HB 652 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
27Feb2019... 0423h
2019 SESSION
19-0790
06/03
HOUSE BILL 652
AN ACT relative to suicide prevention.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lucas, Sull. 2
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules requiring teachers and administrators in the public schools to receive annual training in suicide awareness and prevention.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
27Feb2019... 0423h 19-0790
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to suicide 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; State Board of Education; Rulemaking; Suicide Prevention Training. 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, to require 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. Such training shall be available to all staff, including but not limited to aides, secretaries, custodians, lunch service persons, bus drivers, co-curricular advisors, students, and volunteers. Such rules shall allow for the use of self-training materials in fulfilling the annual training requirement and shall give local districts the discretion to determine how to both administer the training requirement and ensure that the training requirement is met.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 30, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 12, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 27, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 23, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Jan. 8, 2020 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Jan. 8, 2020: Pending Motion Inexpedient to Legislate; 01/08/2020; SJ 1
Jan. 8, 2020: Sen. Feltes Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 01/08/2020; SJ 1
Jan. 8, 2020: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/08/2020; SC 47
May 15, 2019: Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
May 15, 2019: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2019; SC 22
May 2, 2019: Special Order to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 05/02/2019; SJ 15
May 2, 2019: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/02/2019; SC 20
April 23, 2019: Hearing: 04/23/2019, Room 103, LOB, 10:15 am; SC 19
March 14, 2019: Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Education and Workforce Development; SJ 9
Feb. 27, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0423h: MA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 7
Feb. 27, 2019: Amendment # 2019-0423h: AA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 7
Feb. 27, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0423h for 02/27/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 13 P. 6
Feb. 12, 2019: Executive Session: 02/12/2019 10:30 am LOB 207
Jan. 30, 2019: ==RESCHEDULED== Public Hearing: 01/30/2019 10:30 am LOB 207
Jan. 29, 2019: ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/29/2019 02:15 pm LOB 207
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Education HJ 3 P. 23