H259 - 2023 Appropriations Act. (SL 2023-134)

Overview: Section 7.31 of S.L. 2023-134 requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to study and report the following regarding school health personnel (school psychologists, school counselors, school nurses, and school social workers) to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division by no later than January 15, 2024:

• Policies, practices, standards, and curriculum adopted or implemented, as appropriate, by the State Board of Education, the Department of Public Instruction, educator preparation programs, and public school units for people to receive training, licensure, and employment as school health support personnel in public school units.
• Barriers people face when entering each school health support profession because of the policies, practices, standards, and curriculum identified.
• Recommendations and any actions already taken to reduce and eliminate the barriers and improve the number and quality of school health support personnel employed in public school units.

This section became effective July 1, 2023.