Report 2015-112 Recommendation Responses
Report 2015-112: Student Mental Health Services: Some Students' Services Were Affected by a New State Law, and the State Needs to Analyze Student Outcomes and Track Service Costs (Release Date: January 2016)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
The Legislature should amend state law to require Education to report annually, beginning March 2017, regarding the outcomes for students receiving mental health services in the six key areas we identified. The report to the Legislature should include outcome data for the most recently completed school year and should compare the outcomes for students receiving mental health services with the outcomes for other special education students. Subsequent reports should also identify any trends in outcome data from one year to the next. Education should also provide comments in the report on the trends that it identifies and any actions it plans to take to improve the outcomes for students who receive mental health services.
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature did not take additional action in the 2021-2022 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
Senate Bill 884 (Chapter 835, Statutes of 2016), in part, requires the State Department of Education to submit a report relating to the provision of mental health services to pupils through an Individualized Education Plan to the appropriate legislative fiscal and policy committees by June 30, 2017.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 19, 2021, the Legislature has not taken any additional action to address this specific recommendation.
Senate Bill 884 (Chapter 835, Statutes of 2016), in part, requires the State Department of Education to submit a report relating to the provision of mental health services to pupils through an Individualized Education Plan to the appropriate legislative fiscal and policy committees by June 30, 2017.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 2020 the Legislature has not taken any additional action to address this specific recommendation.
Senate Bill 884 (Chapter 835, Statutes of 2016), in part, requires the State Department of Education to submit a report relating to the provision of mental health services to pupils through an Individualized Education Plan to the appropriate legislative fiscal and policy committees by June 30, 2017.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
Description of Legislative Action
Senate Bill 884 (Chapter 835, Statutes of 2016), in part, requires the State Department of Education to submit a report relating to the provision of mental health services to pupils through an Individualized Education Plan to the appropriate legislative fiscal and policy committees by June 30, 2017.
The Legislature has not taken any further action to address this recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
Description of Legislative Action
Senate Bill 884 (Chapter 835, Statutes of 2016), in part, requires the State Department of Education to submit a report relating to the provision of mental health services to pupils through an Individualized Education Plan to the appropriate legislative fiscal and policy committees by June 30, 2017.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2016