A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the "School Nurse Pilot Program Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies designated for and eligible for deposit under law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Health to facilitate the implementation of a pilot program as described in subsection B of this section including but not limited to the distribution of such funds through grants administered by the Department or in coordination with the Department. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. B. The State Department of Health shall utilize funds deposited to the School Nurse Pilot Program Revolving Fund for the purpose of implementing a pilot program to deliver school nurse services that address health, mental health, and social services needs of students and families to promote the ability for students to have the best opportunity to learn and be successful in their public school district. Such pilot program shall include the following criteria and limitations: 1. Encompass a contiguous three-county area with no more than twenty percent (20%) of the area's school districts having enrollments greater than three thousand (3,000) weighted average daily membership as calculated by the State Department of Education the year of the pilot program's inception; and 2. Have consolidated implementation coordinated by a single nonprofit provider. C. The State Department of Health may promulgate rules and adopt policies and procedures as required to administer the provisions of this section.
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