Public schools; Mental Health First Aid training every three years.
Summary
Public schools; Mental Health First Aid training. Requires each school board to adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the school board, who are employed on a full-time basis to complete a Mental Health First Aid training or similar program every three years. The bill requires each school board to provide such training and allows a school board to contract with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, a community services board, a behavioral health authority, a nonprofit organization, or a certified trainer of the Mental Health First Aid training program to provide such training. This bill was incorporated into HB 76.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2020
Last action Jan 27, 2020
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Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB74-Kory)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
lower
Jan 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 12, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105069D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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