AZ SB1252

Requires all public school personnel to complete at least two hours of suicide awareness and prevention training beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, with initial training within twelve months of hiring and refresher training every five years thereafter.

Mandates the State Board of Education to adopt rules on or before January 1, 2014 establishing approved suicide prevention training materials in consultation with suicide prevention experts and governmental entities.

Requires approved training materials to include information on identifying mental health services within schools and the community, and procedures for referring pupils and families to appropriate services.

Permits training to be completed through existing in-service programs, professional development activities, or self-review of approved suicide prevention materials.

Specifies that the training requirement does not create any specific duty of care and prevents individuals from filing lawsuits related to the training or its implementation.