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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill creates a one-year pilot program to address mental health in schools.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ defines terms;
14 ▸ creates a one-year pilot program to provide training and education on mental health
15 in selected local education agencies (LEAs); and
16 ▸ requires the State Board of Education to:
17 • contract with a provider to deliver the mental health program in selected LEAs;
18 • select up to six LEAs to participate in the pilot program; and
19 • report to the Education Interim Committee on the pilot program.
20 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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22 Other Special Clauses:
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24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 AMENDS:
26 53E-1-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 324 and last amended by
27 Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 41, 205, 223, 342, 446, and 476
28 63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 41, 129, 136, 223, 324,
29 325, and 444
30 ENACTS:
31 53F-4-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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33 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34 Section 1. Section 53E-1-201 is amended to read:
35 53E-1-201. Reports to and action required of the Education Interim Committee.
36 (1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
37 recurring reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
38 (a) the report described in Section 9-22-109 by the STEM Action Center Board,
39 including the information described in Section 9-22-113 on the status of the computer science
40 initiative and Section 9-22-114 on the Computing Partnerships Grants Program;
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42 report on research described in Section 35A-14-304 by the Utah Data Research Center;
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44 preschool programs;
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46 career and technical education issues and addressing workforce needs;
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48 the activities of the State Board of Regents;
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50 Colleges Board of Trustees on career and technical education issues;
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52 the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees regarding activities related to campus
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55 Section 53E-1-203;
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57 strategic plan to improve student outcomes;
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59 Schools for the Deaf and the Blind;
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61 Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education director on research and other activities;
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63 independent evaluator on an evaluation of early interactive reading software;
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67 partnership that receives a grant to improve educational outcomes for students who are low
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72 (2) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
73 occasional reports are due to the Education Interim Committee:
74 (a) the report described in Section 35A-15-303 by the School Readiness Board by
75 November 30, 2020, on benchmarks for certain preschool programs;
76 (b) the report described in Section 53E-3-519 by the state board regarding counseling
77 services in schools;
78 (c) the reports described in Section 53E-3-520 by the state board regarding cost centers
79 and implementing activity based costing;
80 (d) if required, the report described in Section 53E-4-309 by the state board explaining
81 the reasons for changing the grade level specification for the administration of specific
82 assessments;
83 (e) if required, the report described in Section 53E-5-210 by the state board of an
84 adjustment to the minimum level that demonstrates proficiency for each statewide assessment;
85 (f) the report described in Section 53E-10-702 by Utah Leading through Effective,
86 Actionable, and Dynamic Education;
87 (g) the report described in Section 53F-2-502 by the state board on the program
88 evaluation of the dual language immersion program;
89 (h) if required, the report described in Section 53F-2-513 by the state board evaluating
90 the effects of salary bonuses on the recruitment and retention of effective teachers in high
91 poverty schools;
92 (i) upon request, the report described in Section 53F-5-207 by the state board on the
93 Intergenerational Poverty Intervention Grants Program;
94 (j) the report described in Section 53F-4-207 by the state board on the mental health
95 pilot program on or before November 30, 2021;
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97 Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program;
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99 proposed rules and results related to educator exit surveys;
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101 on progress in implementing employee evaluations;
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103 Abuse and Mental Health, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Health
104 regarding recommendations related to Medicaid reimbursement for school-based health
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107 Planning Commission.
108 (3) In accordance with Section 53B-7-705, the Education Interim Committee shall
109 complete the review of the implementation of performance funding.
110 Section 2. Section 53F-4-207 is enacted to read:
111 53F-4-207. Mental health wellbeing in schools pilot program.
112 (1) As used in this section:
113 (a) "Pilot program" means the one-year pilot program created in this section.
114 (b) "Selected LEA" means an LEA selected by the state board to participate in the pilot
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116 (2) The state board shall, within appropriations by the Legislature for the purpose
117 described in this section:
118 (a) establish a one-year pilot program to provide training and education in mental
119 health for students, teachers, and parents in selected LEAs to address mental health issues,
120 including anxiety, depression, and suicide;
121 (b) contract with a provider, selected through a request for proposals process, to
122 provide the program described in Subsection (2)(a) in selected schools;
123 (c) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
124 Rulemaking Act, to establish:
125 (i) criteria for evaluating a proposal submitted under Subsection (2)(b);
126 (ii) a process for an LEA to apply to participate in the pilot program; and
127 (iii) a selection process and critera for the state board to select an LEA to participate in
128 the pilot program;
129 (d) select up to six LEAs to participate in the pilot program, in accordance with the
130 rules made by the state board under Subsection (2)(c); and
131 (e) on or before November 30, 2021, submit a report on the pilot program to the
132 Education Interim Committee in accordance with Section 53E-1-201.
133 (3) The criteria established by the state board under Subsection (2)(c) for evaluating a
134 proposal submitted under Subsection (2)(b), shall require a proposer to demonstrate the ability
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136 (a) provide training and education in the field of mental health not provided in a
137 teacher's required college education course;
138 (b) educate teachers on standard neurological development and trauma neurological
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140 (c) train teachers in evidence-based methodologies that increase mental health
141 stabilization in the classroom and provide tools to recognize students who are experiencing a
142 mental health crisis; and
143 (d) provide education in mental health and wellbeing to parents and the community,
144 including through programming outside of the regular school day.
145 Section 3. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
146 63I-2-253. Repeal dates -- Titles 53 through 53G.
147 (1) (a) Subsections 53B-2a-103(2) and (4), regarding the composition of the UTech
148 Board of Trustees and the transition to that composition, are repealed July 1, 2019.
149 (b) When repealing Subsections 53B-2a-103(2) and (4), the Office of Legislative
150 Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3),
151 make necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
152 (2) (a) Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), regarding exceptions to the composition of a
153 technical college board of directors, is repealed July 1, 2022.
154 (b) When repealing Subsection 53B-2a-108(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
155 General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
156 necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
157 (3) Section 53B-6-105.7 is repealed July 1, 2024.
158 (4) (a) Subsection 53B-7-705(6)(b)(ii)(A), the language that states "Except as provided
159 in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(B)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
160 (b) Subsection 53B-7-705(6)(b)(ii)(B), regarding comparing a technical college's
161 change in performance with the technical college's average performance, is repealed July 1,
162 2021.
163 (5) (a) Subsection 53B-7-707(3)(a)(ii), the language that states "Except as provided in
164 Subsection (3)(b)," is repealed July 1, 2021.
165 (b) Subsection 53B-7-707(3)(b), regarding performance data of a technical college
166 during a fiscal year before fiscal year 2020, is repealed July 1, 2021.
167 (6) Section 53B-8-112 is repealed July 1, 2024.
168 (7) Section 53B-8-114 is repealed July 1, 2024.
169 (8) (a) The following sections, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are
170 repealed on July 1, 2023:
171 (i) Section 53B-8-202;
172 (ii) Section 53B-8-203;
173 (iii) Section 53B-8-204; and
174 (iv) Section 53B-8-205.
175 (b) (i) Subsection 53B-8-201(2), regarding the Regents' scholarship program for
176 students who graduate from high school before fiscal year 2019, is repealed on July 1, 2023.
177 (ii) When repealing Subsection 53B-8-201(2), the Office of Legislative Research and
178 General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12(3), make
179 necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
180 (9) Section 53B-10-101 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
181 (10) Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 14, Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project, is
182 repealed July 1, 2023.
183 (11) Section 53E-3-519 regarding school counselor services is repealed July 1, 2020.
184 (12) Section 53E-3-520 is repealed July 1, 2021.
185 (13) Subsection 53E-5-306(3)(b)(ii)(B), related to improving school performance and
186 continued funding relating to the School Recognition and Reward Program, is repealed July 1,
187 2020.
188 (14) Section 53E-5-307 is repealed July 1, 2020.
189 (15) In Subsections 53F-2-205(4) and (5), regarding the State Board of Education's
190 duties if contributions from the minimum basic tax rate are overestimated or underestimated,
191 the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
192 (16) Subsection 53F-2-301(1), relating to the years the section is not in effect, is
193 repealed July 1, 2023.
194 (17) In Subsection 53F-2-515(1), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
195 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
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197 (18) Section 53F-4-207 is repealed December 31, 2021.
198 (19) In Subsection 53F-9-302(3), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
199 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
200 (20) In Subsection 53F-9-305(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
201 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
202 (21) In Subsection 53F-9-306(3)(a), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
203 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
204 (22) In Subsection 53G-3-304(1)(c)(i), the language that states "or 53F-2-301.5, as
205 applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
206 (23) On July 1, 2023, when making changes in this section, the Office of Legislative
207 Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under Subsection
208 36-12-12(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections identified in
209 this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of the
210 Legislature's intent.