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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the reporting of student mental 2
health outcomes; creating s. 394.4575, F.S.; requiring 3
the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 4
Accountability to submit an initial specified 5
evaluation to the Governor and Legislature by a 6
specified date; providing evaluation requirements; 7
requiring the office to submit a final specified 8
evaluation to the Governor and Legislature by a 9
specified date; providing evaluation requirements; 10
providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Section 394.4575, Florida Statutes, is created 15
to read: 16
394.4575 Student mental health assistance program 17
evaluation.— 18
(1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 19
Accountability (OPPAGA), in consultation with the Department of 20
Children and Families, the Department of Education, the Louis de 21
la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, and any other 22
identified relevant stakeholder, must evaluate school district 23
compliance with ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4) and 24
the mental health services and supports provided to students 25
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pursuant to those sections. OPPAGA must: 26
(a) By December 31, 2025, p rovide an initial evaluation of 27
the expenditure plans and program outcome reports submitted by 28
school districts as required in s. 1006.041 to the Governor, the 29
President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 30
Representatives. The evaluation must in clude, but is not limited 31
to: 32
1. An assessment of school district compliance with the 33
requirements of ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4). 34
2. An assessment of treatment outcomes, system capacity, 35
and performance of mental health services provid ed pursuant to 36
s. 1006.041(2)(a) and (b). 37
3. An assessment of the policies, procedures, and data 38
collection that inform the reporting by school districts as 39
required pursuant to s. 1006.041. 40
4. An assessment of the mental health assistance programs' 41
integration into the coordinated system of care required under 42
s. 394.4573. 43
5. Identification of, and recommendations for, other 44
relevant data and information needed from the mental health 45
assistance programs to annually perform an effective evaluation 46
of treatment outcomes, system capacity, performance, and level 47
of integration with coordinated systems of care. 48
(b) By December 1, 2026, provide a final review and 49
evaluation of the mental health assistance programs within the 50
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school districts to the Govern or, the President of the Senate, 51
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The evaluation 52
must include, but is not limited to: 53
1. An assessment of school district compliance with the 54
requirements of ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4). 55
2. An assessment of the treatment outcomes, system 56
capacity, and performance of mental health services provided 57
pursuant to s. 1006.041(2)(a) and (b). 58
3. An assessment of the mental health assistance programs' 59
ongoing level of integration with the coordinated system of care 60
required under s. 394.4573. 61
4. Recommendations to enhance treatment outcomes, system 62
capacity, and performance of school -based the mental health 63
assistance programs and increase the integration of those 64
programs into the coordi nated system of care. 65
(2) The Department of Education and school district threat 66
management coordinators and mental health coordinators as 67
described in s. 1006.07 must coordinate with OPPAGA and must 68
provide requested information, reports, and data for e valuation 69
and inclusion in the report, including, but not limited to: 70
(a) Referrals to mental health services originating from 71
the behavioral threat process or assessment instrument, in the 72
aggregate. 73
(b) OPPAGA identified: 74
1. Performance metrics. 75
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2. Treatment outcome metrics. 76
3. System capacity metrics. 77
(3) The department and the Louis de la Parte Florida 78
Mental Health Institute must coordinate with OPPAGA and provide 79
requested information and data related to outcomes and 80
performance of integra ted and coordinated systems of care 81
pursuant to chapter 394 for evaluation and inclusion in the 82
report. 83
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 84