evidence_text: Rep. Meerman moved to amend the bill as follows:
  
  Amend page 142, following line 17, by inserting:
  
  “ Sec. 31ii. (1) From the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for 2024-2025 to the department to implement a behavioral health learning collaborative. The collaborative described in this subsection must be designed to foster collaboration between districts, intermediate districts, and mental health professionals across this state.
  
  The department shall spend the funding allocated under this section as follows in developing the collaborative described in subsection (1):
  
  Not less than $1,000,000.00 for platform development.
  
  Not less than $3,500,000.00 for tool purchasing and licensing.
  
  The collaborative described in subsection (1) must meet, at a minimum, all of the following criteria:
  
  The collaborative must consist of an online training and resource center that can be accessed by professionals, youth, parents, legal guardians, teachers, and school administrators.
  
  The collaborative 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:
  
  A system through which youth, families, educators, and crisis centers can access student mental health best practices through a public platform.
  
  A system through which health professionals can access community summits, curricula, data, trainings, peer-reviewed materials, and the bhworks portal, through a private platform.
  
  The collaborative must create a statewide standard for mental health needs and best practices for treatment for districts and intermediate districts.
  
  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 use by the collaborative in treating student mental health needs.
  
  The funds allocated under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. 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.
  
  The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.