AB 1940 School-Based Health Center Support Program. (Salas)
The bill would integrate the school-based health center in the school or LEA community school model. It authorizes a school-based health center to provide primary medical care (including immunizations), reproductive and behavioral health services, or dental care services onsite or through mobile health without parent consent. SBHC shall collect and report child's medical data to the California Public Health Department.
Sen Appropriations Committee Hearing Date: 08/01/22
1. Submit letter of opposition to legislative portal. Get all organizations, businesses, and medical professionals to do the same.
2. Call Senate Appropriations Committee members directly at their district and capitol offices to register your opposition and to ask them to vote NO or ABSTAIN on AB 1940. If you know people that reside in the Committee members district, get them and everyone they know to call .
3. Email Senate Appropriations Committee members directly to voice your opposition to AB 1940. Need to apply the fiscal impact in your comment. Or use our one click campaign above.
4. Call their Capitol Offices all week, District offices on Friday. Email and call members directly to voice your opposition.
* Concentrate on the (D)legislators: If you live in the district of one of these legislators, get everyone you know that also resides in that district to call these legislators to oppose. Be sure to thank the (R) legislators for opposing this bill.
Appropriations committee view bills on its fiscal impact, the cost of the bill, and how funds can be made or not made for the bill.
When emailing, calling or meeting with members of the appropriation committee, you should focus on points related to the bill’s fiscal impact and how it impacts the state budget. This enables committee members debate about the pro’s and con’s bill.
Fiscal Impact: According to the Assembly’s Appropriation Committee Bill Analysis,
General Fund (GF) cost pressure, but no specific cost increase as existing law and this bill are contingent upon a budget appropriation. The author has a $100 million budget request before Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 for the purpose of SBHC services.
Sample Script:
“Hello, My name is _______, I [live, work or have a business] in Senator____’s district. I strongly oppose AB 1940, regarding school-based health center support programs. The fiscal impact is too much and the ramifications for parents and children are too serious. Thank you.”
*Call District Offices on Friday July 27.