CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3063Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3063, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Mental health: trauma-informed care training. Existing law provides for the regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California, prescribes the educational requirements for licensure as a physician and surgeon, and requires the board to adopt continuing education standards and contents for licensees. Existing law regulates other healing arts licensees by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs and establishes continuing education requirements for those licensees, including psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed educational psychologists, among others. Existing law provides for a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and establishes various programs of professional development for teachers and administrators.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals. This bill would also express related legislative findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1) The current federal administrations aggressive immigration enforcement policies and inflammatory remarks toward immigrant communities have negatively impacted the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families.(2) To tackle this program, professionals working with children, including social service providers, teachers, school administrators, and other health providers, need training to better support children in immigrant families and to recognize the trauma experienced by separation of families.(3) Providers for immigrant families have identified several gaps in resources and training that would allow them to serve the mental well-being of immigrant families and their children more effectively, including educational resources for the providers and families as well as referrals and other community resources.(4) Provider uncertainty about the countrys highly politicized immigration policy also limits their ability to answer families questions about their safety and makes clear the need to better inform providers.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3063Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3063, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Mental health: trauma-informed care training. Existing law provides for the regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California, prescribes the educational requirements for licensure as a physician and surgeon, and requires the board to adopt continuing education standards and contents for licensees. Existing law regulates other healing arts licensees by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs and establishes continuing education requirements for those licensees, including psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed educational psychologists, among others. Existing law provides for a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and establishes various programs of professional development for teachers and administrators.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals. This bill would also express related legislative findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 3063
Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 21, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia
February 21, 2020
An act relating to mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3063, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Mental health: trauma-informed care training.
Existing law provides for the regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California, prescribes the educational requirements for licensure as a physician and surgeon, and requires the board to adopt continuing education standards and contents for licensees. Existing law regulates other healing arts licensees by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs and establishes continuing education requirements for those licensees, including psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed educational psychologists, among others. Existing law provides for a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and establishes various programs of professional development for teachers and administrators.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals. This bill would also express related legislative findings and declarations.
Existing law provides for the regulation of the practice of medicine by the Medical Board of California, prescribes the educational requirements for licensure as a physician and surgeon, and requires the board to adopt continuing education standards and contents for licensees. Existing law regulates other healing arts licensees by boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs and establishes continuing education requirements for those licensees, including psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed educational psychologists, among others.
Existing law provides for a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and establishes various programs of professional development for teachers and administrators.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals. This bill would also express related legislative findings and declarations.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1) The current federal administrations aggressive immigration enforcement policies and inflammatory remarks toward immigrant communities have negatively impacted the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families.(2) To tackle this program, professionals working with children, including social service providers, teachers, school administrators, and other health providers, need training to better support children in immigrant families and to recognize the trauma experienced by separation of families.(3) Providers for immigrant families have identified several gaps in resources and training that would allow them to serve the mental well-being of immigrant families and their children more effectively, including educational resources for the providers and families as well as referrals and other community resources.(4) Provider uncertainty about the countrys highly politicized immigration policy also limits their ability to answer families questions about their safety and makes clear the need to better inform providers.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1) The current federal administrations aggressive immigration enforcement policies and inflammatory remarks toward immigrant communities have negatively impacted the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families.(2) To tackle this program, professionals working with children, including social service providers, teachers, school administrators, and other health providers, need training to better support children in immigrant families and to recognize the trauma experienced by separation of families.(3) Providers for immigrant families have identified several gaps in resources and training that would allow them to serve the mental well-being of immigrant families and their children more effectively, including educational resources for the providers and families as well as referrals and other community resources.(4) Provider uncertainty about the countrys highly politicized immigration policy also limits their ability to answer families questions about their safety and makes clear the need to better inform providers.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals.
SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1) The current federal administrations aggressive immigration enforcement policies and inflammatory remarks toward immigrant communities have negatively impacted the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families.(2) To tackle this program, professionals working with children, including social service providers, teachers, school administrators, and other health providers, need training to better support children in immigrant families and to recognize the trauma experienced by separation of families.(3) Providers for immigrant families have identified several gaps in resources and training that would allow them to serve the mental well-being of immigrant families and their children more effectively, including educational resources for the providers and families as well as referrals and other community resources.(4) Provider uncertainty about the countrys highly politicized immigration policy also limits their ability to answer families questions about their safety and makes clear the need to better inform providers.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals.
SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
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(1) The current federal administrations aggressive immigration enforcement policies and inflammatory remarks toward immigrant communities have negatively impacted the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families.
(2) To tackle this program, professionals working with children, including social service providers, teachers, school administrators, and other health providers, need training to better support children in immigrant families and to recognize the trauma experienced by separation of families.
(3) Providers for immigrant families have identified several gaps in resources and training that would allow them to serve the mental well-being of immigrant families and their children more effectively, including educational resources for the providers and families as well as referrals and other community resources.
(4) Provider uncertainty about the countrys highly politicized immigration policy also limits their ability to answer families questions about their safety and makes clear the need to better inform providers.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require trauma-informed care training as part of continuing medical education, medical school curriculum, teacher and school administrator training, social workers, and other mental health professionals.