School districts; require to employ mental health professionals.
Providing for mental health professionals in public schools
Providing for mental health professionals in public schools
Requires the state education department to develop a model mental health training program to serve as the mental health component of required school safety trainings as part of comprehensive district-wide safety plans developed by each district-wide school safety team.
Provides for the employment of school nurses for the inspection of pupils attending certain public schools; relates to school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.
Relates to the fingerprinting and background checks of providers of contract services to covered schools.
Relates to the fingerprinting and background checks of providers of contract services to covered schools.
Pupil health: mental health professionals.
Employment Of School Mental Health Professionals
Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to maintain complete and accurate records containing early screening reports for each child, and to provide resources and materials to the parent and/or guardian of any child who displays indications of dyslexia.