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MOTION TO APPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PLANS FOR THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (LOCATION #5051), MIDDLE SCHOOLS (LOCATION #5081), HIGH SCHOOL (LOCATION #5121) AND FSU ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL (LOCATION #0351).
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. The Florida Legislature recently signed into law the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act (SB 7026). This legislation outlines significant reforms to make Florida schools safer, while keeping firearms out of the hands of mentally ill and dangerous individuals.
2. As part of this legislation, Florida schools were appropriated the Mental Health Services Allocation in the amount of $69 million to establish or expand school-based mental health care, with the expectation that each student in Florida has access to a mental health professional at school by the 2018-2019 school year.
3. The Mental Health Services Allocation funding is apportioned by formula, with each district receiving a base amount of $100,000 and the remainder distributed on a per FTE basis.
4. The City of Pembroke Pines Charter Schools are entitled to receive a proportionate share of these funds. See estimated allocation breakdown below:
Location 5051- Elementary Schools $43,161
Location 5081- Middle Schools $29,484
Location 5121- High School $45,109
Location 0351- FSU Elementary* $115,197
Total Estimated Allocation $232,951
* The FSU sponsored Elementary School is categorized as its own district, hence receiving the base allocation of $100,000 plus the additional funding for the FTE proportion. The School Board of Broward County (SBBC) sponsored Charter Schools receive a portion of the SBBC's allocation ($6,059,199) based on its FTE proportion.
5. For the Charter Schools to be eligible to receive the Mental Health Services Allocation, the charte...
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