Suicide prevention.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify that schools must use particular materials or training from the state, only that they should be consistent with certain sections of Wyoming statutes.

Suicide Prevention Education in Schools

The bill requires Wyoming school districts to provide suicide prevention education programs for students.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new law that says schools must teach students about preventing suicides.
• Allows schools to choose how and when to give this education, as long as it fits the age of the students and is based on good evidence.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students in Wyoming school districts
• School administrators and teachers who must provide suicide prevention education

Terms To Know

Evidence-based

Programs or methods that have been tested and shown to work well.

Age-appropriate

Materials or activities designed for a specific age group, so they are suitable and understandable for those ages.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what exact materials or training schools must use.
• It is currently inactive in Wyoming's legislative process.

Current Bill Text

23LSO-0574
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0574
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0138

Suicide prevention.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Newsome, Harshman, Sherwood and Sommers and Senator(s) Gierau

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
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W.S. 21
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105 is created to read:

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105.

Suicide prevention instruction.

A school district shall provide suicide prevention programs to students. A school district shall provide programs under this subsection in any appropriate manner, which may include age appropriate, evidence based programs on suicide prevention provided that the programs 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, 2023
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