AB 1940 — School-Based Health Center Support Program.

Summary

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health, in cooperation with the State Department of Education, to establish a Public School Health Center Support Program to assist school health centers, which are defined as centers or programs, located at or near local educational agencies, that provide age-appropriate health care services at the program site or through referrals, as specified. This bill would rename the program as the School-Based Health Center Support Program and would redefine a school-based health center to mean a student-focused health center or clinic that is located at or near a school or schools, is organized through school, community, and health provider relationships, and provides age-appropriate, clinical health care services onsite by qualified health professionals. The bill would authorize a school-based health center to provide primary medical care, behavioral health services, or dental care services onsite or through mobile health or telehealth. Existing law requires the department, subject to an appropriation, to establish a grant program within the Public School Health Center Support Program to provide technical assistance, and funding for the expansion, renovation, and retrofitting of existing school health centers, and the development of new school health centers. Existing law requires a health center receiving grant funds to meet or have a plan to meeting specified requirements relating to the provision of certain services. This bill would make changes to certain service requirements relating to, among other things, primary medical care, substance use disorder services, population health, and integrated and individualized support. Existing law requires, subject to an appropriation, that planning grants under the program be available in amounts between $25,000 and $50,000 for a 6- to 12-month period for specified uses. This bill would instead require, subject to an appropriation, that planning grants be available in amounts between $50,000 and $100,000, inclusive, for up to a 24-month period. Existing law requires, subject to an appropriation, that facilities and startup grants be available in amounts between $20,000 and $250,000 per year for a 3-year period for the purpose of establishing a school health center, with the potential addition of $100,000 in the first year for facilities construction, purchase, or renovation. This bill would instead require, subject to an appropriation, that facilities and startup grants be available in amounts between $300,000 and $850,000, inclusive, for a 3-year period. The bill would make certain changes to preference-related criteria. Existing law requires, subject to an appropriation, that sustainability grants be available in amounts between $25,000 and $125,000 per year for a 3-year period for the purpose of operating a school health center, or enhancing programming at a fully operational school health center, and sets forth certain criteria for those grants. This bill would delete those provisions and would instead require, subject to an appropriation, that expansion grants be available in amounts between $150,000 and $300,000, inclusive, for up to a 3-year period for the purpose of renovating and improving an existing school-based health center or enhancing and expanding programming at a fully operational school-based health center, as specified. The bill would set forth certain eligibility- and preference-related criteria for these grants. Existing law requires the program, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, to act as a liaison for school-based health centers. This bill would delete that provision. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to establish an Office of School-Based Health Programs for the purpose of assisting local educational agencies regarding the current health-related programs under the purview of the department, as specified. This bill would require the office to work with the State Department of Public Health in supporting the School-Based Health Center Support Program. The bill would make conforming changes to related provisions. The bill would make additional changes to the program, including, among others, changes relating to outreach and enrollment strategies for children eligible for certain health care coverage programs, consultation with specified stakeholders, data collection from health centers, and preference-related criteria for the above-described grant funding.

Bill Text

• Enrolled 08/29/22 - Enrolled Current pdf August 29, 2022
• Amended 08/11/22 - Amended Senate pdf August 11, 2022
• Amended 03/17/22 - Amended Assembly pdf March 17, 2022
• Introduced 02/10/22 - Introduced pdf February 10, 2022
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Action History

1. September 27, 2022

   Vetoed by Governor.

2. August 31, 2022

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

3. August 25, 2022

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 11.).

4. August 25, 2022

   Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.

5. August 24, 2022

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 24, 2022

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5055.).

7. August 15, 2022

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 11, 2022

   Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

9. August 11, 2022

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 11).

10. August 02, 2022

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

11. June 30, 2022

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. June 09, 2022

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

13. June 01, 2022

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED.

14. May 26, 2022

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

15. May 25, 2022

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 10. Page 5029.)

16. May 19, 2022

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

17. May 19, 2022

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 19).

18. May 19, 2022

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.)

19. May 18, 2022

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

20. April 28, 2022

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 27, 2022

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

22. April 21, 2022

    (pending re-refer to Com. on ED.)

23. April 21, 2022

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4359.)

24. April 19, 2022

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

25. March 21, 2022

    Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

26. March 17, 2022

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

27. March 17, 2022

    Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and ED.

28. February 11, 2022

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

29. February 10, 2022

    Read first time. To print.

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