33486.
The state school nurse consultant shall be responsible for all of the following: (a) Serving as a liaison and resource expert in school nursing and school health program areas for local, regional, state, and national school health care providers and policy setting groups.
(b) Providing consultation and technical assistance to school districts, parents, and community members.
(c) Coordinating school health program activities with public health, social services, environmental, and educational agencies, and other public and private entities.
(d) Monitoring, interpreting, synthesizing, and disseminating relevant information associated with changes in health, nursing, and medical care, school nursing practice, legislation, and legal issues that impact schools and the pupils they serve.
(e) Facilitating the development of policies, standards, and guidelines, interpreting updates, and disseminating policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures to enhance coordinated school health programs.
(f) Fostering and promoting staff development for school nurses, which may include planning and providing orientation, coordinating or providing educational offerings, and networking with universities and other providers of continuing education to meet identified
needs.
(g) Promoting quality assurance in school health services by initiating and coordinating a quality assurance program that includes needs assessment, data collection and analysis, and evidenced-based practices.
(h) Participating in state-level public interagency partnerships and private partnerships with statewide stakeholders to foster a coordinated school health program, representing school nurses in multidisciplinary collaborations.
(i) Initiating, participating in, and using research studies related to a coordinated school health program, the health needs of children and youth, school nursing practice, and related issues.
(j) Serving as the
department’s liaison regarding school health issues with various state agencies to include the State Department of Public Health, the State Department of Health Care Services, and the Legislature.
33487.
(a) On or before December 31 of each year, the state school nurse consultant shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature.(b) The report required in subdivision (a) shall include both of the following:
(1) A summary of the activities of the state school nurse consultant during the reporting year.
(2) Specific recommendations deemed appropriate and necessary concerning school nurse services and school health service programs.
(c) A report submitted to the
Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.