ERIC Number: ED674558
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 39
Abstractor: ERIC
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
2022-2023 School Health Professional Grant Legislative Report
Amy Plog; Meghan Paulson; Phyllis Reed; Kristi Elliott; Stephanie Bernard; Liz Schroeder
Colorado Department of Education
Colorado Senate Bill 14-215 established the School Health Professional Grant (SHPG) Program. Effective August 14, 2014, the Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program (C.R.S. 22-96-101 through 22-96-105) provides matching grants to education providers to enhance the presence of school health professionals (school nurses, school counselors, school social workers and school psychologists) and facilitate better screening, education, and referral care coordination for students with substance abuse and other behavioral health needs. Six cohorts of Local Education Providers (LEPs) have received SHPG funding since the inception of the grant program; only two of those cohorts (5 and 6) received funding in the 2022-23 school year. Each education provider that receives a grant through the program reports the following information to the Colorado Department of Education each year during the term of the grant: (a) the number of school health professionals hired using grant moneys; and (b) a list and explanation of the services provided using grant moneys (C.R.S.22-96-105). This information is summarized here in this yearly legislative report.
Descriptors: School Health Services, State Legislation, Grants, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Health Needs, Mental Health Workers, School Nurses, School Counselors, Social Work, School Psychologists, Screening Tests, Referral, School Districts, Financial Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Professional Development, Multi Tiered Systems of Support
Colorado Department of Education. State Office Building, 201 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80203. Tel: 303-866-6600; Fax: 303-830-0793; Web site: http://www.cde.state.co.us
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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