LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6947 NOTE PREPARED: Dec 26, 2024
BILL NUMBER: HB 1305 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Screening.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Andrade BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill requires each school corporation and charter school to develop a plan
to conduct developmentally appropriate evidence based:
(1) Mental health screening; and
(2) Substance use disorder screening;
for students in kindergarten through grade 12.
The bill also establishes notification, consent, and data destruction requirements. The bill requires the
Department of Education to make available to school corporations and charter schools developmentally
appropriate evidence based mental health screening and substance use disorder screening tools and resources.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Provisions in the bill require the Department of Education (DOE) to
consult with the Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) to select the screening tools and other
resources that will be made available to public schools. The impact to state workload and/ or expenditures
is ultimately dependent on the screener or tools adopted by DOE and DMHA for use in public schools. To
the extent that the agencies can utilize existing resources from the School Health Assessment and
Performance Evaluation System’s Screening and Assessment Library to find free or low-cost screening and
assessment tools, expenditures can be minimized. Additional resources and federal funds may also be
available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Beginning in FY 2026, public schools will experience a workload
increase to implement the mental health and substance use disorder screeners adopted by DOE and DMHA.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Department of Education; Family Social Services Administration.
HB 1305 1 Local Agencies Affected: Public schools.
Information Sources: School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation System’s Screening and
Assessment Library; https://theshapesystem.com/assessmentlibrary/.
Fiscal Analyst: Kelan Fong, 317-232-9592.
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