MD HB1305

Requires the Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports to convene a stakeholder workgroup to evaluate whether the pilot hub model effectively matches community behavioral health service providers with local school system needs and whether grants are distributed equitably across the State

Workgroup members include the Consortium Chair, State Superintendent of Schools, Chair of the Accountability and Implementation Board, representatives from small, midsized, and large local school systems, and other members as determined by the Consortium Chair

Workgroup must review all grants awarded in February 2024 and examine grantee performance reports to assess whether services are achieving anticipated behavioral health outcomes

Prohibits the Consortium from awarding any grant funding for fiscal year 2026; grants may resume in fiscal year 2027 only if the workgroup report finds the hub model is effective and grants are equitably distributed statewide

Workgroup report due to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; the Act takes effect July 1, 2025 and automatically sunsets on June 30, 2026