Texas school funding would get a new allotment for behavioral health
What it does
SB 342 would create what the bill calls a behavioral health allotment under the Foundation School Program, the state program that funds public school districts. The bill's full text has not been published yet, so the amount of money, the way it would be distributed, and what it would cover are not available to read. It is a filed proposal, and it would have to pass before it changed any school budget.
What it means for your community
For parents and students, what matters is how much money would be set aside and how it would reach your district, and the bill does not say yet. The bill is filed under school funding and mental health subjects, which points to student mental health and substance use services as the focus of the allotment. Watch for the published bill text and any hearing to see what the money would cover and who would receive it.
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