Local control and accountability plans: state priorities: school climate: school psychologists or counselors.

Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to adopt a local control and accountability plan and requires the governing board of a school district to update its local control and accountability plan before July 1 of each year. Existing law requires a local control and accountability plan to include, among other things, a description of the annual goals to be achieved for each of the state's delineated priorities, as specified, for all pupils and certain subgroups of pupils. Existing law includes school climate, as measured by certain factors, among the state priorities. This bill would add to those factors the extent to which pupils have access to school psychologists or counselors to address issues including, but not limited to, mental health concerns, conflict resolution, and bullying. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.