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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 575
November 14, 2023 - Offered by Representatives Vining, Billings, Conley,
Neubauer, Haywood, Madison, Jacobson, Drake, Clancy, Hong, Moore
Omokunde
, Ratcliff, Palmeri, Emerson, Snodgrass, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Joers,
Andraca, Bare, Shelton, Considine, Goyke, Shankland, Cabrera,
Ortiz-Velez, Baldeh and Stubbs.
AB575-AA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
AB575-AA1,1,2 21. Page 1, line 2: delete “the mental" and substitute “school mental".
AB575-AA1,1,4 32. Page 1, line 3: delete “training program provided" and substitute “programs
4administered".
AB575-AA1,1,6 53. Page 1, line 3: delete “Instruction." and substitute “Instruction and making
6an appropriation.".
AB575-AA1,1,7 74. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:
AB575-AA1,1,8 8 Section 1g. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575-AA1,1,129 20.255 (2) (da) Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil
10wellness aid
. The amounts in the schedule for aid to school districts and independent
11charter schools
employ, hire, and retain pupil services professionals under s.
12115.364.”.
AB575-AA1,2,1
15. Page 2, line 1: after that line insert:
AB575-AA1,2,2 2 Section 1m. 115.28 (63) (am) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB575-AA1,2,33 115.28 (63) (am) 4. Social and emotional learning.”.
AB575-AA1,2,4 46. Page 2, line 6: after that line insert:
AB575-AA1,2,5 5 Section 2d. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575-AA1,2,7 6115.364 (title) Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil
7wellness aid
.
AB575-AA1,2e 8Section 2e. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and
9amended to read:
AB575-AA1,2,1110 115.364 (1) In this section: , “pupil services professional” means a school
11counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
AB575-AA1,2f 12Section 2f. 115.364 (1) (a), (am) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
AB575-AA1,2g 13Section 2g. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
14renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:
AB575-AA1,3,215 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2024-25 school year and annually
16thereafter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject
17to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible
18reimburse a school district board, the operator of a charter school established under
19s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a
20program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for
an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
21by which the school district increased its
expenditures made by the school board,
22operator, or governing body
in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain
23social workers over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding

1the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers
pupil services
2professionals
.
AB575-AA1,2h 3Section 2h. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
AB575-AA1,2i 4Section 2i. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and
5amended to read:
AB575-AA1,3,116 115.364 (2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal year
7is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the state superintendent
8shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private schools, and
9independent charter schools
boards, operators of charter schools established under
10s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools participating in
11programs under ss. 118.60 and 119.23 that are
eligible for the aid.
AB575-AA1,2j 12Section 2j. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB575-AA1,2p 13Section 2p. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575-AA1,3,1914 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
15under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (da), (dj), (du), (fm), (fp),
16(fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by
17the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated
18for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts
19and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13).”.
AB575-AA1,3,20 207. Page 3, line 8: delete lines 8 and 9 and substitute:
AB575-AA1,3,21 21 Section 4m. Fiscal changes.
AB575-AA1,4,322 (1) School-based mental health services grants. In the schedule under s.
2320.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s.
2420.255 (2) (dt), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by

1$102,914,300. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
2department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (dt), the dollar amount for fiscal
3year 2024-25 is increased by $102,914,300.
AB575-AA1,4,94 (2) Mental health and pupil wellness aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
5for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (da),
6the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $16,500,000. In the
7schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public
8instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is
9increased by $18,000,000.
AB575-AA1,4,1310 (3) Mental health training program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for
11the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (1) (ep), the
12dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $500,000 and the dollar amount
13for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $500,000.
AB575-AA1,5m 14Section 5m. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2024, except as
15follows:
AB575-AA1,4,16 16(1) Section 4m of this act takes effect on the day after publication.”.
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