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(a) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services, through its Mental Health Services Division, and in consultation with the Department of Education, shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature for these purposes, provide up to five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) in grants each year to provide mental health services for pupils, as specified in this part.(2) The grants described in paragraph (1) shall be used for the exclusive purpose of providing mental health services for pupils affected by school closures and distance learning requirements resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
(3) The department shall allocate funding to each local educational agency on a per unit of average daily attendance basis, using the most current data available pursuant to Section 41601 of the Education Code, and to each private school pursuant to a substantially similar methodology, as determined by the departments.
(b) For purposes of this part,“local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, and charter school.