Bill Text: AZ SB1169 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: School health program; appropriation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-22 - Senate read second time [SB1169 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2020-SB1169-Introduced.html
REFERENCE TITLE: school health program; appropriation |
State of
Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth
Legislature Second Regular
Session 2020 |
SB 1169 |
|
Introduced by Senator Carter |
AN ACT
amending Title
15, chapter 1, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-160;
appropriating monies; relating to school health and safety requirements.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Heading change
The article heading of title 15, chapter 1, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is changed from "SAFETY REQUIREMENTS" to "HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS".
Sec. 2. Title 15, chapter 1, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-160, to read:
15-160. School health program;
purpose; program proposals; requirements; annual report; program termination;
definitions
A. The school health program is
established within the department of education to promote and enhance healthy
and effective learning environments for all students by supporting the costs of
placing school nurses and school psychologists on school campuses. A
school district or charter school may apply to participate in the school health
program as provided in this section for up to three fiscal years by submitting,
on or before April 15, a program proposal to the department of education. A
school district or charter school that receives approval for a three-year
program under this subsection may annually submit a modified spending plan for
its approved program.
B. A
school district or charter school that submits a program proposal for
supporting the costs of placing school nurses and school psychologists, or
both, on a school campus shall include all of the following in the proposal:
1. A
detailed description of the school health needs of the charter school or school
district.
2. A plan
for implementing a school health program that includes all of the following:
(a) A detailed description of the relationship between the
school nurse or school psychologist, or both, and local community resources.
(b) A plan for using school nurse or school psychologist
services, or both, in the school.
(c) A detailed description of the methods for evaluating the
effectiveness of the school health plan.
(d) Policies on confidentiality under the school health plan.
(e) Policies on notifying parents and other family members of
issues or concerns as identified in the school health plan.
(f) A detailed description of the school's, school district's
or charter school's referral procedures to the appropriate community entities
and state agencies.
3. If the
school district or charter school has already participated in the school health
program, information on the success, compliance and implementation of the most
recent approved program proposal.
C. The department of education shall
review and administer the school health program proposals in cooperation with
school administrators, principals, teachers, parents, medical professionals and
community mental health professionals. The department of education
shall use relevant school-level academic, social and emotional statistics to
assess the needs of each program proposal and shall visit school districts and
charter schools that submit program proposals to verify the information
contained in the program proposals.
D. Subject
to the review and approval of the state board of education, The department of
education shall distribute monies to the school districts and charter schools
that are in compliance with school health program requirements and whose
program proposals have been approved by the state board of education.
E. The
department of education shall review school health program proposals submitted
by school districts and charter schools for participation in the program and
shall select school sites that are eligible to receive funding based on school
health needs pursuant to this section.
The department of education may prioritize program proposals for school
nurse and school psychologists grants to school districts and charter schools
that have agreements to share the cost of the school nurses and school
psychologists.
F. The
department of education shall evaluate the effectiveness of all approved school
health program proposals submitted pursuant to subsection B of this section and
report on the program activities and participants. The department
shall submit this report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the
house of representatives and the governor on or before November 1 of each year
and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state. The evaluation and report shall include
survey results from participating schools and data from participating schools
on the impact of participating in the school health program. The department shall establish data
guidelines for school health program participants to follow in reporting
pursuant to this subsection.
G. Any appropriations that are made
to the department of education for the approved program proposals within the
school health program are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating
to the lapsing of appropriations. All monies that are not used for
an approved program proposal within the school health program during the fiscal
year for which the monies were appropriated revert to the department of
education for distribution to the program in the following fiscal year.
H. Monies received by a school
district or charter school under the school health program shall be spent to
implement the approved program proposals.
I. The program established by this
section ends on July 1, 2030 pursuant to section 41-3102. The auditor general shall include the school
health program as part of its ongoing sunset review of agencies and programs.
J. For the purposes of this section:
1. "School nurse" means a
registered nurse who holds a valid school nurse certificate issued by the
Arizona state board of nursing or through a nationally accredited commission or
board.
2. "School psychologist" means a professional educator who holds a valid school psychologist certificate issued by the department of education.
Sec. 3. Appropriation; department of education; school health program
The sum of $______________ is appropriated from the state
general fund in fiscal year 2020‑2021 to the department of education for
the purposes of administering the school health program established by section
15‑160, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.