Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house amendments and finally pass a bill that requires mental health education and training for all certified staff, and for 40% of classified staff who work directly with students.

Highlights:

• Repeals the term “common” and replace “use” with “abuse” for purposes of that instruction requirement regarding mental health education (Sec. 2). 

• Requires the department of education to recommend best practices and identify training programs for use by local educational agencies serving pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6  to address youth behavioral health for those pupils (Sec. 2). 

• Requires local educational agencies serving pupils in any of grades 7 to 12,to certify to the department that 40% of its classified employees and 100% of its certificated employees have received the above-described youth behavioral health training (Sec. 3 ). 

• Prohibit the training in youth behavioral health to be a condition of employment or hiring (Sec. 4). 

• require that health area of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, to also include instruction on mental health (Sec. 4).

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