Public school employees, certain; online mental health awareness training required.
Summary
Certain public school employees; online mental health awareness training required. Requires the Department of Education to adopt and implement policies that require each teacher, school counselor, school athletics team coach, and school activity supervisor to complete an online mental health awareness training. The bill requires the Department of Education to provide such training and permits the Department of Education to contract with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, a community services board, a behavioral health authority, a nonprofit organization, or other certified trainer 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 6, 2020
Last action Jan 27, 2020
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
7
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 20, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB74-Kory)
Jan 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
Jan 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Education
Jan 6, 2020
House of Delegates · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101072D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Reid
DDemocratic
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