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Assembly committee advances bill requiring mental‑health training for school coaches
Summary
The Assembly Education Committee advanced AB 16 65, a bill by Assemblymember Pacheco that would require approved mental‑health training for school sports coaches. Supporters cited rising youth mental‑health needs and coaches’ frontline role; the committee moved the bill to appropriations and recorded favorable votes on the consent calendar.
Assemblymember Pacheco told the Assembly Education Committee he was sponsoring AB 16 65 to require school sports coaches to complete an approved mental‑health training course so they can better recognize and respond when student athletes struggle. He accepted committee amendments before calling witnesses to speak in support.
Danielle Domenichelli, sport development director for the Sacramento Running Association and a former Division I and professional athlete, described how…
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