Reauthorize School-Based Health Grants

Full Title:
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program.

Summary#

This bill changes one sentence in the Public Health Service Act to set a fixed annual amount for the school-based health centers grant program. Instead of saying "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2022–2026, the bill would authorize $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to support the existing school-based health centers grant program.

What it means for you#

  • If you operate, work at, or use a school-based health center, this bill would set a known federal grant amount each year from 2027 through 2031.
  • The bill does not change how the program works in statute beyond the funding amount; details about who gets grants and how they are run stay in the existing law.

Expenses#

  • The bill authorizes $55,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2027–2031.
  • That equals $275,000,000 authorized over the five-year period.
  • No publicly available information on offsets, estimated net budgetary effects, or additional budget details is provided in the bill text.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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