Amended IN Senate May 17, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 11, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 428Introduced by Senators Pan and Portantino(Coauthors: Senators Beall, Rubio, and Wiener)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Eggman, and Nazarian)February 21, 2019An act to add Section 49428.5 to the Education Code, relating to pupil health, and making an appropriation therefor. health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 428, as amended, Pan. Pupil health: school employee training: youth mental health first aid.Existing law requires the governing board of any school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils and authorizes the governing board of a school district to employ properly certified persons for the work. Existing law requires a school of a school district or county office of education and a charter school to notify pupils and parents or guardians of pupils no less than twice during the school year on how to initiate access to available pupil mental health services on campus or in the community, or both, as provided.This bill bill, contingent on an appropriation made for these purposes, would require the State Department of Education to identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils on youth mental health first aid, as specified. The bill would appropriate an unspecified sum from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of these provisions. The bill would define a local educational agency for purposes of these provisions to mean a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive. The bill would require a local educational agency, on or before January 1, 2023, to certify to the department that at least 10% of its classified employees and at least 10% of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least 2 classified employees and at least 2 certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified by the department. By imposing To the extent this bill, if implemented, would impose additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YESNO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 49428.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:49428.5. (a) The department shall identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils in youth mental health first aid.(b) In identifying an evidence-based training program pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall ensure that the training program meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is a peer-reviewed evidence-based training program.(2) Provides instruction on recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, including common psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders, and common substance use disorders such as opioid and alcohol abuse.(3) Provides instruction on how school staff can best provide referrals to mental health services, substance use disorder services, or other support to individuals in the early stages of developing a mental illness or substance use disorder.(4) Ensures the safe deescalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.(5) Is capable of assessing trainee knowledge before and after training is provided in order to measure training outcomes.(6) Is administered by a nationally recognized nonprofit training authority in mental illness and substance use disorders.(7) (A) Includes in-person training with certified instructors who can recommend resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, certified instructors means individuals who obtain or have obtained a certification to provide the selected training in mental illness and substance use disorders by a nationally recognized authority in behavioral health training programs.(c)(1)The sum of ____ ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of this section.(2)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year.(d)(c) On or before January 1, 2023, a local educational agency shall certify to the department that at least 10 percent of its classified employees and at least 10 percent of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least two classified and at least two certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified pursuant to subdivision (a).(e)(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive.(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent an appropriation is made in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Senate May 17, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 11, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 428Introduced by Senators Pan and Portantino(Coauthors: Senators Beall, Rubio, and Wiener)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Eggman, and Nazarian)February 21, 2019An act to add Section 49428.5 to the Education Code, relating to pupil health, and making an appropriation therefor. health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 428, as amended, Pan. Pupil health: school employee training: youth mental health first aid.Existing law requires the governing board of any school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils and authorizes the governing board of a school district to employ properly certified persons for the work. Existing law requires a school of a school district or county office of education and a charter school to notify pupils and parents or guardians of pupils no less than twice during the school year on how to initiate access to available pupil mental health services on campus or in the community, or both, as provided.This bill bill, contingent on an appropriation made for these purposes, would require the State Department of Education to identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils on youth mental health first aid, as specified. The bill would appropriate an unspecified sum from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of these provisions. The bill would define a local educational agency for purposes of these provisions to mean a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive. The bill would require a local educational agency, on or before January 1, 2023, to certify to the department that at least 10% of its classified employees and at least 10% of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least 2 classified employees and at least 2 certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified by the department. By imposing To the extent this bill, if implemented, would impose additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YESNO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Amended IN Senate May 17, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 11, 2019
Amended IN Senate May 17, 2019
Amended IN Senate April 11, 2019
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 428
Introduced by Senators Pan and Portantino(Coauthors: Senators Beall, Rubio, and Wiener)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Eggman, and Nazarian)February 21, 2019
Introduced by Senators Pan and Portantino(Coauthors: Senators Beall, Rubio, and Wiener)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Arambula, Eggman, and Nazarian)
February 21, 2019
An act to add Section 49428.5 to the Education Code, relating to pupil health, and making an appropriation therefor. health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 428, as amended, Pan. Pupil health: school employee training: youth mental health first aid.
Existing law requires the governing board of any school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils and authorizes the governing board of a school district to employ properly certified persons for the work. Existing law requires a school of a school district or county office of education and a charter school to notify pupils and parents or guardians of pupils no less than twice during the school year on how to initiate access to available pupil mental health services on campus or in the community, or both, as provided.This bill bill, contingent on an appropriation made for these purposes, would require the State Department of Education to identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils on youth mental health first aid, as specified. The bill would appropriate an unspecified sum from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of these provisions. The bill would define a local educational agency for purposes of these provisions to mean a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive. The bill would require a local educational agency, on or before January 1, 2023, to certify to the department that at least 10% of its classified employees and at least 10% of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least 2 classified employees and at least 2 certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified by the department. By imposing To the extent this bill, if implemented, would impose additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
Existing law requires the governing board of any school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils and authorizes the governing board of a school district to employ properly certified persons for the work. Existing law requires a school of a school district or county office of education and a charter school to notify pupils and parents or guardians of pupils no less than twice during the school year on how to initiate access to available pupil mental health services on campus or in the community, or both, as provided.
This bill bill, contingent on an appropriation made for these purposes, would require the State Department of Education to identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils on youth mental health first aid, as specified. The bill would appropriate an unspecified sum from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of these provisions. The bill would define a local educational agency for purposes of these provisions to mean a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive. The bill would require a local educational agency, on or before January 1, 2023, to certify to the department that at least 10% of its classified employees and at least 10% of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least 2 classified employees and at least 2 certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified by the department. By imposing To the extent this bill, if implemented, would impose additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 49428.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:49428.5. (a) The department shall identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils in youth mental health first aid.(b) In identifying an evidence-based training program pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall ensure that the training program meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is a peer-reviewed evidence-based training program.(2) Provides instruction on recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, including common psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders, and common substance use disorders such as opioid and alcohol abuse.(3) Provides instruction on how school staff can best provide referrals to mental health services, substance use disorder services, or other support to individuals in the early stages of developing a mental illness or substance use disorder.(4) Ensures the safe deescalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.(5) Is capable of assessing trainee knowledge before and after training is provided in order to measure training outcomes.(6) Is administered by a nationally recognized nonprofit training authority in mental illness and substance use disorders.(7) (A) Includes in-person training with certified instructors who can recommend resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, certified instructors means individuals who obtain or have obtained a certification to provide the selected training in mental illness and substance use disorders by a nationally recognized authority in behavioral health training programs.(c)(1)The sum of ____ ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of this section.(2)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year.(d)(c) On or before January 1, 2023, a local educational agency shall certify to the department that at least 10 percent of its classified employees and at least 10 percent of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least two classified and at least two certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified pursuant to subdivision (a).(e)(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive.(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent an appropriation is made in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 49428.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:49428.5. (a) The department shall identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils in youth mental health first aid.(b) In identifying an evidence-based training program pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall ensure that the training program meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is a peer-reviewed evidence-based training program.(2) Provides instruction on recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, including common psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders, and common substance use disorders such as opioid and alcohol abuse.(3) Provides instruction on how school staff can best provide referrals to mental health services, substance use disorder services, or other support to individuals in the early stages of developing a mental illness or substance use disorder.(4) Ensures the safe deescalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.(5) Is capable of assessing trainee knowledge before and after training is provided in order to measure training outcomes.(6) Is administered by a nationally recognized nonprofit training authority in mental illness and substance use disorders.(7) (A) Includes in-person training with certified instructors who can recommend resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, certified instructors means individuals who obtain or have obtained a certification to provide the selected training in mental illness and substance use disorders by a nationally recognized authority in behavioral health training programs.(c)(1)The sum of ____ ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of this section.(2)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year.(d)(c) On or before January 1, 2023, a local educational agency shall certify to the department that at least 10 percent of its classified employees and at least 10 percent of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least two classified and at least two certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified pursuant to subdivision (a).(e)(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive.(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent an appropriation is made in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes.
SECTION 1. Section 49428.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
49428.5. (a) The department shall identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils in youth mental health first aid.(b) In identifying an evidence-based training program pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall ensure that the training program meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is a peer-reviewed evidence-based training program.(2) Provides instruction on recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, including common psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders, and common substance use disorders such as opioid and alcohol abuse.(3) Provides instruction on how school staff can best provide referrals to mental health services, substance use disorder services, or other support to individuals in the early stages of developing a mental illness or substance use disorder.(4) Ensures the safe deescalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.(5) Is capable of assessing trainee knowledge before and after training is provided in order to measure training outcomes.(6) Is administered by a nationally recognized nonprofit training authority in mental illness and substance use disorders.(7) (A) Includes in-person training with certified instructors who can recommend resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, certified instructors means individuals who obtain or have obtained a certification to provide the selected training in mental illness and substance use disorders by a nationally recognized authority in behavioral health training programs.(c)(1)The sum of ____ ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of this section.(2)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year.(d)(c) On or before January 1, 2023, a local educational agency shall certify to the department that at least 10 percent of its classified employees and at least 10 percent of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least two classified and at least two certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified pursuant to subdivision (a).(e)(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive.(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent an appropriation is made in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes.
49428.5. (a) The department shall identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils in youth mental health first aid.(b) In identifying an evidence-based training program pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall ensure that the training program meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is a peer-reviewed evidence-based training program.(2) Provides instruction on recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, including common psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders, and common substance use disorders such as opioid and alcohol abuse.(3) Provides instruction on how school staff can best provide referrals to mental health services, substance use disorder services, or other support to individuals in the early stages of developing a mental illness or substance use disorder.(4) Ensures the safe deescalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.(5) Is capable of assessing trainee knowledge before and after training is provided in order to measure training outcomes.(6) Is administered by a nationally recognized nonprofit training authority in mental illness and substance use disorders.(7) (A) Includes in-person training with certified instructors who can recommend resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, certified instructors means individuals who obtain or have obtained a certification to provide the selected training in mental illness and substance use disorders by a nationally recognized authority in behavioral health training programs.(c)(1)The sum of ____ ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of this section.(2)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year.(d)(c) On or before January 1, 2023, a local educational agency shall certify to the department that at least 10 percent of its classified employees and at least 10 percent of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least two classified and at least two certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified pursuant to subdivision (a).(e)(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive.(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent an appropriation is made in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes.
49428.5. (a) The department shall identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils in youth mental health first aid.(b) In identifying an evidence-based training program pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall ensure that the training program meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is a peer-reviewed evidence-based training program.(2) Provides instruction on recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, including common psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders, and common substance use disorders such as opioid and alcohol abuse.(3) Provides instruction on how school staff can best provide referrals to mental health services, substance use disorder services, or other support to individuals in the early stages of developing a mental illness or substance use disorder.(4) Ensures the safe deescalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.(5) Is capable of assessing trainee knowledge before and after training is provided in order to measure training outcomes.(6) Is administered by a nationally recognized nonprofit training authority in mental illness and substance use disorders.(7) (A) Includes in-person training with certified instructors who can recommend resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, certified instructors means individuals who obtain or have obtained a certification to provide the selected training in mental illness and substance use disorders by a nationally recognized authority in behavioral health training programs.(c)(1)The sum of ____ ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of this section.(2)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year.(d)(c) On or before January 1, 2023, a local educational agency shall certify to the department that at least 10 percent of its classified employees and at least 10 percent of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least two classified and at least two certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified pursuant to subdivision (a).(e)(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive.(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent an appropriation is made in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes.
49428.5. (a) The department shall identify an evidence-based training program for a local educational agency to use to train classified and certificated school employees having direct contact with pupils in youth mental health first aid.
(b) In identifying an evidence-based training program pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall ensure that the training program meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is a peer-reviewed evidence-based training program.
(2) Provides instruction on recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, including common psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders, and common substance use disorders such as opioid and alcohol abuse.
(3) Provides instruction on how school staff can best provide referrals to mental health services, substance use disorder services, or other support to individuals in the early stages of developing a mental illness or substance use disorder.
(4) Ensures the safe deescalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.
(5) Is capable of assessing trainee knowledge before and after training is provided in order to measure training outcomes.
(6) Is administered by a nationally recognized nonprofit training authority in mental illness and substance use disorders.
(7) (A) Includes in-person training with certified instructors who can recommend resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, certified instructors means individuals who obtain or have obtained a certification to provide the selected training in mental illness and substance use disorders by a nationally recognized authority in behavioral health training programs.
(c)(1)The sum of ____ ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department, for expenditure for the 201920 fiscal year to the 202122 fiscal year, inclusive, for purposes of this section.
(2)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year, and included within the total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 201920 fiscal year.
(d)
(c) On or before January 1, 2023, a local educational agency shall certify to the department that at least 10 percent of its classified employees and at least 10 percent of its certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, or at least two classified and at least two certificated employees having direct contact with pupils at each schoolsite, whichever is greater, have received the youth mental health first aid training identified pursuant to subdivision (a).
(e)
(d) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive.
(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent an appropriation is made in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
### SEC. 2.