Bill Text: IA HF2350 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring school employee training and protocols relating to suicide prevention and trauma-informed care. (Formerly HF 2176.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-12 - Withdrawn. H.J. 566. [HF2350 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF2350-Introduced.html
House File 2350 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2176) A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring school employee training and protocols 2 relating to suicide prevention and trauma=informed care. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6102HV (2) 87 je/jh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, Code 2018, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 33. a. For purposes of this subsection: 1 4 (1) "Postvention" means the same as defined in section 1 5 279.70. 1 6 (2) "Trauma=informed care" means the same as defined in 1 7 section 279.70. 1 8 b. Adopt rules to require school districts to adopt 1 9 protocols for suicide prevention and postvention and 1 10 trauma=informed care. The protocols shall be based on 1 11 nationally recognized best practices. 1 12 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 279.70 Suicide prevention and 1 13 trauma=informed care training. 1 14 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 1 15 otherwise requires: 1 16 a. "Postvention" means the provision of crisis intervention, 1 17 support, and assistance for those affected by a suicide or 1 18 suicide attempt to prevent further risk of suicide. 1 19 b. "Trauma=informed care" means services that are based 1 20 on an understanding of the vulnerabilities and triggers of 1 21 individuals who have experienced trauma, recognize the role 1 22 trauma has played in the lives of those individuals, recognize 1 23 the presence and onset of trauma symptoms, are supportive of 1 24 trauma recovery, and avoid further traumatization. 1 25 2. By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a school 1 26 district shall integrate annual, evidence=based training at 1 27 least one hour in length on suicide prevention and postvention 1 28 for all school personnel who hold a license, certificate, 1 29 authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the 1 30 board of educational examiners and who have regular contact 1 31 with students in grades six through twelve into the school 1 32 district's comprehensive school improvement plan submitted 1 33 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 21. The content of 1 34 the training shall be based on nationally recognized best 1 35 practices. 2 1 3. By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a 2 2 school district shall integrate annual, evidence=based, 2 3 evidence=supported training on trauma=informed care for 2 4 all school personnel who hold a license, certificate, 2 5 authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board 2 6 of educational examiners and who have regular contact with 2 7 students in kindergarten through grade twelve into the school 2 8 district's comprehensive school improvement plan submitted 2 9 pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 21. The content of 2 10 the training shall be based on nationally recognized best 2 11 practices. 2 12 Sec. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. The state board of education 2 13 shall submit a notice of intended action to the administrative 2 14 rules coordinator and the administrative code editor pursuant 2 15 to section 17A.4, subsection 1, not later than December 12, 2 16 2018, for the adoption of rules required by section 256.7, 2 17 subsection 33, as enacted by this Act. The board shall adopt 2 18 such rules not later than July 1, 2019. 2 19 Sec. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 2 20 3, shall not apply to this Act. 2 21 EXPLANATION 2 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 23 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 24 This bill requires the board of directors of a school 2 25 district to integrate annual, evidence=based training at 2 26 least one hour in length on suicide prevention for all school 2 27 personnel who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or 2 28 statement of recognition issued by the board of educational 2 29 examiners and who have regular contact with students in grades 2 30 6 through 12 into the school district's comprehensive school 2 31 improvement plan by July 1, 2019. The content of the training 2 32 shall be based on nationally recognized best practices. 2 33 The bill provides a similar requirement for training on 2 34 trauma=informed care for school personnel who have regular 2 35 contact with students in kindergarten through grade 12. 3 1 The bill requires the department of education to adopt rules 3 2 to require school districts to adopt protocols for suicide 3 3 prevention and postvention and trauma=informed care based on 3 4 nationally recognized best practices. The bill requires the 3 5 board to submit a notice of intended action to begin such 3 6 rulemaking no later than December 12, 2018, and to adopt such 3 7 rules not later than July 1, 2019. 3 8 The bill defines "trauma=informed care" as services that are 3 9 based on an understanding of the vulnerabilities and triggers 3 10 of individuals who have experienced trauma, recognize the role 3 11 trauma has played in the lives of those individuals, recognize 3 12 the presence and onset of trauma symptoms, are supportive of 3 13 trauma recovery, and avoid further traumatization. The bill 3 14 defines "postvention" as the provision of crisis intervention, 3 15 support, and assistance for those affected by a suicide or 3 16 suicide attempt to prevent further risk of suicide. 3 17 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 3 18 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 3 19 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 3 20 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 3 21 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 3 22 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 3 23 mandate included in the bill. LSB 6102HV (2) 87 je/jh
