A.C. et al v. Schwarzenegger
A.C. et al v. Schwarzenegger
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Concerning veto of mental health services for special education students (known as AB 3632 mandate)
Overview
Public Counsel, Disability Rights California, Mental Health Advocacy Services and the global law firm, Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher joined forces on October 21 to bring suit against the Governor for his October 8 veto that will harm an estimated 20,000 students. The veto eliminated critical mental health support for special education students, who need these services to stay in school. The services, known as "the AB 3632 mandate," have been provided by county mental health departments for nearly a quarter of a century. Read the details below.
Press releases
- ATTORNEYS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS ANNOUNCE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF FEDERAL LAWSUIT: “OUR OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN MET”, March 22, 2011
- Read the Summary of the March 22 press release, March 22, 2011
- In answer to our lawsuit challenging the Governor's veto, the Department of Education agrees to fund AB 3632 mental health services for special education students and Los Angeles County defendants stipulate to Temporary Restraining Order to restart services , October 31, 2011
- Press release - Lawsuit filed: nearly 25 years to build a mental health service for special education students and the Governor erases it overnight , October 21, 2010
Press coverage of lawsuit
- School districts, not counties, now responsible for school-related mental health services for special education students - Last week, California passed a law that returns legal responsibility to school districts for providing school related mental health services to special education students. This does not change your children’s right to receive mental health services that they need to benefit from education. Read about the changes in the law (or as a downloadable pdf ).
- Families worry mental health cuts will send kids spiraling, LA Times, 12/28/10
- A better way to build a mental health lifeline, Sign On San Diego, 12/10/10
- California Governor Vetoes Education's Mental Health Funding, All Voices, 11/12/10
- Education Groups File Lawsuit Over Mental Health Care Cuts, CA Healthline, 11/10/10
- Schools File Lawsuit Against State to Restore Student Mental Health Services, www.csba.org, 11/9/10
- Counties File AB 3632 Lawsuit, CSAC, 11/5/10
- Mental health services restored for students, San Fernando Sun, 11/4/10
- Educationally-related mental health services restored after lawsuit filed by civil rights coalition, PRCanada.net, 11/4/10
- Plan to keep mental health service to children, Sacramento Bee, 11/3/10
- Educationally-Related Mental Health Services Restored After Lawsuit Filed by Civil Rights Coalition, PR Newswire, 11/2/10
- Mental health program temporarily restored in California, English News, 11/3/10
- State Schools Chief O'Connell announces release of $76 million to maintain mental health services for students with disabilities despite Governor's veto, CDE Bulletin, 10/29/10
- Suit seeks to uphold mental health services for kids, Monterey County - the Herald, 10/29/10
- Counties, disability right advocates heading to court on AB 3632 veto, CSAC, 10/29/10
- State cuts students' mental health services, Voice of San Diego, October 27, 2010
- Student mental health program socked by state, Voice of San Diego, 10/26/10
- CA won't flush it's mental health services for youth without a fight, Justice for All Blog, October 25, 2010
- Advocates sue governor over mental health program cuts, California Healthline, October 25, 2010
- Mental health advocates sue over governor's cuts, California Healthline, October 25, 2010
- Governor's line-item veto guts funding for some special ed students, Santa Cruz Sentinel, October 23, 2010
- News: AB 3632 mandate suspended; mental health services in a state of chaos, Special Education and Disabiltiy Rights Blog, October 23, 2010
- Advocates sue state over mental health cutoff, ABC, October 23, 2010
- Impact of Governor's veto of AB 3632 funding, dwkesq.com, 10/22/10
- Advocates sue Calif. over mental health cutoff, Daily News, October 22, 2010
- Steinberg wants to undo some Schwarzenegger vetoes, Sacramento Bee, October 22, 2010
- Son-in-law of Special Olympics founder suspends AB 3632 mental health services for children, Special Education Advisor, October 22, 2010
- Advocates sue Calif. over mental health cutoff, SFGate.com, October 22, 2010
- Advocates sue state over mental health cutoff, Sacramento Bee, October 22, 2010
- Advocates sue Calif. over mental health cutoff, Mercury News, October 22, 2010
- Class action lawsuit to maintain AB 3632 mental health services, CDCAN, October 21, 2010
- Lawsuit filed: Nearly 25 years to build a mental health service for special education students and the governor erases it overnight, PR Newswire, October 21, 2010
- Governor's veto jeopardizes mental health services for special education students
Among the 23 items vetoed October 8 by Governor Schwarzenegger was $133 million in mental health services for special education students. See details in the LA Times and the Sacramento Bee.
Pleadings
- Complaint , October 21, 2010