The Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education (OESE) in the US Department of Education (ED) requests
clearance for a new information collection for the discretionary
grant application for the Mental Health Service Professional
program. The Mental Health Service Professional grant program
provides grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships
to train school-based mental health service providers for
employment in schools and local educational agencies. The goal of
the program is to expand the pipeline of high-quality, trained
providers to address the shortages of mental health service
professionals in schools served by high-need LEAs. This program is
authorized under section 4631(a)(1)(B) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7281). The first Mental
Health Service Professional grant competition was held in 2019 and
was exempt from rulemaking under Section 437(d)(1) of the General
Education Provisions Act (GEPA). The Department finalized
priorities, requirements, and a definition under the Mental Health
Service Professional grant program. The final requirements contain
information collection requirements that we are requesting approval
for through this request.
This is new rulemaking
collection, therefore, all burden is considered new.
$113,440
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Earl Myers 202 453-6716
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.