Suicide prevention.

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

Education

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Education
Last action: 2021-02-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so it does not become a law and has no effective date.

Suicide Prevention Education in Schools

The bill proposes requiring Wyoming school districts to include suicide prevention education as part of their health and safety programs.

What This Bill Does

Proposes a new law that would require schools to teach students about preventing suicide.
Schools are required to provide this instruction in an appropriate manner, which may include age-appropriate and evidence-based methods.

Who It Names or Affects

Students in Wyoming schools
Teachers and staff at Wyoming schools

Terms To Know

Evidence-based instruction: Teaching methods that have been proven to work well based on research.
Age-appropriate: Suitable for the age and maturity level of students.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass, so it does not become a law.
It is unclear how schools will be supported to implement this new requirement.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0062HS001

Standing Committee • House Education Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to require schools to provide suicide prevention programs instead of specific instruction.

Replaces 'include' with 'provide' in the requirement for suicide prevention education.
Removes a line that was previously part of the bill text.
Changes references from 'instruction' to 'programs' throughout the relevant sections.

The amendment does not specify what these programs must include, leaving details about program content unspecified.

Bill History

2021-02-03 House
H COW:Failed 25-34-1-0-0
2021-01-27 House
H Placed on General File
2021-01-27 House
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
2021-01-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2021-01-12 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-01-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0188
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0188
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0062

Suicide prevention.

Sponsored by: Joint Education Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; requiring suicide prevention education; 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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105 is created to read:

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105.

Suicide prevention instruction.

A school district shall include suicide prevention instruction in a health and safety program required under W.S. 21
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101(b)(i)(G). A school district shall provide instruction under this subsection in any appropriate
manner, which may include age appropriate, evidence based instruction on suicide prevention provided that the instruction shall be consistent with the suicide prevention education materials provided under W.S. 21
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202(a)(xxxv) and the training provided under W.S. 21
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110(a)(xxxiii).

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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