Pupil health: mental health framework.

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils and authorizes the governing board of a school district to employ properly certified persons for this purpose. Existing law requires a school of a school district or county office of education and a charter school to notify pupils and parents or guardians of pupils no less than twice during the school year on how to initiate access to available pupil mental health services on campus or in the community, or both, as provided. This bill would require the State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services and appropriate stakeholders, to develop a framework to ensure that pupils have access to comprehensive mental health support within their education environment that is adaptable to local emergencies and that local educational agencies strive to promote a safe, supportive educational environment that includes an equity-centered mental health framework adaptable to locally declared emergencies in which community mental health resources, networks, and other resources are provided to pupils, as specified.