Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1310
By the Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; and
Senator Bradley
586-03169-25 20251310c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the reporting of student mental
3 health outcomes; creating s. 394.4575, F.S.; requiring
4 the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
5 Accountability to submit an initial specified
6 evaluation to the Governor and Legislature by a
7 specified date; providing evaluation requirements;
8 requiring the office to submit a final review and
9 evaluation to the Governor and Legislature by a
10 specified date; providing evaluation requirements;
11 requiring specified entities and officials to
12 coordinate with the office; providing an effective
13 date.
14
15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Section 394.4575, Florida Statutes, is created
18 to read:
19 394.4575 Student mental health assistance program
20 evaluation.—
21 (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
22 Accountability (OPPAGA), in consultation with the Department of
23 Children and Families, the Department of Education, the Louis de
24 la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, and any other
25 identified relevant stakeholder must evaluate school district
26 compliance with ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4), and
27 the mental health services and supports provided to students
28 pursuant to those sections. OPPAGA shall:
29 (a) By December 31, 2025, provide an initial evaluation of
30 the expenditure plans and program outcome reports submitted by
31 school districts as required in s. 1006.041 to the Governor,
32 President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of
33 Representatives. This evaluation must include, but is not
34 limited to:
35 1. An assessment of school district compliance with the
36 requirements of ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4).
37 2. An assessment of treatment outcomes, system capacity,
38 and performance of mental health services provided pursuant to
39 s. 1006.041(2)(a) and (b).
40 3. An assessment of the policies, procedures, and data
41 collection that inform the reporting by school districts as
42 required pursuant to s. 1006.041.
43 4. An assessment of the mental health assistance programs’
44 integration into the coordinated system of behavioral health
45 care required under s. 394.4573.
46 5. Identification of, and recommendations for, other
47 relevant data and information needed from the mental health
48 assistance programs to perform an effective annual evaluation of
49 treatment outcomes, system capacity, performance, and level of
50 integration with community coordinated systems of care.
51 (b) By December 1, 2026, provide a final review and
52 evaluation of the mental health assistance programs within the
53 school districts to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
54 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This evaluation
55 must include, but is not limited to:
56 1. An assessment of school district compliance with the
57 requirements of ss. 1001.212(11), 1006.041, and 1012.584(4).
58 2. An assessment of the treatment outcomes, system
59 capacity, and performance of mental health services provided
60 pursuant to s. 1006.041(2)(a) and (b).
61 3. An assessment of the mental health assistance programs’
62 ongoing level of integration with the coordinated system of
63 behavioral health care required under s. 394.4573.
64 4. Recommendations to enhance treatment outcomes, system
65 capacity, and performance of school-based mental health
66 assistance programs and increase the integration of those
67 programs into the coordinated system of behavioral health care.
68 (2) The Department of Education, school district threat
69 management coordinators, and mental health coordinators as
70 described in s. 1006.07 must coordinate with OPPAGA and provide
71 requested information, reports, and data for evaluation and
72 inclusion in the report, to include, but need not be limited to:
73 (a) Referrals to mental health services originating from
74 the behavioral threat process or assessment instrument, in the
75 aggregate.
76 (b) OPPAGA identified:
77 1. Performance metrics.
78 2. Treatment outcome metrics.
79 3. System capacity metrics.
80 (3) The department and the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental
81 Health Institute must coordinate with OPPAGA and provide
82 requested information and data related to outcomes and
83 performance of integrated and coordinated behavioral health
84 systems of care pursuant to this chapter for evaluation and
85 inclusion in the report.
86 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.