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Advisory committee recommends next-step options to allocate BHSSA one-time administrative and evaluation funds
Summary
The Program Advisory Committee voted to forward options for using one-time Behavioral Health Student Services Act (BHSSA) administrative and evaluation funds to the full commission, urging priorities for rural capacity, sustainability and building evaluation capacity.
The Program Advisory Committee recommended that the full commission consider options for spending one-time BHSSA administrative and evaluation funds after staff outlined remaining balances, current investments and suggested priorities.
Staff said two one-time buckets remain: $5,600,000 in BHSSA administrative funds that must be encumbered by June 30, 2026, and $10,900,000 remaining in BHSSA evaluation funds. Kai Lamasson (staff presenting in place of the regular presenter) and Melissa Martin Mahler reviewed how BHSSA grants have been deployed across four phases and highlighted that WestEd is the primary evaluator for the BHSSA program.
Staff proposed two primary administrative uses: (1) targeted support for rural BHSSA…
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