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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Members Irwin and Pacheco</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 67387 to the Education Code, relating to student health.</ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Student health: athletic coaches: mental health training.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law establishes the Office of the Surgeon General, within the California Health and Human Services Agency, to, among other things, advise the Governor, the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, and policymakers on a comprehensive approach to address health issues and challenges as effectively and early as possible, as provided. Existing law designates the Surgeon General as the director of the office.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private postsecondary educational institutions as the segments of postsecondary education in the state.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill, which would be known as Sarah Shulze’s Law, would require the Surgeon General, on or before July 1, 2027, to identify and compile a list of mental health training programs that postsecondary educational institutions can use to train athletic coaches that meet minimum standards, which the Surgeon General would be required to establish. The bill would require the California State University, each community college district, and each private postsecondary educational institution and independent institution of
higher education that receives state financial assistance to, and would request the University of California to, require a person who serves as a coach in an athletic program, as a condition of the person’s employment or volunteer service, to complete a student mental health training that has been approved by the Surgeon General. By imposing new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
<html:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 67387 is added to the
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(a)
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This section shall be known, and may be cited, as Sarah Shulze’s Law.
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(b)
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On or before July 1, 2027, the Surgeon General shall identify and compile a list of mental health training programs that postsecondary educational institutions can use to train athletic coaches. All trainings shall meet minimum standards, which the Surgeon General
shall establish.
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(c)
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The California State University, each community college district, and each private postsecondary educational institution and independent institution of higher education that receives state financial assistance shall, and the University of California is requested to, require a person who serves as a coach in an athletic program, as a condition of the person’s employment or volunteer service, to complete a student mental
health training that has been approved by the Surgeon General pursuant to
subdivision (b).
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<html:p>If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.</html:p>
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