The State Department of Education, in collaboration with the department, shall perform the following functions:
(a) Coordination of programs within the State Department of Education that support school health centers and programs within the State Department of Health Care Services, where appropriate.
(b) The provision of technical assistance to facilitate and encourage the establishment, retention, and expansion of school health centers in public schools. For purposes of this subdivision, “technical assistance” may include the provision of information to local educational agencies and other entities regarding the utilization of facilities, liability insurance, cooperative agreements with community-based providers, and other issues pertinent to school health centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 72. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)