Amended IN Senate March 16, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1229Introduced by Senator McGuireFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 127850) to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to elementary and secondary education. mental health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1229, as amended, McGuire. Elementary and secondary education. Mental health workforce grants.Existing law establishes various health professions education programs within the Department of Health Care Access and Information through which scholarships, loan repayment grants, recruitment or training services, or other benefits are provided to certain health professionals, including mental health service providers, physicians, registered nurses, and vocational nurses, if they meet specified criteria. Existing law authorizes the department to award competitive grants to expand the supply of certain behavioral health professionals serving children and youth, as specified.This bill would require the department to establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth. The bill would require the department to award up to 10,000 grants to postgraduate students over a 3-year period in amounts of up to $25,000 each. The bill would prescribe eligibility requirements for the grants, including that the student be enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a specified masters or doctoral degree postgraduate program. The bill would require the student to maintain good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program and to make specified commitments, including a commitment to work with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity, as defined, or a local educational agency for specified required supervised experience hours and a commitment that, upon completion of the postgraduate program, the student satisfies the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist. The bill would require the department to award at least 50% of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours and would require the department to give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores. The bill would authorize the department to award the grants in a one-time payment or in 2 installment payments.Existing law establishes a system of elementary and secondary education in this state, under which local educational agencies provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, at schoolsites throughout the state.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to elementary and secondary education. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is experiencing a shortage of licensed behavioral health professionals and the shortage is expected to grow over the next decade. Currently, just under 8,000,000 Californians, the majority of them being Latino, African American, and Native American, live in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs), a federal designation for geographic regions experiencing shortfalls of mental health care providers. California leads the nation in the highest number of MHPSAs, with 498 regions receiving this designation.(b) In 2016, California had over 80,000 licensed behavioral health professionals. Yet, information from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that California is only meeting 30 percent of its overall need for a professionally trained behavioral health workforce. Much of the available workforce is concentrated in dense urban areas, resulting in an uneven distribution among the state. The bay area and the City of Los Angeles have less of a behavioral health workforce shortage than other areas, including the central valley and rural northern California.(c) California is experiencing a behavioral health crisis among our youth. In June of 2021, more than 140,000 children in the United States had lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19. In addition to death and illness of family members due to COVID-19, students have experienced increased anxiety and reduced interactions with peers, struggled with distance learning, and many saw their families financial situations worsen. In one metaanalysis of international youth during COVID-19, researchers discovered that one in four youth encountered clinically heightened depressive symptoms and one in five youth faced heightened anxiety symptoms. The recent United States Surgeon Generals Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health emphasizes that youth from communities of color, LGBTQ+ youth, and other specialized youth populations are at greater risk of mental health challenges during the current pandemic. Pediatric hospitalizations have doubled from one year ago.SEC. 2. Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 127850) is added to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 1.7. Mental Health Workforce Grants127850. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth.(b) Under the program, the department shall award up to 10,000 grants over a three-year period in amounts of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) each.(c) Grants shall be awarded to a postgraduate student who meets the following requirements:(1) The student is enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a postgraduate program meeting the requirements of Section 4980.36 or 4999.33 of the Business and Professions Code.(2) The student maintains good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program.(3) The student commits to all of the following:(A) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for their required supervised experience hours pursuant to Section 4980.43 or 4999.46 of the Business and Professions Code.(B) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for two years upon completion of the postgraduate program.(C) Upon completion of the postgraduate program, satisfying the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist.(d) The department shall award at least 50 percent of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).(e) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores.(f) The department may award a grant to a postgraduate student in a one-time payment or in two installment payments.(g) The grant award shall include a clawback provision to allow the department to reclaim the grant funds from a student who does not fulfill their commitments under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) or under subdivision (d).(h) As used in this section, eligible California-based nonprofit entity means a nonprofit entity located in California that serves children and youth.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to elementary and secondary education.
Amended IN Senate March 16, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1229Introduced by Senator McGuireFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 127850) to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to elementary and secondary education. mental health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1229, as amended, McGuire. Elementary and secondary education. Mental health workforce grants.Existing law establishes various health professions education programs within the Department of Health Care Access and Information through which scholarships, loan repayment grants, recruitment or training services, or other benefits are provided to certain health professionals, including mental health service providers, physicians, registered nurses, and vocational nurses, if they meet specified criteria. Existing law authorizes the department to award competitive grants to expand the supply of certain behavioral health professionals serving children and youth, as specified.This bill would require the department to establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth. The bill would require the department to award up to 10,000 grants to postgraduate students over a 3-year period in amounts of up to $25,000 each. The bill would prescribe eligibility requirements for the grants, including that the student be enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a specified masters or doctoral degree postgraduate program. The bill would require the student to maintain good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program and to make specified commitments, including a commitment to work with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity, as defined, or a local educational agency for specified required supervised experience hours and a commitment that, upon completion of the postgraduate program, the student satisfies the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist. The bill would require the department to award at least 50% of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours and would require the department to give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores. The bill would authorize the department to award the grants in a one-time payment or in 2 installment payments.Existing law establishes a system of elementary and secondary education in this state, under which local educational agencies provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, at schoolsites throughout the state.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to elementary and secondary education. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate March 16, 2022
Amended IN Senate March 16, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1229
Introduced by Senator McGuireFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Senator McGuire
February 17, 2022
An act to add Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 127850) to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to elementary and secondary education. mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1229, as amended, McGuire. Elementary and secondary education. Mental health workforce grants.
Existing law establishes various health professions education programs within the Department of Health Care Access and Information through which scholarships, loan repayment grants, recruitment or training services, or other benefits are provided to certain health professionals, including mental health service providers, physicians, registered nurses, and vocational nurses, if they meet specified criteria. Existing law authorizes the department to award competitive grants to expand the supply of certain behavioral health professionals serving children and youth, as specified.This bill would require the department to establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth. The bill would require the department to award up to 10,000 grants to postgraduate students over a 3-year period in amounts of up to $25,000 each. The bill would prescribe eligibility requirements for the grants, including that the student be enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a specified masters or doctoral degree postgraduate program. The bill would require the student to maintain good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program and to make specified commitments, including a commitment to work with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity, as defined, or a local educational agency for specified required supervised experience hours and a commitment that, upon completion of the postgraduate program, the student satisfies the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist. The bill would require the department to award at least 50% of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours and would require the department to give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores. The bill would authorize the department to award the grants in a one-time payment or in 2 installment payments.Existing law establishes a system of elementary and secondary education in this state, under which local educational agencies provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, at schoolsites throughout the state.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to elementary and secondary education.
Existing law establishes various health professions education programs within the Department of Health Care Access and Information through which scholarships, loan repayment grants, recruitment or training services, or other benefits are provided to certain health professionals, including mental health service providers, physicians, registered nurses, and vocational nurses, if they meet specified criteria. Existing law authorizes the department to award competitive grants to expand the supply of certain behavioral health professionals serving children and youth, as specified.
This bill would require the department to establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth. The bill would require the department to award up to 10,000 grants to postgraduate students over a 3-year period in amounts of up to $25,000 each. The bill would prescribe eligibility requirements for the grants, including that the student be enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a specified masters or doctoral degree postgraduate program. The bill would require the student to maintain good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program and to make specified commitments, including a commitment to work with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity, as defined, or a local educational agency for specified required supervised experience hours and a commitment that, upon completion of the postgraduate program, the student satisfies the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist. The bill would require the department to award at least 50% of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours and would require the department to give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores. The bill would authorize the department to award the grants in a one-time payment or in 2 installment payments.
Existing law establishes a system of elementary and secondary education in this state, under which local educational agencies provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, at schoolsites throughout the state.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to elementary and secondary education.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is experiencing a shortage of licensed behavioral health professionals and the shortage is expected to grow over the next decade. Currently, just under 8,000,000 Californians, the majority of them being Latino, African American, and Native American, live in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs), a federal designation for geographic regions experiencing shortfalls of mental health care providers. California leads the nation in the highest number of MHPSAs, with 498 regions receiving this designation.(b) In 2016, California had over 80,000 licensed behavioral health professionals. Yet, information from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that California is only meeting 30 percent of its overall need for a professionally trained behavioral health workforce. Much of the available workforce is concentrated in dense urban areas, resulting in an uneven distribution among the state. The bay area and the City of Los Angeles have less of a behavioral health workforce shortage than other areas, including the central valley and rural northern California.(c) California is experiencing a behavioral health crisis among our youth. In June of 2021, more than 140,000 children in the United States had lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19. In addition to death and illness of family members due to COVID-19, students have experienced increased anxiety and reduced interactions with peers, struggled with distance learning, and many saw their families financial situations worsen. In one metaanalysis of international youth during COVID-19, researchers discovered that one in four youth encountered clinically heightened depressive symptoms and one in five youth faced heightened anxiety symptoms. The recent United States Surgeon Generals Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health emphasizes that youth from communities of color, LGBTQ+ youth, and other specialized youth populations are at greater risk of mental health challenges during the current pandemic. Pediatric hospitalizations have doubled from one year ago.SEC. 2. Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 127850) is added to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 1.7. Mental Health Workforce Grants127850. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth.(b) Under the program, the department shall award up to 10,000 grants over a three-year period in amounts of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) each.(c) Grants shall be awarded to a postgraduate student who meets the following requirements:(1) The student is enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a postgraduate program meeting the requirements of Section 4980.36 or 4999.33 of the Business and Professions Code.(2) The student maintains good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program.(3) The student commits to all of the following:(A) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for their required supervised experience hours pursuant to Section 4980.43 or 4999.46 of the Business and Professions Code.(B) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for two years upon completion of the postgraduate program.(C) Upon completion of the postgraduate program, satisfying the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist.(d) The department shall award at least 50 percent of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).(e) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores.(f) The department may award a grant to a postgraduate student in a one-time payment or in two installment payments.(g) The grant award shall include a clawback provision to allow the department to reclaim the grant funds from a student who does not fulfill their commitments under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) or under subdivision (d).(h) As used in this section, eligible California-based nonprofit entity means a nonprofit entity located in California that serves children and youth.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to elementary and secondary education.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is experiencing a shortage of licensed behavioral health professionals and the shortage is expected to grow over the next decade. Currently, just under 8,000,000 Californians, the majority of them being Latino, African American, and Native American, live in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs), a federal designation for geographic regions experiencing shortfalls of mental health care providers. California leads the nation in the highest number of MHPSAs, with 498 regions receiving this designation.(b) In 2016, California had over 80,000 licensed behavioral health professionals. Yet, information from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that California is only meeting 30 percent of its overall need for a professionally trained behavioral health workforce. Much of the available workforce is concentrated in dense urban areas, resulting in an uneven distribution among the state. The bay area and the City of Los Angeles have less of a behavioral health workforce shortage than other areas, including the central valley and rural northern California.(c) California is experiencing a behavioral health crisis among our youth. In June of 2021, more than 140,000 children in the United States had lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19. In addition to death and illness of family members due to COVID-19, students have experienced increased anxiety and reduced interactions with peers, struggled with distance learning, and many saw their families financial situations worsen. In one metaanalysis of international youth during COVID-19, researchers discovered that one in four youth encountered clinically heightened depressive symptoms and one in five youth faced heightened anxiety symptoms. The recent United States Surgeon Generals Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health emphasizes that youth from communities of color, LGBTQ+ youth, and other specialized youth populations are at greater risk of mental health challenges during the current pandemic. Pediatric hospitalizations have doubled from one year ago.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is experiencing a shortage of licensed behavioral health professionals and the shortage is expected to grow over the next decade. Currently, just under 8,000,000 Californians, the majority of them being Latino, African American, and Native American, live in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs), a federal designation for geographic regions experiencing shortfalls of mental health care providers. California leads the nation in the highest number of MHPSAs, with 498 regions receiving this designation.(b) In 2016, California had over 80,000 licensed behavioral health professionals. Yet, information from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that California is only meeting 30 percent of its overall need for a professionally trained behavioral health workforce. Much of the available workforce is concentrated in dense urban areas, resulting in an uneven distribution among the state. The bay area and the City of Los Angeles have less of a behavioral health workforce shortage than other areas, including the central valley and rural northern California.(c) California is experiencing a behavioral health crisis among our youth. In June of 2021, more than 140,000 children in the United States had lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19. In addition to death and illness of family members due to COVID-19, students have experienced increased anxiety and reduced interactions with peers, struggled with distance learning, and many saw their families financial situations worsen. In one metaanalysis of international youth during COVID-19, researchers discovered that one in four youth encountered clinically heightened depressive symptoms and one in five youth faced heightened anxiety symptoms. The recent United States Surgeon Generals Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health emphasizes that youth from communities of color, LGBTQ+ youth, and other specialized youth populations are at greater risk of mental health challenges during the current pandemic. Pediatric hospitalizations have doubled from one year ago.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) California is experiencing a shortage of licensed behavioral health professionals and the shortage is expected to grow over the next decade. Currently, just under 8,000,000 Californians, the majority of them being Latino, African American, and Native American, live in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs), a federal designation for geographic regions experiencing shortfalls of mental health care providers. California leads the nation in the highest number of MHPSAs, with 498 regions receiving this designation.
(b) In 2016, California had over 80,000 licensed behavioral health professionals. Yet, information from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests that California is only meeting 30 percent of its overall need for a professionally trained behavioral health workforce. Much of the available workforce is concentrated in dense urban areas, resulting in an uneven distribution among the state. The bay area and the City of Los Angeles have less of a behavioral health workforce shortage than other areas, including the central valley and rural northern California.
(c) California is experiencing a behavioral health crisis among our youth. In June of 2021, more than 140,000 children in the United States had lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19. In addition to death and illness of family members due to COVID-19, students have experienced increased anxiety and reduced interactions with peers, struggled with distance learning, and many saw their families financial situations worsen. In one metaanalysis of international youth during COVID-19, researchers discovered that one in four youth encountered clinically heightened depressive symptoms and one in five youth faced heightened anxiety symptoms. The recent United States Surgeon Generals Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health emphasizes that youth from communities of color, LGBTQ+ youth, and other specialized youth populations are at greater risk of mental health challenges during the current pandemic. Pediatric hospitalizations have doubled from one year ago.
SEC. 2. Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 127850) is added to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 1.7. Mental Health Workforce Grants127850. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth.(b) Under the program, the department shall award up to 10,000 grants over a three-year period in amounts of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) each.(c) Grants shall be awarded to a postgraduate student who meets the following requirements:(1) The student is enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a postgraduate program meeting the requirements of Section 4980.36 or 4999.33 of the Business and Professions Code.(2) The student maintains good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program.(3) The student commits to all of the following:(A) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for their required supervised experience hours pursuant to Section 4980.43 or 4999.46 of the Business and Professions Code.(B) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for two years upon completion of the postgraduate program.(C) Upon completion of the postgraduate program, satisfying the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist.(d) The department shall award at least 50 percent of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).(e) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores.(f) The department may award a grant to a postgraduate student in a one-time payment or in two installment payments.(g) The grant award shall include a clawback provision to allow the department to reclaim the grant funds from a student who does not fulfill their commitments under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) or under subdivision (d).(h) As used in this section, eligible California-based nonprofit entity means a nonprofit entity located in California that serves children and youth.
SEC. 2. Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 127850) is added to Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
CHAPTER 1.7. Mental Health Workforce Grants127850. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth.(b) Under the program, the department shall award up to 10,000 grants over a three-year period in amounts of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) each.(c) Grants shall be awarded to a postgraduate student who meets the following requirements:(1) The student is enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a postgraduate program meeting the requirements of Section 4980.36 or 4999.33 of the Business and Professions Code.(2) The student maintains good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program.(3) The student commits to all of the following:(A) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for their required supervised experience hours pursuant to Section 4980.43 or 4999.46 of the Business and Professions Code.(B) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for two years upon completion of the postgraduate program.(C) Upon completion of the postgraduate program, satisfying the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist.(d) The department shall award at least 50 percent of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).(e) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores.(f) The department may award a grant to a postgraduate student in a one-time payment or in two installment payments.(g) The grant award shall include a clawback provision to allow the department to reclaim the grant funds from a student who does not fulfill their commitments under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) or under subdivision (d).(h) As used in this section, eligible California-based nonprofit entity means a nonprofit entity located in California that serves children and youth.
CHAPTER 1.7. Mental Health Workforce Grants127850. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth.(b) Under the program, the department shall award up to 10,000 grants over a three-year period in amounts of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) each.(c) Grants shall be awarded to a postgraduate student who meets the following requirements:(1) The student is enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a postgraduate program meeting the requirements of Section 4980.36 or 4999.33 of the Business and Professions Code.(2) The student maintains good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program.(3) The student commits to all of the following:(A) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for their required supervised experience hours pursuant to Section 4980.43 or 4999.46 of the Business and Professions Code.(B) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for two years upon completion of the postgraduate program.(C) Upon completion of the postgraduate program, satisfying the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist.(d) The department shall award at least 50 percent of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).(e) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores.(f) The department may award a grant to a postgraduate student in a one-time payment or in two installment payments.(g) The grant award shall include a clawback provision to allow the department to reclaim the grant funds from a student who does not fulfill their commitments under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) or under subdivision (d).(h) As used in this section, eligible California-based nonprofit entity means a nonprofit entity located in California that serves children and youth.
CHAPTER 1.7. Mental Health Workforce Grants
CHAPTER 1.7. Mental Health Workforce Grants
127850. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth.(b) Under the program, the department shall award up to 10,000 grants over a three-year period in amounts of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) each.(c) Grants shall be awarded to a postgraduate student who meets the following requirements:(1) The student is enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a postgraduate program meeting the requirements of Section 4980.36 or 4999.33 of the Business and Professions Code.(2) The student maintains good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program.(3) The student commits to all of the following:(A) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for their required supervised experience hours pursuant to Section 4980.43 or 4999.46 of the Business and Professions Code.(B) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for two years upon completion of the postgraduate program.(C) Upon completion of the postgraduate program, satisfying the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist.(d) The department shall award at least 50 percent of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).(e) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores.(f) The department may award a grant to a postgraduate student in a one-time payment or in two installment payments.(g) The grant award shall include a clawback provision to allow the department to reclaim the grant funds from a student who does not fulfill their commitments under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) or under subdivision (d).(h) As used in this section, eligible California-based nonprofit entity means a nonprofit entity located in California that serves children and youth.
127850. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish a grant program, in collaboration with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to increase the number of mental health professionals serving children and youth.
(b) Under the program, the department shall award up to 10,000 grants over a three-year period in amounts of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) each.
(c) Grants shall be awarded to a postgraduate student who meets the following requirements:
(1) The student is enrolled on or after January 1, 2022, in a California postgraduate program at an accredited school or department of social work or enrolled in a postgraduate program meeting the requirements of Section 4980.36 or 4999.33 of the Business and Professions Code.
(2) The student maintains good academic standing while enrolled in the postgraduate program.
(3) The student commits to all of the following:
(A) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for their required supervised experience hours pursuant to Section 4980.43 or 4999.46 of the Business and Professions Code.
(B) Working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity or a local educational agency for two years upon completion of the postgraduate program.
(C) Upon completion of the postgraduate program, satisfying the requirements to become a registered associate clinical social worker, associate professional clinical counselor, or an associate marriage and family therapist.
(d) The department shall award at least 50 percent of the grants to students who commit to working with an eligible California-based nonprofit entity for their required supervised experience hours, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).
(e) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to communities with the greatest need and with the highest adverse childhood experiences (ACES) scores.
(f) The department may award a grant to a postgraduate student in a one-time payment or in two installment payments.
(g) The grant award shall include a clawback provision to allow the department to reclaim the grant funds from a student who does not fulfill their commitments under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) or under subdivision (d).
(h) As used in this section, eligible California-based nonprofit entity means a nonprofit entity located in California that serves children and youth.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to elementary and secondary education.