Category: Legislative Update
2019 End of Session Legislative Update
Iowa School Psychologists Association
2019 Legislative Session
End of Session Report
New Student Mental Health Program Funding Approved!
The education spending plan, House File 758, agreed to by the House and Senate contains $2.1 million dollars for a new school mental health awareness program.
During budget negotiations, Representative Dave Kerr of Morning Sun was able fend off Senate efforts to not fund the program.
Of the $2.1 million dollars appropriated, $1,200,000 will be allocated to the area education agencies to provide mental health awareness training for educators and schools.
$750,000 will be allocated to the area education agencies to be used to identify a range of approaches to best meet the mental health needs of students and to strengthen community support for students.
Legislative Update 4-19-2019
Senate Education Spending Proposal Cuts Children’s Mental Health Appropriation
The Senate is now ready to consider the Education spending plan for the 2020 fiscal year.
That chamber has unveiled its funding plan, which does not include the appropriation of $3 million for the establishment of a Children’s Mental Health School Based Training and Support Program, as proposed by the House.
The Senate proposes to spend $15.9 million less from the state’s general fund for eduction in the upcoming fiscal year.
Negotiations to develop an Education spending agreement between the House and Senate have begun. We will keep you updated.
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