HB2729 Session 2025r1 In House Committee

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to develop and implement a program to issue grants to increase and improve school-based mental health services and substance use services.

Summary

<b>Digest: The Act tells the OHA to issue grants and take other actions to increase school-based health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells the OHA to adjust its school-based health center grants for inflation. The Act tells the OHA to issue grants and take other actions to increase school-based health services. The Act authorizes lottery bonds for school-based health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).</i>] [<i>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to modify the amounts of grants for school-based health centers for inflation.</i>] [<i>Directs the authority to issue grants for the planning and operation of school-based health services.</i>] Directs the [<i>authority</i>]<b> Oregon Health Authority</b> to develop and implement a program to issue grants to increase and improve school-based mental health services and substance use services. Directs the authority to study methods for providing or increasing reimbursement for mental health services delivered through school-based health centers. [<i>Authorizes the issuance of lottery bonds for school-based health center purposes.</i>] Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.