Bill Text: CA SB1083 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1083 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Postsecondary education: mental health counselors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-27 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1083 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB1083-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1083

Introduced by Senator Pan

February 19, 2020

An act relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1083, as introduced, Pan. Postsecondary education: mental health counselors.

Existing law establishes the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law provides for community college districts with locally elected governing boards throughout the state, which operate community college campuses. Existing law provides for licensing and regulation of various professions in the healing arts, including physicians and surgeons, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, educational psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed professional clinical counselors.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation that would require the Trustees of the California State University and the governing board of each community college district to have one full-time equivalent mental health counselor with an applicable California license per 1,500 students enrolled at each of their respective campuses to the extent consistent with state and federal law.

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 later legislation that would require the Trustees of the California State University and the governing board of each community college district to have one full-time equivalent mental health counselor with an applicable California license per 1,500 students enrolled at each of their respective campuses to the extent consistent with state and federal law.