Bill Text: CA AB1739 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1739 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Pupil health: mental health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2020-02-03 - Died at Desk. [AB1739 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB1739-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1739

Introduced by Assembly Member Medina

February 22, 2019

An act relating to pupil health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1739, as introduced, Medina. Pupil health: mental health.

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils and authorizes the governing board of a school district to employ properly certified persons for this purpose.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would promote mental health and the prevention of mental illness for California’s pupils.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO 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 that would promote mental health and the prevention of mental illness for California’s pupils.