Bill
SF 4939
The bill creates state-funded grants to help K-12 schools expand and improve student mental health services and supports.
SF 4939 proposes an appropriation to establish and fund grants aimed at improving student mental health outcomes. The bill is framed to support school-focused mental health initiatives, with the overarching goal of increasing access to mental health services for students and enhancing the capacity of schools to address student well-being.
Establishment of Grants for Student Mental Health: Creates a program to provide grants designated for student mental health initiatives within schools or districts. Details about grant eligibility criteria, administration, and award amounts are to be determined in the bill’s implementing provisions (not fully specified in the available summary).
Funding Source and Allocation: The bill designates state funds to support the mental health grants. Specific appropriation amounts, funding duration, and any fiscal year sequencing would be defined in the enacted text or subsequent amendments.
Use of Funds: Grants are expected to be used for activities related to student mental health services, prevention, early identification, intervention strategies, staff training, and potentially collaboration with community mental health providers. The exact permissible uses will be governed by program guidelines.
Administrative Structure: Likely designates a state department or agency (often the Department of Education or a related state agency) to administer the grant program, establish application processes, reporting requirements, and compliance measures. The current excerpt notes referral to Education Finance, indicating a fiscal oversight role.
Reporting and Accountability: The bill would typically require grantees to report on outcomes, expenditures, and progress toward stated objectives, enabling oversight and program evaluation.
Schools and Districts: Public K–12 schools/districts eligible to apply for grants to implement or expand mental health services and supports for students.
Students: Beneficiaries of enhanced mental health supports, including access to counseling, prevention programs, and early intervention resources.
School Personnel: Teachers, school counselors, social workers, and administrators who would implement practices funded by the grants and participate in required trainings.
State Agencies: The administering agency (likely the Minnesota Department of Education or equivalent) responsible for grant administration, monitoring, and reporting.
Introduction and Referral: SF 4939 was introduced and referred to the Education Finance committee on April 7, 2026.
Chamber Leadership: The author and champions include co-sponsors Ann Johnson Stewart and Bobby Joe Champion, with a champion added on April 9, 2026, indicating leadership support for advancing the bill.
Next Steps: If advanced, the bill would proceed through committee deliberations, potential amendments, and floor votes. Final appropriation figures and program guidelines would typically be established in the enacted bill or through subsequent fiscal notes and agency rulemaking.
If you’d like, I can compare SF 4939 to existing Minnesota mental health grant programs or provide a brief fiscal note-style outline based on typical appropriation measures to help anticipate potential final provisions.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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