DATE: September 10, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with State Center Community College District (Fresno City College)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with State Center Community College District (Fresno City College), to provide students with supervised clinical and field experience through County programs, effective September 10, 2024, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions ($0).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which will allow for required clinical and field experiences for students enrolled at Fresno City College through the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Participation will be completed without monetary compensation and Fresno City College will obtain the requisite insurance for all student interns. The recommended agreement is mutually beneficial, as a portion of the trained students may return to the County as employees. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the County will not be able to accept student interns from Fresno City College.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. This is a zero-dollar agreement. Fresno City College will provide worker's compensation and professional liability insurance coverage for all students who participate in the program.
DISCUSSION:
On August 22, 2017, your Board approved Agreement No. 17-432 with Fresno City College for student clinical and field experience from FYs 2017-18 through 2019-20 with two optional one-year extensions. DBH utilized this agreement for student placements primarily from the college's Registered Nurse Program and Licensed Vocational Nurse Program.
At the time that the agreement termed after its second one-year ext...
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