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Advisory committee backs naloxone training, school and peer-support bills and urges commission support
Summary
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Legislative & External Affairs Advisory Committee voted to recommend support for five 2026 bills — on naloxone training, school resource officer readiness, coach mental-health training resources, parity protections, and peer-support access — and directed staff to relay positions to the Legislature and governor.
The Legislative and External Affairs Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission voted to recommend that the full commission support five bills the committee reviewed on May 1, 2026.
Committee members heard presentations from staff and bill sponsors on overdose-response and training proposals, school-based responses, coach-focused mental-health training resources, parity protections, and measures to expand peer-support access. After questions and brief debate, the committee approved motions asking commission staff to communicate support to the Legislature and governor for AB 21 50 (Haney), AB 15 86 (Ramos), AB 16 26 (Gabriel) (amended on the floor to include AB 16 65 by Pacheco), AB 20 11 (parity codification), and AB 21 38 (Krell on peer supports).
The bill AB 21 50 would require employees who must maintain CPR certification to also complete a standardized naloxone training module developed or approved by recognized trainers such as the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross; presenters said training…
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