Repeal School Mental Health Screening Act

The act repeals the sixth through twelfth grade mental health screening program (program) that was enacted in 2023 in the behavioral health administration (BHA).

To implement the repeal, the act reduces appropriations made in the annual general appropriations act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of human services, which houses the BHA, as follows:

• The appropriation for health, life, and dental, is decreased by $37,260;
• The appropriation for short-term disability is decreased by $146;
• The appropriation for paid family medical leave insurance is decreased by $936;
• The appropriation for unfunded liability amortization equalization disbursement payments is decreased by $20,798;
• The appropriation for use by the BHA for program administration is decreased by $260,987 and the related FTE is decreased by 3.0 FTE; and
• The appropriation for use by the BHA for the program is decreased by $2,536,706.
  (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)