AB 275 — Requires the establishment of a statewide framework for providing integrated student supports for certain pupils and their families. (BDR 34-920)

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275275–Assemblywomen ASpiegel SSEMBLYand BILLDiaz NOJoint .Sponsors:

275–ASSEMBLYWOMENSenators SParks PIEGELand ANDManendo DCHAPTER.......... IAZ M ARCH 10, 2017 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

SENATORS PARKS AND M ANENDO ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Requires the establishment of a statewide framework for providing integrated student supports for certain pupils and their families.

(BDR 34-920) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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This bill requires the Department of Education to establish a statewide academicframework and nonacademic supports for pupilsproviding enrolledand incoordinating publicintegrated schoolsstudent andsupports, thewhich are families of such pupils, to the extent money is available.

and (3) include integration and - *AB275_R1* – 2 – coordination across school and community-based providers of integrated student support services.

Thisgoverning billbody also requires the board of trustees of each school district and the to identify the academic and nonacademic supports needed within the district ornt charter school;school to:

(1) conduct annually a needs assessment to identify the academic and nonacademic supports needed within the district or charter school;

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(II) Establishing a referral process that reduces duplication of services and increases efficiencies in the manner in which barriers to academic achievement and educational attainmentattainmen(III) areEstablishing addressedsuproductivers;working byrelationships between such providers;

and - *AB275_R1* – 3 – (III) Establishing productive working relationships between such providers;

- 79th Session (2017) – 3 – (III) Effective communication between providers of integrated student supports;

and (5) Support statewide and local organizations in their efforts to provide leadership, coordination, technical assistance, professional development and advocacy to improve access to integrated student supports and expand upon existing integrated student supports that address the physical, emotional and educational needs of pupils.

(b) Ensure that mechanisms for data-driven decision-making are in place and the academic progress of pupils for whom integratedint(c) studentEnsure supportsintegration haveand beencoordination providedbetween isproviders tracked.of integrated student supports.

(c)(d) EnsureTo integrationthe extent money is available, ensure that pupils have access to social workers, mental health workers, counselors, psychologists, nurses, speech-language pathologists, audiologists and coordinationother betweenschool-based specialized instructional support personnel or community-based medical or behavioral providers of integratedhealth studentcare. supports.

(d) To the extent money is available, ensure that pupils have access to social workers, mental health workers, counselors, psychologists, nurses, speech-language pathologists, audiologists and other school-based specialized instructional support personnel - *AB275_R1* – 4 – or community-based medical or behavioral providers of health care.

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