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The bill secures predictable, multi-year funding to keep school-based health centers running and reduce care barriers for students—especially low-income youth—while locking funding at $55M/year through FY2031, which limits scalability if needs grow and creates an ongoing taxpayer cost.
Students at participating schools will retain access to school-based health center services because the bill authorizes $55 million per year for FY2027–FY2031, giving centers predictable funding to plan and maintain primary and mental health care.
Low-income families and students are likely to face lower out-of-pocket barriers to preventive and behavioral health care when centers remain funded, improving access to services for disadvantaged youth.
The authorization is fixed at $55 million per year through FY2031, which could be insufficient if demand (especially for mental health services) rises, risking reduced hours, hiring freezes, or curtailed services at school-based centers.
Taxpayers bear the cost of the $55 million annual authorization through FY2031.
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Reauthorizes the school-based health centers grant program with a fixed $55 million per year for fiscal years 2027–2031, replacing prior open-ended language.
Replaces the prior open-ended funding authority for the school-based health centers grant program with a fixed annual authorization of $55,000,000 for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031. The change sets a specific authorized funding level for the program for FY2027–FY2031 rather than leaving the amount unspecified.
Introduced April 6, 2026 by Paul Tonko · Last progress April 6, 2026