SB 199 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0912
06/04
SENATE BILL 199
AN ACT requiring teachers to have training in suicide and bullying awareness and prevention.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Morse, Dist 22; Rep. Abrami, Rock. 19
COMMITTEE: Education and Workforce Development
-----------------------------------------------------------------
ANALYSIS
This bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules requiring annual training in suicide awareness and prevention for teachers and administrators.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0912
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT requiring teachers to have training in suicide and bullying awareness and prevention.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Short Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Jason Flatt Act of 2019."
2 New Paragraph; Duties of State Board of Education. Amend RSA 186:11 by inserting after paragraph XXXVII the following new paragraph:
XXXVIII. Suicide Awareness and Prevention. Adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, requiring every teacher, supervisor, and administrator in the public schools of this state to receive at least 2 hours of training in suicide awareness and prevention annually and establish a penalty for noncompliance.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 14, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
March 14, 2019: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/14/2019; SJ 8
March 14, 2019: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/14/2019; SC 13
March 5, 2019: Hearing: 03/05/2019, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 12
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Education and Workforce Development; SJ 4