Pupil health: suicide prevention.

The document was reformatted from an official chaptered legislative PDF-style layout (with 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' headers, page numbers like '95', and formal section numbering) into a web page presentation that includes site navigation elements (home, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login), a quick search box, bill metadata (date published, version history links), and the same statutory text.

The entity responsible for the online training program changed from the State Department of Education (which would 'identify' one or more existing programs) to the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (which must 'develop' a program in consultation with CDE and the State Department of Public Health).

The grant provision requiring CDE to provide grants to county offices of education to acquire training programs, and for COEs to make those programs available at no cost to local educational agencies, was entirely removed.

The clause making all requirements of Section 216 contingent on funds being appropriated in the annual Budget Act or another statute was removed, meaning the training development requirement is no longer subject to a funding condition.

A specific reporting deadline was added: local educational agencies must report on or before June 30, 2027, and June 30 annually thereafter, the number of pupils screened and which screening instruments were used for the reporting year.

An urgency clause (new Section 3) was added declaring the act an urgency statute necessary for immediate preservation of public health, to take effect immediately upon passage. The stated justification is to ensure the training is developed expeditiously for use by local educational agencies.

The vote requirement was raised from a simple majority to a two-thirds majority.

The bill was assigned Chapter 92 and received the standard 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header used in the official statutes.

The Assembly and Senate passage certification blocks (with clerk signatures) were removed, as is standard when a bill becomes chaptered law.

Governor approval date of July 16, 2026 was added, confirming the bill became effective immediately as an urgency statute on that date.

The online suicide prevention training program now targets pupils who are 13 years of age or older instead of all pupils. It also expands the adult audience from just 'parents' to include 'guardians, or caregivers of pupils.'

A new sentence in Section 216.5(b) explicitly states that the section shall not be construed to require a local educational agency to conduct suicide risk screenings, clarifying that only schools that already choose to screen must report data.

The detailed data reporting requirements in Section 216.5(c) were substantially simplified. The old version required reporting specific data elements including pupil age, grade, gender, race, ethnicity, severity level of suicide risk, high-risk group identification, and other relevant data. The new version only requires that data be reported in a deidentified, aggregate format consistent with state and federal privacy laws.

Section 216.5(d) adds the phrase 'through existing data reporting processes' to clarify how the department will compile reported data.