Amend CSHB 3 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 26 of the bill, providing effective dates, in Subsection (b) (page 13, line 4), strike "takes" and substitute "and Section 48.117, Education Code, as added by this Act, take".
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 48.117 to read as follows:
Sec. 48.117. MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ALLOTMENT. (a) A school district is entitled to an annual allotment for the provision of mental and behavioral health services in the district in an amount equal to:
(1) the sum of:
(A) $100,000; and
(B) $70 for each enrolled student at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section 29.081(d); or
(2) a greater amount provided by appropriation.
(b) A district may use funds allocated under this section to:
(1) provide mental health and behavioral health services; and
(2) implement or enhance programs, practices, or procedures described by Section 38.351 that contribute to a positive school climate.
(c) A district shall, in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner, annually submit to the commissioner a report on the district's use of funds allocated under this section, including information on the programs, personnel, or resources implemented, employed, or purchased, as applicable, using the funds during the preceding school year.
(d) The commissioner shall annually compile the information received under Subsection (c) and publish on the agency's Internet website a report regarding the use of funds by school districts under this section during the preceding school year.
(e) This section expires September 1, 2033.