SB 620

Under current law, the Department of Public Instruction must establish a

mental health training program under which it provides training to school district

and independent charter school staff on three specific evidence-based strategies

related to addressing mental health issues in schools. The three specific

evidence-based strategies are 1) The Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to

Treatment program, 2) Trauma Sensitive Schools, and 3) Youth Mental Health First

Aid. Under this bill, DPI must annually distribute information about this mental

health training program to school boards, operators of independent charter schools,

and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. Additionally, under the

bill, each school board and charter school governing board must develop a plan for

addressing mental health issues that arise for school staff members and pupils. The

plan must include information about DPI's mental health training program. Finally,

the bill requires each school board and charter school governing board to annually

distribute its mental health plan to all school staff.