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AOE urges restoring reinvestment language as school‑based Medicaid shifts to AHS
Summary
Agency of Education staff told the committee that a transfer of school‑based Medicaid administration to the Agency of Human Services leaves some rulemaking authority at AOE; staff requested restoring statutory language so districts must reinvest Medicaid revenue into prevention and intervention programs and to enable rulemaking and data collection.
Agency of Education staff testified that a provision removed from a transfer bill should be restored or clarified to preserve AOE rulemaking authority over how school‑based Medicaid reinvestment funds are used.
For the record, staff noted the transfer moves administration of the school‑based Medicaid program from the Agency of Education to the Agency of Human Services, but AOE would retain a limited role in rulemaking tied to reinvestment and quality standards. Katie Grant (speaker 3) said current statute…
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