The Jason Flatt Act.

WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0041

SENATE FILE

NO.

SF0002

The Jason
Flatt
Act
.

Sponsored by:
Joint Education Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
school districts; requiring suicide prevention education for teachers and school administrators;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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2
‑
202
(
a) by creating a new paragraph (xxxv) and 21
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3
‑
110(a) by creating a new paragraph (xxxiii)

are
amended to read:

21
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2
‑
202.

Duties of the director.

(a)

In addition to any other duties assig
ned by law, the director shall:

(xxxv)

Approve suitable materials for s
uicide prevention education
as required
for
school district
teachers and school administrators under W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
110(
a)(xxxiii)
.

21
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3
‑
110.

Duties of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees of each school district shall:

(xxxiii)

Commencing with school year 2014-
201
5
a
nd each school year thereafter,
with funds made available to the district under the Wyoming education resource block grant model as defined under W.S. 21
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13
‑
101(
a)(xiv), require each teacher and school administrator
within the district
to receive at least
eight
(
8
) hours
of suicide prevention education
every four (4)
school year
s
using
suitable materials approved by the director of the department under W.S. 21
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2
‑
202(a)(xxxv)
.
Any teacher or school administrator shall receive at least two (2) hours of suicide prevention education during the initial school year of employment with the district
if the teacher or school administrator has not received suicide prevention training complying with this paragraph prior to employment
.
Suicide prevention education may consist of self-review of approved suitable materials.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2014.

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