SECTIONS 4390 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 4390

4390. The Legislature finds that an evaluation of program
effectiveness is both desirable and necessary and accordingly
requires the following:
No later than June 30, 1993, and each year thereafter through the
term of the grant award, each local education agency that receives a
matching grant under this part shall submit a report to the director
that shall include the following:
(a) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the local educational
agency in achieving stated goals.
(b) A description of the problems encountered in the design and
operation of the school-based early mental health intervention and
prevention services program, including, but not limited to,
identification of any federal, state, or local regulations that
impeded program implementation.
(c) The number of eligible pupils served by the program.
(d) The number of additional eligible pupils who have not been
served.
(e) An evaluation of the impact of the school-based early mental
health intervention and prevention services program on the local
educational agency and the children completing the program. The
program shall be deemed successful if at least 75 percent of the
children who complete the program show an improvement in at least one
of the four following areas:
(1) Learning behaviors.
(2) Attendance.
(3) School adjustment.
(4) School-related competencies. Improvement shall be compared
with comparable children in that school district that do not complete
or participate in the program.
(f) An accounting of local budget savings, if any, resulting from
the implementation of the school-based early mental health
intervention and prevention services program.
(g) A revised plan of how the proposed school-based early mental
health intervention and prevention services program will be continued
after the state matching grant has expired, including a list of
cooperative entities that will assist in providing the necessary
funds and services. Beginning in 1993, this shall, to the extent
information is provided by the local mental health department,
include a description of the availability of federal financial
participation under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 and following) through a cooperative agreement or
contract with the local mental health department. The county office
of education may submit the report on the availability of federal
financial participation on behalf of the participating local
education agencies with the county. In any county in which there is
an interagency children's services coordination council established
pursuant to Section 18986.10, a report submitted pursuant to this
paragraph shall be submitted to the council for its review and
approval.