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Florida House Bill H0969

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1515 An act relating to the reporting of student mental 2
1616 health outcomes; creating s. 394.4575, F.S.; requiring 3
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18-Accountability to submit an initial specified 5
19-evaluation to the Governor and Legislature by a 6
20-specified date; providing evaluation requirements; 7
21-requiring the office to submit a final specified 8
22-evaluation to the Governor and Legislature by a 9
23-specified date; providing evaluation requirements; 10
24-providing an effective date. 11
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28- Section 1. Section 394.4575, Florida Statutes, is created 15
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30- 394.4575 Student mental health assistance program 17
31-evaluation.— 18
32- (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 19
33-Accountability (OPPAGA), in consultation with the Department of 20
34-Children and Families, the Department of Education, the Louis de 21
35-la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, and any other 22
36-identified relevant stakeholder, must evaluate school district 23
37-compliance with ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4) and 24
38-the mental health services and supports provided to students 25
17+the Department of Children and Families to annually 4
18+submit a specified evaluation to the Governor and 5
19+Legislature by a specified date; providing evalu ation 6
20+requirements; requiring the department to create a 7
21+survey tool for specified purposes; authorizing the 8
22+department to include survey results in the 9
23+evaluation; amending s. 1001.212, F.S.; requiring the 10
24+threat management coordinator to report specified 11
25+referrals to the department for reporting and 12
26+evaluation purposes; deleting an obsolete provision; 13
27+amending s. 1006.041, F.S.; requiring each school 14
28+district to provide specified information to the 15
29+department for reporting and evaluation purposes; 16
30+revising certain plan requirements to include mobile 17
31+response teams; requiring each school district to 18
32+provide recipients of services with a survey and to 19
33+report survey responses in its annual report; removing 20
34+a provision authorizing a mental health professional 21
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36+specified agreements; requiring each school district 23
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52- (a) By December 31, 2025, p rovide an initial evaluation of 27
53-the expenditure plans and program outcome reports submitted by 28
54-school districts as required in s. 1006.041 to the Governor, the 29
55-President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 30
56-Representatives. The evaluation must in clude, but is not limited 31
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58- 1. An assessment of school district compliance with the 33
59-requirements of ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4). 34
60- 2. An assessment of treatment outcomes, system capacity, 35
61-and performance of mental health services provid ed pursuant to 36
62-s. 1006.041(2)(a) and (b). 37
63- 3. An assessment of the policies, procedures, and data 38
64-collection that inform the reporting by school districts as 39
65-required pursuant to s. 1006.041. 40
66- 4. An assessment of the mental health assistance programs' 41
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69- 5. Identification of, and recommendations for, other 44
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71-assistance programs to annually perform an effective evaluation 46
72-of treatment outcomes, system capacity, performance, and level 47
73-of integration with coordinated systems of care. 48
74- (b) By December 1, 2026, provide a final review and 49
75-evaluation of the mental health assistance programs within the 50
51+of Education; amending s. 1006.07, F.S.; requirin g 26
52+each district school board's mental health coordinator 27
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54+Families to prepare certain evaluations; requiring the 29
55+coordinator to annually provide certain policies and 30
56+procedures to the department; revising re quirements 31
57+for members of a threat management team; requiring the 32
58+team to provide specified information to the 33
59+department for reporting and evaluation purposes; 34
60+requiring a threat management coordinator to report 35
61+certain data to the department; amending s. 1012.584, 36
62+F.S.; requiring each school district to notify certain 37
63+school personnel of the availability of specified 38
64+mental health providers; providing an effective date. 39
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68+ Section 1. Section 394.4575, Florida Statutes, is created 43
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70+ 394.4575 Student mental health assistance program 45
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72+ (1) On or before December 1 each year, the department 47
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94-capacity, and performance of mental health services provided 57
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97-ongoing level of integration with the coordinated system of care 60
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100-capacity, and performance of school -based the mental health 63
101-assistance programs and increase the integration of those 64
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104-management coordinators and mental health coordinators as 67
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107-and inclusion in the report, including, but not limited to: 70
108- (a) Referrals to mental health services originating from 71
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111- (b) OPPAGA identified: 74
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88+provided to students pursuant to ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 51
89+1012.584(4). The department shall provide an evaluation of 52
90+expenditure plans and program o utcome reports submitted by 53
91+school districts as required in s. 1006.041, and assess 54
92+treatment outcomes and the effectiveness of mental health 55
93+services provided pursuant to s. 1006.041(2)(a) and (b). The 56
94+department shall also utilize other relevant informat ion 57
95+collected by the department to evaluate treatment outcomes, 58
96+system capacity, and performance. School district threat 59
97+management coordinators and mental health coordinators as 60
98+described in s. 1006.07 shall provide information and reports to 61
99+the department for evaluation and inclusion in the report. 62
100+ (2) The department shall create a survey tool for students 63
101+using mental health services and supports described in this 64
102+section for the purpose of assessing the patient experience and 65
103+self-reported treatment outcomes. The results shall be 66
104+deidentified before being transmitted to the department. 67
105+Students or their parents or legal guardians may complete the 68
106+survey. The department may include survey results in the annual 69
107+evaluation under subsection (1). 70
108+ Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (11) of section 71
109+1001.212, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 72
110+ 1001.212 Office of Safe Schools. —There is created in the 73
111+Department of Education the Office of Safe Schools. The office 74
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130-performance of integra ted and coordinated systems of care 81
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125+office shall serve as a central repository for best practices, 76
126+training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters 77
127+regarding school safety and security, including prevention 78
128+efforts, intervention efforts, and emergency prepar edness 79
129+planning. The office shall: 80
130+ (11) Develop a statewide behavioral threat management 81
131+operational process, a Florida -specific behavioral threat 82
132+assessment instrument, and a threat management portal. 83
133+ (a)1. By December 1, 2023, The office shall develo p a 84
134+statewide behavioral threat management operational process to 85
135+guide school districts, schools, charter school governing 86
136+boards, and charter schools through the threat management 87
137+process. The process must be designed to identify, assess, 88
138+manage, and monitor potential and real threats to schools. This 89
139+process must include, but is not limited to: 90
140+ a. The establishment and duties of threat management 91
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142+ b. Defining behavioral risks and threats. 93
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144+assessment instrument developed pursuant to paragraph (b) to 95
145+evaluate the behavior of students who may pose a threat to the 96
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163+ e. Procedures for the implementation of interventions, 102
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165+ f. Guidelines for appropriate law enforcement 104
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167+ g. Procedures for risk management. 106
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169+ i. Mechanisms for continued monitoring of potential and 108
170+real threats. 109
171+ j. Procedures for referrals to mental health services 110
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173+board pursuant to s. 1012.584(4). Referrals to mental health 112
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175+assessment instrument shall be reported, in the aggregate, by 114
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177+1006.07(7)(j), to the Department of Children and Families for 116
178+reporting and evaluation purposes pursuant to s. 394.4575. 117
179+ k. Procedures and requirements necessary for the creation 118
180+of a threat assessment report, all cor responding documentation, 119
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182+behavioral threat assessment instrument under paragraph (b). 121
183+ 2. Upon availability, each school district, school, 122
184+charter school governing board, and charter school must use the 123
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202+ 4. The office shall coordinate the ongoing development, 129
203+implementation, and operation of the statewide behavioral threat 130
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205+ Section 3. Section 1006.041, Florida Statutes, is amended 132
206+to read: 133
207+ 1006.041 Mental health assistance program.—Each school 134
208+district must implement a school -based mental health assistance 135
209+program that includes training classroom teachers and other 136
210+school staff in detecting and responding to mental health issues 137
211+and connecting children, youth, and families who may experience 138
212+behavioral health issues with appropriate services. Each school 139
213+district must provide information relating to student mental 140
214+health programs, services, and treatments to the Department of 141
215+Children and Families for reporting and evaluation purposes 142
216+pursuant to s. 394.4575. 143
217+ (1) Each school district must develop, and submit to the 144
218+district school board for approval, a detailed plan outlining 145
219+the components and planned expenditures of the district's mental 146
220+health assistance progra m. The plan must include all district 147
221+schools, including charter schools, unless a charter school 148
222+elects to submit a plan independently from the school district. 149
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237+governing body and provided to the charter school's sponsor. 152
238+ (2) A plan required under subsection (1) must be focused 153
239+on a multitiered system of supports to deliver evidence -based 154
240+mental health care assessment, diagnosis, inte rvention, 155
241+treatment, and recovery services to students with one or more 156
242+mental health or co-occurring substance abuse diagnoses and to 157
243+students at high risk of such diagnoses. The provision of these 158
244+services must be coordinated with a student's primary men tal 159
245+health care provider and with other mental health providers 160
246+involved in the student's care. At a minimum, the plan must 161
247+include all of the following components: 162
248+ (a) Direct employment of school -based mental health 163
249+services providers to expand and enha nce school-based student 164
250+services and to reduce the ratio of students to staff in order 165
251+to better align with nationally recommended ratio models. The 166
252+providers shall include, but are not limited to, certified 167
253+school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, 168
254+and other licensed mental health professionals. The plan must 169
255+also identify strategies to increase the amount of time that 170
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257+services to students, which may include the review an d revision 172
258+of district staffing resource allocations based on school or 173
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274+teams, or providers of Community Action Team services to provide 177
275+a behavioral health staff presence and services to students at 178
276+district schools. Services may include, but are not limited to, 179
277+mental health screenings and assessments, individual counseling, 180
278+family counseling, grou p counseling, psychiatric or 181
279+psychological services, trauma -informed care, mobile crisis 182
280+services, and behavior modification. These behavioral health 183
281+services may be provided on or off the school campus and may be 184
282+supplemented by telehealth as defined in s . 456.47(1). 185
283+ (c) Policies and procedures, including contracts with 186
284+service providers, which will ensure that: 187
285+ 1. Students referred to a school -based or community-based 188
286+mental health service provider for mental health screening for 189
287+the identification of mental health concerns and students at 190
288+risk for mental health disorders are assessed within 15 days 191
289+after referral. School -based mental health services must be 192
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292+for students who are referred for community -based mental health 195
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317+other delivery systems or payors for which such individuals may 208
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320+improved well-being of the student. 211
321+ 4. All students and individuals receiving servi ces are 212
322+provided the survey created by the Department of Children and 213
323+Families pursuant to s. 394.4575(2), and all survey responses 214
324+received by the school district are included, after being 215
325+deidentified, in the report required by this section. 216
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327+risk students developing social, emotional, or behavioral health 218
328+problems; depression; anxiety disorders; suicidal tendencies; or 219
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330+ (e) Strategies to improve the early identification of 221
331+social, emotional, or behavioral problems or substance use 222
332+disorders; to improve the provision of early intervention 223
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349+paragraph (b), respectively, or a school resource officer or 228
350+school safety officer who has completed mental health crisis 229
351+intervention training in attempting to verbally de -escalate a 230
352+student's crisis situation before initiating an involuntary 231
353+examination pursuant to s. 394.463. Such procedures must include 232
354+strategies to de-escalate a crisis situation for a student with 233
355+a developmental disability as defined in s. 393.063. 234
356+ (g) Policies of the scho ol district which must require 235
357+that in a student crisis situation, school or law enforcement 236
358+personnel must make a reasonable attempt to contact a mental 237
359+health professional as described in paragraph (a) or paragraph 238
360+(b) who may initiate an involuntary exa mination pursuant to s. 239
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362+or others, before initiating an involuntary examination pursuant 241
363+to s. 394.463. Such contact may be in person or through 242
364+telehealth. The mental health professional may be available to 243
365+the school district either by a contract or interagency 244
366+agreement with the managing entity, one or more local community -245
367+based behavioral health providers, or the local mobile response 246
368+team, or be a direct or contracted school district empl oyee. 247
369+ (3) Each school district shall submit its approved plan, 248
370+including approved plans of each charter school in the district, 249
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385+ (4) Annually by September 30, each school district shall 252
386+submit to the Department of Children and Families and the 253
387+Department of Education a report on its program outcomes and 254
388+expenditures for the previous fiscal year . that, At a minimum, 255
389+the report must include deidentified responses to the survey 256
390+created pursuant to s. 394.4575(2) received by the school 257
391+district and the total number of each of the following: 258
392+ (a) Students who receive screenings or assessments. 259
393+ (b) Students who are referred to school -based or 260
394+community-based providers for services or assistance. 261
395+ (c) Students who receive school -based or community-based 262
396+interventions, services, or assistance. 263
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398+providers, including licensure type. 265
399+ (e) Contract-based or interagency agreement -based 266
400+collaborative efforts or partnerships with community -based 267
401+mental health programs, agencies, or providers. 268
402+ Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) and paragraphs 269
403+(b), (i), and (j) of subsection (7) of section 1006.07, Florida 270
404+Statutes, are amended to read: 271
405+ 1006.07 District school board duties relating to student 272
406+discipline and school safety. —The district school board shall 273
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423+ (6) SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES. —Each district 278
424+school superintendent shall establish policies and procedures 279
425+for the prevention of violence on school grounds, including the 280
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427+poses a threat to the safety of the school community. 282
428+ (b) Mental health coordinator. —Each district school board 283
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435+ 1. Coordinating with the Department of Children and 290
436+Families and the Office of Safe Schools, established pursuant to 291
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439+mental health as it relates to the mental health assistance 294
440+program under s. 1006.041 and school safety. 295
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459+programs, services, and treatments provided pursuant to s. 302
460+394.4575. The coordinator shall assist the Department of 303
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462+and the development of a survey tool as described in s. 305
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468+ 6.5. Coordinating with the school safety specialist on the 311
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474+recommendations, as needed, for amending such policies and 317
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478+ (7) THREAT MANAGEMENT TEAMS. —Each district school board 321
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496+ (b) A threat management team shall include p ersons with 327
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505+a member of the instructional personnel or administrative 336
506+personnel, as those terms are defined in s. 1012.01(2) and (3), 337
507+who is personally familiar with the individual who is the 338
508+subject of the threat assessment must consult with the threat 339
509+management team for the purpose of assessing the threat. The 340
510+instructional or administrative personnel who provides such 341
511+consultation may shall not participate in the decisionmaking 342
512+process. 343
513+ (i) The threat management team shall prepare a threat 344
514+assessment report required by the Florida -specific behavioral 345
515+threat assessment instrument developed pursuant to s. 346
516+1001.212(11). A threat assessment report, all corresponding 347
517+documentation, and any other information required by the 348
518+Florida-specific behavioral threat assess ment instrument in the 349
519+threat management portal is an education record. Information 350
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532+relating to treatment referrals and mental health assessments 351
533+shall be provided to the Department of Children and Families for 352
534+reporting and evaluation purposes pursuant to s. 394.4575. 353
535+ (j) Each district school board shall establish a threat 354
536+management coordinator to serve as the primary point of contact 355
537+regarding the district's coordination, communication, and 356
538+implementation of the threat management program and to report 357
539+quantitative data to the Department of Children and Families and 358
540+the Office of Safe Schools in accordance with guidance from the 359
541+office. 360
542+ Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 1012.584, Florida 361
543+Statutes, is amended to read: 362
544+ 1012.584 Continuing education and inservice training for 363
545+youth mental health awareness and assistance. — 364
546+ (4) Each school district shall notify all school personnel 365
547+who have received training pursuant to this section of mental 366
548+health services that are available to students from mental 367
549+health services providers as described in s. 1006.041(2)(a) and 368
550+(b) in the school district , and the individual to contact if a 369
551+student needs services. The term "mental health services" 370
552+includes, but is not limited to, community menta l health 371
553+services, health care providers, and services provided under ss. 372
554+1006.04 and 1006.041. 373
555+ Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 374