CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 229Introduced by Senator Dahle(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Megan Dahle)(Coauthors: Senators Grove, Hurtado, and Nielsen)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Cunningham, Kamlager, Lackey, Mathis, Nguyen, Seyarto, Smith, and Valladares)January 19, 2021 An act relating to pupil health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 229, as introduced, Dahle. Pupil health: mental health staff. 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, including school psychologists and counselors.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide $500,000,000, on an equal per-pupil basis, to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.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) It is the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), on an equal per-pupil basis, to local educational agencies for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that moneys included in the annual Budget Act for purposes described in subdivision (a) would count towards satisfying the minimum funding obligation under Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.(c) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, and charter school.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 229Introduced by Senator Dahle(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Megan Dahle)(Coauthors: Senators Grove, Hurtado, and Nielsen)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Cunningham, Kamlager, Lackey, Mathis, Nguyen, Seyarto, Smith, and Valladares)January 19, 2021 An act relating to pupil health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 229, as introduced, Dahle. Pupil health: mental health staff. 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, including school psychologists and counselors.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide $500,000,000, on an equal per-pupil basis, to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 229
Introduced by Senator Dahle(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Megan Dahle)(Coauthors: Senators Grove, Hurtado, and Nielsen)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Cunningham, Kamlager, Lackey, Mathis, Nguyen, Seyarto, Smith, and Valladares)January 19, 2021
Introduced by Senator Dahle(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Megan Dahle)(Coauthors: Senators Grove, Hurtado, and Nielsen)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Cunningham, Kamlager, Lackey, Mathis, Nguyen, Seyarto, Smith, and Valladares)
January 19, 2021
An act relating to pupil health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 229, as introduced, Dahle. Pupil health: mental health staff.
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, including school psychologists and counselors.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide $500,000,000, on an equal per-pupil basis, to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.
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, including school psychologists and counselors.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide $500,000,000, on an equal per-pupil basis, to school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), on an equal per-pupil basis, to local educational agencies for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that moneys included in the annual Budget Act for purposes described in subdivision (a) would count towards satisfying the minimum funding obligation under Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.(c) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, and charter school.
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) It is the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), on an equal per-pupil basis, to local educational agencies for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that moneys included in the annual Budget Act for purposes described in subdivision (a) would count towards satisfying the minimum funding obligation under Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.(c) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, and charter school.
SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), on an equal per-pupil basis, to local educational agencies for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that moneys included in the annual Budget Act for purposes described in subdivision (a) would count towards satisfying the minimum funding obligation under Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.(c) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, and charter school.
SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in the annual Budget Act each fiscal year to provide five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), on an equal per-pupil basis, to local educational agencies for increasing mental health staff, specifically school psychologists and counselors, at each schoolsite to increase access for youth mental health services.
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(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that moneys included in the annual Budget Act for purposes described in subdivision (a) would count towards satisfying the minimum funding obligation under Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
(c) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, and charter school.