed to districts and intermediate districts for the purchase or licensing of, and for the implementation of, eligible tools, including, but not limited to, a platform to access multiple assessments; for professional development concerning the use of eligible tools and how to respond to results; and for the development of local and regional systems to coordinate student services. Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this subsection on a schedule determined by the department. Funds allocated under this subsection for 2023-2024 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are carried forward into 2024-2025. The purpose of the work project is to provide and deploy mental health screening tools and referral processes in districts and intermediate districts statewide. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2028.
  
  (13) (12) A district or intermediate district that receives funding directly or indirectly under this section may carry over any unexpended funds received under this section for up to 2 fiscal years beyond the fiscal year in which the funds were received.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
  
  2. Amend page 178, following line 9, by inserting:
  
  “Sec. 31ii. (1) From the federal funding appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for 2023-2024 from the federal funding awarded to this state from the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund under the American rescue plan act of 2021, title IX, subtitle M of Public Law 117-2, to the department to implement a behavioral health learning collaborative as provided in this section. The collaborative described in this subsection must be designed to foster collaboration between districts, intermediate districts, and mental health professionals across this state.
  
  (2) The department shall spend the funding allocated under subsection (1) as follows in developing the collaborative described in subsection (1):
  
  (a) Not less than $1,000,000.00 for platform development.
  
  (b) Not less than $3,500,000.00 for tool purchasing and licensing.
  
  (3) The collaborative described in subsection (1) must meet, at a minimum, all of the following criteria:
  
  (a) It must consist of an online training and resource center that can be accessed by professionals, youth, parents, legal guardians, teachers, and school administrators.
  
  (b) It must include on-demand trainings and resources for assistance in the event of a crisis. The trainings and resources described in this subdivision must provide for the following:
  
  ( i ) A system through which youth, families, educators, and crisis centers can access student mental health best practices through a public platform.
  
  ( ii ) A system through which health professionals can access community summits, curricula, data, trainings, peer-reviewed materials, and the BH-Works portal, through a private platform.
  
  (c) It must create a statewide standard for mental health needs and best practices for treatment for districts and intermediate districts.
  
  (4) For purposes of this section, the department shall procure any licensing of tools and assessments for districts and intermediate districts that require those licenses or tools for utilization of the collaborative described in this section in treating student mental health needs.
  
  (5) The funds allocated under this section for 2023-2024 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are carried forward into 2024-2025. The purpose of the work project is to provide and deploy an online portal for tools and best practices for treatment for student mental health needs. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
  
  3. Amend page 307, line 4, by removing section 97 from the bill and inserting:
  
  “Sec. 97. (1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $150,000,000.00 $310,000,000.00 for 2022-2023 2023-2024 only, and from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $18,000,000.00 for 2022-2023 2023-2024 only, to provide payments to districts , intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools for activities to improve student safety. It is intended that 50% of the state school aid fund money allocated in this section is distributed to districts and intermediate districts during 2023-2024 and 50% is distributed during 2024-2025. Allowable expenditures of funds allocated under this section include, but are not limited to, the following:
  
  (a) Coordination with local law enforcement.
  
  (b) Training for school staff on threat assessment.
  
  (c) Training for school staff and students on threat response.
  
  (d) Training for school staff on crisis communication.
  
  (e) Safety infrastructure, including, but not limited to, cameras, door blocks, hardened vestibules, window screening, and technology necessary to operate buzzer systems. This may also include firearm detection software that integrates to existing security cameras to detect and alert school personnel and first responders to visible firearms on school property. The software described in the immediately preceding sentence must be organically developed and proprietary to the company it is purchased from and should not include any third-party or open-source data.
  
  (f) Age-appropriate training for students and families on responsible gun ownership.
  
  (g) Providing professional development to school resource officers that includes training on the best practices for serving in a school setting.
  
  (h) School resource officers.
  
  (i) (h) Any other school safety service or product necessary to improve or maintain security in buildings.
  
  (2) From the state school aid fund money allocated in subsection (1), the following amounts are allocated as follows:
  
  (a) An amount not to exceed $150,000,000.00 for the department shall to make payments to districts in an equal amount per pupil based on the total number of pupils in membership in each district .
  
  (b) An amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for the department to make payments to intermediate districts in an equal amount per pupil based on the total number of pupils in membership in the constituent districts of each intermediate district . As used in this subdivision, “constituent district” means that term as defined in section 3 of the revised school code, MCL 380.3.
  
  (3) From the general fund money allocated in subsection (1), the department shall make payments to nonpublic schools in an equal amount per pupil, using pupil counts determined by the department. The department shall ensure that the amount per pupil paid to nonpublic schools does not exceed the amount per pupil paid to districts and intermediate districts .
  
  (4) (3) If funding remains after the distribution of funds described in subsection subsections (2) and (3) , the department may provide additional per-pupil allocations to allocate remaining funding, using for those calculations the same requirements described in subsection subsections (2) and (3) .
  
  (5) (4) To receive funding under this section, districts , intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools must apply for the funding in a form and manner prescribed by the department. As part of the application process described in this subsection, districts , intermediate districts, and nonpublic schools must document how they will use community input to guide the expenditure of these funds and must commit to hosting at least 1 community conversation about school safety and student mental health.
  
  (6) The funds allocated under this section for 2023-2024 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are carried forward into 2024-2025. The purpose of the work project is to increase school safety as described in this section. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2025.
  
  (7) (5) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly.
  
  4. Amend page 311, following line 6, by inserting:
  
  “Sec. 97h. (1) From the federal funding appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2023-2024 an amount not to exceed $8,400,000.00 from the federal funding awarded to this state from the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund under the American rescue plan act of 2021, title IX, subtitle M of Public Law 117-2, to support 1 mental health coordinator and 1 emergency and safety manager for each intermediate district in this state.
  
  (2) Each mental health coordinator and emergency and safety manager must receive a payment of $75,000.00.
  
  (3) The mental health coordinators and emergency and safety managers receiving funding under this section shall do all of the following:
  
  (a) Coordinate state funding intended to enhance and expand the availability of mental health services and supports for students.
  
  (b) Coordinate the integration of community-based mental health services in the intermediate district and districts located in the intermediate district and foster partnerships between the intermediate district, districts located in the intermediate district, and mental health providers.
  
  (c) Facilitate behavioral health assessment teams.
  
  (d) Develop and implement a comprehensive school-community mental health system.
  
  (e) Develop and curate a behavioral health community resource map.
  
  (f) Facilitate and support the deployment of BH-Works, the behavioral health care platform, in the intermediate district and districts located in the intermediate district.
  
  (g) Compile data to measure outcomes and performance of behavioral health programs in the intermediate district and districts located in the intermediate district.
  
  (h) Recruit, retain, and develop the use of behavioral health providers for or in the intermediate district and districts located in the intermediate district.
  
  (i) Provide training and coaching and coordinate professional learning opportunities in the intermediate district and districts located in the intermediate district.
  
  (j) Oversee and monitor Medicaid billing and the Caring for Students (C4S) program as it pertains to the intermediate district and districts located in the intermediate district.
  
  (k) Perform risk assessments of and provide response training in the intermediate district and districts located in the intermediate district.
  
  (4) The federal funding allocated under this section is intended to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative impacts.” and adjusting the totals in section 11 and enacting section 1 accordingly .
  
  The motion did not prevail and the amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.