BILL NUMBER: SB 884	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Beall

                        JANUARY 19, 2016

   An act relating to special education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 884, as introduced, Beall. Pupil services: mental health
services.
   Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
administer the special education provisions of the Education Code and
ensure provision of, and supervise, education and related services
to individuals with exceptional needs, as required pursuant to the
federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to the provision of mental health services to
pupils with exceptional needs.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to the provision of mental health services to
pupils with exceptional needs.