Subject to the availability of funding each year, the Legislature authorizes the director, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to award matching grants to local educational agencies to pay the state share of the costs of providing programs that provide school-based early mental health intervention and prevention services to eligible pupils at schoolsites of eligible pupils, as follows: (a) The director shall award matching grants pursuant to this chapter to local educational agencies throughout the state. (b) Matching grants awarded under this part shall be awarded for a period of not more than three years and no single schoolsite shall be awarded more than one grant, except for a schoolsite that received a grant prior to July 1, 1992. (c) The director shall pay to each local educational agency having an application approved pursuant to requirements in this part the state share of the cost of the activities described in the application. (d) Commencing July 1, 1993, the state share of matching grants shall be a maximum of 50 percent in each of the three years. (e) Commencing July 1, 1993, the local share of matching grants shall be at least 50 percent, from a combination of school district and cooperating entity funds. (f) The local share of the matching grant may be in cash or payment in-kind. (g) Priority shall be given to those applicants that demonstrate the following: (1) The local educational agency will serve the greatest number of eligible pupils from low-income families. (2) The local educational agency will provide a strong parental involvement component. (3) The local educational agency will provide supportive services with one or more cooperating entities. (4) The local educational agency will provide services at a low cost per child served in the project. (5) The local educational agency will provide programs and services that are based on adoption or modification, or both, of existing programs that have been shown to be effective. No more than 20 percent of the grants awarded by the director may be utilized for new models. (6) The local educational agency will provide services to children who are in out-of-home placement or who are at risk of being in out-of-home placement. (h) Eligible supportive services may include the following: (1) Individual and group intervention and prevention services. (2) Parent involvement through conferences or training, or both. (3) Teacher and staff conferences and training related to meeting project goals. (4) Referral to outside resources when eligible pupils require additional services. (5) Use of paraprofessional staff, who are trained and supervised by credentialed school psychologists, school counselors, or school social workers, to meet with pupils on a short-term weekly basis, in a one-on-one setting as in the primary intervention program established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4343) of Part 3. A minimum of 80 percent of the grants awarded by the director shall include the basic components of the primary intervention program. (6) Any other service or activity that will improve the mental health of eligible pupils. Prior to participation by an eligible pupil in either individual or group services, consent of a parent or guardian shall be obtained. (i) Each local educational agency seeking a grant under this chapter shall submit an application to the director at the time, in a manner, and accompanied by any information the director may reasonably require. (j) Each matching grant application submitted shall include all of the following: (1) Documentation of need for the school-based early mental health intervention and prevention services. (2) A description of the school-based early mental health intervention and prevention services expected to be provided at the schoolsite. (3) A statement of program goals. (4) A list of cooperating entities that will participate in the provision of services. A letter from each cooperating entity co
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