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§ 7-14A-04. School behavioral health plans; wellness check-ins

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Elementary and Secondary Education [Titles 2-9.5] (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Public Schools (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 14a. Operation of Public Schools During a Prolonged State of Emergency--Virtual Education Plans (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 7-14A-04
§ 7-14A-04. School behavioral health plans; wellness check-ins
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School behavioral health plans
(a)(1) The school personnel at each school shall develop a school behavioral health plan to assist students who are struggling when the school is operating under a virtual education plan that includes:
(i) Proper assignments for all behavioral and mental health staff;
(ii) Methods for all students to access behavioral and mental health supports, including through telehealth if necessary;
(iii) Procedures for referral of students who are struggling to access proper behavioral and mental health supports; and
(iv) Increased attention and care for students struggling with the emotional, behavioral, or psychological stressors of virtual education.
(2) In establishing a behavioral health plan under this subsection, a school may use a multitiered system of supports model.
Wellness check-ins
(b)(1)(i) While a school is operating under a virtual education plan, the principal shall require a staff member to conduct regular wellness check-ins with students at least once per week.
(ii) The principal may assign a community school coordinator, staff member, or team of staff to conduct the wellness check-ins required under this subsection.
(2)(i) If a regular wellness check-in reveals that a student is struggling with the educational, emotional, behavioral, or psychological stressors of virtual education, the principal shall require a staff member, in accordance with subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, to:
1. Check in with the student multiple times per week; and
2. Develop an individual behavioral health plan consistent with the school behavioral health plan established under subsection (a) of this section.
(ii) The principal shall arrange for a school psychologist, pupil personnel worker, school social worker, school counselor, or behavioral health specialist to perform the tasks required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

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Added by Acts 2023, c. 804, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 7-14A-04, MD EDUC § 7-14A-04
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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