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GA HB1056
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2014
Primary Sponsor
Katie Dempsey
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AI Summary
- Requires all public school personnel in Georgia to receive annual training in suicide awareness and prevention, delivered through existing in-service training programs or required professional development
- Directs the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, the state Suicide Prevention Program, and suicide prevention experts, to develop a list of approved training materials
- Approved training materials must include instruction on identifying appropriate mental health services within schools and the broader community, and on when and how to refer youth and families to those services
- Approved materials may include self-review programs of suitable suicide prevention materials, and may incorporate training materials already in use by local school systems if they meet department criteria
- Explicitly provides that no cause of action or specific duty of care is created by the training requirements or any act or omission resulting from their implementation
Legislative Description
Jason Flatt Act-Georgia; enact
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/24/2014
Full Bill Text
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