Education: school districts; student mental health apprenticeship retention and training (SMART) internship grant program; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 2022 PA 180 (MCL 388.1953).

This bill modifies the Student Mental Health Apprenticeship Retention and Training (SMART) grant program to provide financial support for graduate students completing mental health internships in Michigan public schools. It allows eligible graduate students to receive up to $15,000 for a 30-week internship, with payments structured as either an hourly rate or a lump sum, provided they work in schools designated as critical shortage areas or those with high populations of economically disadvantaged students. In exchange for this funding, recipients must agree to work at a public school for at least three years after completing their internship. The program also includes provisions for funding field supervisors and instructors who oversee the interns.