Arizona 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: In Committee 9 D cosponsors

SB 1105 — mental health professionals; school safety

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Plain-language change summary

The amendments to SB 1105 expanded the roles of various school professionals involved in mental health services, specifically including school psychologists, counselors, and social workers. This change emphasizes a more comprehensive approach to student mental health by formally recognizing the contributions of multiple specialties, enhancing collaboration among school staff. It matters because it aims to create a safer and more supportive educational environment by broadening the range of professionals who can provide essential mental health support to students.

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REFERENCE TITLE:
Fifty-sixth Legislature Education Second Regular Session S.B.
mental health professionals;
1105 PROPOSED SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
school safety State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session SB 1105 Introduced by Senators Miranda:
1105 (Reference to printed bill) Page 1, line 9, after the second "officers" strike remainder of line Line 10, strike "school social workers AND SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS" insert ", SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, school counselors and school social workers" Line 32, after the second "school" strike remainder of line Line 33, strike "social workers, or both, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS" insert "PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL counselors or school social workers, or both ANY COMBINATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS OR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS," Line 37, strike "and" insert a comma;
Alston, Bennett, Bravo, Burch, Fernandez, Gabaldón, Gonzales, Marsh;
after "counseling" insert "AND INTERVENTION" Line 39, strike "the" insert "the" Strike line 40 Line 41, strike "SERVICES" insert "PSYCHOLOGIST, SCHOOL counselor or the SCHOOL social worker, or both ANY COMBINATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS OR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS," Line 42, after "school" strike remainder of line Line 43, strike "MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL" insert "PSYCHOLOGIST, SCHOOL counselor and school social worker" Page 2, line 2, after "school" strike remainder of line Line 3, strike "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES" insert "guidance, and counseling AND INTERVENTION" Line 4, after "school" strike remainder of line Line 5, strike "counseling MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES" insert "guidance, and counseling AND INTERVENTION" Senate Amendments to S.B.
Representatives Blattman, Hernandez C, Schwiebert, Terech AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 15-154, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
1105 Page 2, line 7, after "school" strike remainder of line Line 8, strike "MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES" insert "guidance, and counseling AND INTERVENTION";
RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
after the period insert "THE POLICIES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL REQUIRE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TO PARTNER WITH AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN EVERY FEASIBLE AND APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCE BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THE SCHOOL GUIDANCE, COUNSELING AND INTERVENTION PLAN." Line 29, after "school" strike remainder of line insert "PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL counselors and school social workers" Page 4, strike lines 3 through 11, insert:
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - SB 1105 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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Section 1.
"School counselor" means a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certificate issued by the department of education." Line 12, strike "guidance and counseling MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS" insert "guidance, and counseling AND INTERVENTION" Line 13, after "counseling" insert "AND INTERVENTION" Between lines 15 and 16, insert:
Section 15-154, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
"5.
15-154.
"SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST" MEANS A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR WHO HOLDS A VALID SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION." Renumber to conform Strike lines 19 through 21, insert:
School safety program;
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purpose;
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program proposals;
"School social workers" means a professional educator who holds a valid school social worker certificate issued by the department of education." Amend title to conform KEN BENNETT 1105BENNETT.docx 01/23/2024 03:28 PM C:
requirements;
VS 1105BENNETT.docx 01/23/2024 04:15 PM S:
annual report;
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definitions A.
The school safety program is established within the department of education to support, promote and enhance safe and effective learning environments for all students by supporting the costs of placing school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, school counselors and school social workers AND SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS on school campuses.
A school district or charter school may apply to participate in the school safety program as provided in this section for up to three fiscal years by submitting, by April ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, a program proposal to the department of education.
A school district or charter school that receives approval for a three-year program under this subsection may annually submit a modified spending plan for its approved program.
B.
A program proposal submitted by a school district or charter school for supporting the costs of placing school resource officers or juvenile probation officers, or both, on a school campus shall contain:
1.
A detailed description of the school safety needs of the charter school or school district.
2.
A plan for implementing a law-related education program or a plan that demonstrates the existence of a law-related education program as a school safety prevention strategy.
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A plan to use trained school resource officers or juvenile probation officers in the school, or both.
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If the school district or charter school has already participated in the school safety program, information on the success, compliance and implementation of the most recent grant.
C.
A program proposal submitted by a school district or charter school for supporting the costs of placing school counselors or school social workers, or both, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS on a school campus shall contain:
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A detailed description of the school safety needs of the charter school or school district.
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A plan for implementing a school guidance and counseling program that includes the following:
(a) A detailed description of the relationship between the school counselor or the social worker, or both, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES and local community resources.
(b) A plan for using school counselor and school social worker MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL services in the school, or both.
- 1 - SB 1105 (c) A detailed description of the methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the school guidance and counseling MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES plan.
(d) Policies on confidentiality under the school guidance and counseling MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES plan.
(e) Policies on notifying parents and other family members of issues or concerns as identified in the school guidance and counseling MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES plan.
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(f) A detailed description of the school's, school district's or charter school's referral procedures to the appropriate community entities and state agencies.
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If the school district or charter school has already participated in the school safety program, information on the success, compliance and implementation of the most recent approved program proposal.
D.
The department of education shall review and administer the school resource officers and juvenile probation officers program proposals in cooperation with the courts, law enforcement agencies and law-related education providers awarded a contract pursuant to section 41-2534, subject to review and approval by the state board of education.
The department of education shall use relevant crime statistics to assess the needs of each program proposal and shall visit school districts and charter schools that submit program proposals in order to verify the information contained in the program proposals.
The department of education shall contract to provide guidelines, curricula and support resources for school resource officers and juvenile probation officers to use in implementing a law-related education program.
E.
The department of education shall review and administer the school counselors and school social workers MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS program proposals in cooperation with school administrators, principals, teachers, parents and community mental health professionals.
The department of education shall use relevant school-level academic, social and emotional statistics to assess the needs of each program proposal and shall visit school districts and charter schools that submit program proposals in order to verify the information contained in the program proposals.
F.
The department of education, subject to the review and approval of the state board of education, shall distribute monies to the school districts and charter schools that are in compliance with program requirements and whose program proposals have been approved by the state board of education.
G.
The department of education shall review program proposals submitted by school districts and charter schools for participation in the school safety program and shall select school sites that are eligible to receive funding based on school safety needs pursuant to this section.
- 2 - SB 1105 The department of education may prioritize program proposals for school resource officer and juvenile probation officer grants to school districts and charter schools that have agreements to share the cost of the school resource officer or juvenile probation officer with a law enforcement agency or the courts.
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The department of education shall evaluate the effectiveness of all the approved program proposals submitted pursuant to subsections B and C of this section within the school safety program and report on the activities of the program and the participants in the school safety program to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on or before November 1 of each year and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
The evaluation and report shall include survey results from participating schools and data from participating schools on the impact of participating in the school safety program.
The department shall establish data guidelines for school safety program participants to follow in reporting pursuant to this subsection.
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The school safety program established by this section shall include a school safety program guidance manual adopted by the department of education that requires a dispute resolution process to be included in the service agreement between a school district or charter school that submitted a program proposal and received a school resource officer grant from the school safety program and the law enforcement agency that provides services to the school district or charter school.
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Any appropriations that are made to the department of education for the approved program proposals within the school safety program are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
All monies that are not used for an approved program proposal within the school safety program during the fiscal year for which the monies were appropriated revert to the department of education for distribution to the program in the following fiscal year.
K.
Monies received by a school district or charter school under the SCHOOL SAFETY program shall be spent to implement the approved program proposals.
L.
The auditor general shall include the school safety program as part of its ongoing sunset review of agencies and programs.
M.
For the purposes of this section:
1.
"Law-related education" means interactive education to equip children and youth with knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, school safety and effective citizenship.
2.
"Law-related education program" means a program designed to provide children and youth with knowledge, skills and activities pertaining to the law and legal process and to promote law-abiding behavior with the purpose of preventing children and youth from engaging - 3 - SB 1105 in delinquency or violence and enabling them to become productive citizens.
3.
"School counselor" means a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certificate issued by the department of education.
3.
"SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL" MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(a) A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR WHO HOLDS A VALID SCHOOL COUNSELOR CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
(b) A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR WHO HOLDS A VALID SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
(c) A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHO HOLDS A VALID SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
4.
"School guidance and counseling MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS program" means a counseling program that supports, promotes and enhances the academic, personal, social, emotional and career development of all students.
5.
"School resource officer" means a peace officer or a full-authority reserve peace officer who is certified by the Arizona peace officer standards and training board.
6.
"School social worker" means a professional educator who holds a valid school social worker certificate issued by the department of education.
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1105?
SB 1105 is sponsored by Consuelo Hernandez (Democrat), Seth Blattman (Democrat), Sally Ann Gonzales (Democrat), Rosanna Gabaldón (Democrat), Brian Fernandez (Democrat), Flavio Bravo (Democrat), Lela Alston (Democrat), Catherine Miranda (Democrat), Eva Burch (Democrat), Ken Bennett, Christine Marsh, Judy Schwiebert, and Laura Terech.
What is the current status of SB 1105?
This bill died with 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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