California Education Code

§ 49421

EDC § 49421 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 27 · Ch. 9 · Art. 1.5

Statute text

(a)The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Superintendent on a one-time basis for the School Health Demonstration Project. The School Health Demonstration Project is hereby established in the office as a pilot project to expand comprehensive health and mental health services to public school pupils by providing local educational agencies with intensive assistance and support to build the capacity for long-term sustainability by leveraging multiple revenue sources. For these purposes, the project is intended to provide training and technical assistance on the requirements for health care provider participation in the Medi-Cal program pursuant to Article 1.3 (commencing with Section 14043) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to enable local educational agencies to participate in, contract with, and conduct billing and claiming in the Medi-Cal program through all of the following:

(1)The Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program.

(2)The School-Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Program.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 862) Effective January 1, 2026.