Bill > AB1940

This bill would rename the existing Public School Health Center Support Program as the School-Based Health Center Support Program and make several changes to the program. The key provisions are: 1. It redefines a "school-based health center" to mean a student-focused health center or clinic located at or near a school that provides age-appropriate clinical health care services onsite by qualified health professionals, including primary medical care, behavioral health services, or dental care services. 2. It modifies the grant program under the School-Based Health Center Support Program, including increasing the amounts and time periods for planning grants, facilities and startup grants, and new "expansion grants" for renovating and improving existing school-based health centers or enhancing and expanding their programming. 3. It requires the Department of Education's Office of School-Based Health Programs to work with the Department of Public Health in supporting the School-Based Health Center Support Program. 4. It makes other changes related to data collection, outreach and enrollment strategies, stakeholder consultation, and preference-related criteria for the grant funding. The overall intent of the bill is to provide more direct state funding and support to establish, retain, and expand school-based health centers in California, which are seen as important for increasing access to comprehensive health care services and supporting student health and educational achievement.