Bill Text: CA AB916 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 916 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Pesticide use: glyphosate.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-07-01 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB916 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 916

Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi

February 20, 2019

An act to amend Section 4098.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to suicide prevention.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 916, as introduced, Muratsuchi. Suicide prevention.

Existing law, the California Suicide Prevention Act of 2000, authorizes the State Department of Health Care Services to establish and implement a suicide prevention, education, and gatekeeper program to reduce the severity, duration, and incidence of suicidal behaviors. Existing law authorizes the department to contract with an outside agency to establish and implement a targeted public awareness and education campaign on suicide prevention and treatment. Existing law requires the target populations to include junior high and high school students.

This bill would additionally require the target populations to include community college, 4-year college, and university undergraduate and graduate students.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 4098.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

4098.3.

The department may contract with an outside agency to establish and implement a targeted public awareness and education campaign on suicide prevention and treatment. Target populations shall include junior high and high school students, community college, four-year college, and university undergraduate and graduate students, as well as other selected populations known to be at high risk of suicide.