SB116 Alabama 2020 Session

This bill would establish the position of community mental health counselor for the purpose of providing counseling, support programs, or equivalent services to educational institutions, including K-12 public schools, public community colleges, or public institutions of higher education

This bill would require the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System, and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to collaborate with the Department of Mental Health in adopting rules pertaining to required qualifications for individuals wishing to work as community mental health counselors in their respective educational institutions

This bill would also provide for qualified immunity for a community mental health counselor and for nonprofit organizations that sponsor them

Relating to mental health; to establish the position of community mental health counselor for the purpose of providing counseling, support programs, or equivalent services to educational institutions, including K-12 public schools, public community colleges, or public institutions of higher education; to require the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System, and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to adopt rules pertaining to required qualifications for individuals wishing to work as community mental health counselors in their respective educational institutions; and to provide for qualified immunity for a community mental health counselor and for nonprofit organizations that sponsor them.