Bill Text: AZ SB1391 | 2018 | Fifty-third Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Schools; suicide prevention training
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-30 - Senate read second time [SB1391 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2018-SB1391-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: schools; suicide prevention training |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018
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SB 1391 |
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Introduced by Senators Bowie: Dalessandro, Mendez, Meza, Miranda, Peshlakai; Representatives Chávez, Epstein, Salman
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AN ACT
AMENDING Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-118; relating to school personnel.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-118, to read:
15-118. Suicide prevention training; approved materials; posting
A. Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, school districts and charter schools shall provide the following for school guidance counselors, teachers, principals and other school personnel who work with pupils in grades six through twelve:
1. Training in suicide prevention.
2. Training to identify the warning signs of suicidal behavior in adolescents and teens.
3. Appropriate intervention and referral techniques for a total of at least two hours each year.
B. The training prescribed in subsection a of this section:
1. Must be provided in person and use evidence-based training materials.
2. May be provided within the framework of existing in-service training programs offered by the school district or charter school or as part of professional development activities.
C. On or before July 1, 2019, the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall annually identify or develop and post on the administration's website a list of approved materials that schools may use to provide the training prescribed in subsection A of this section. The administration shall annually update these approved materials.
Sec. 2. Short title
This act may be cited as the "Mitch Warnock Act".
