Suicide prevention.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary text is limited to procedural actions and does not provide details on specific educational programs or materials.

Suicide Prevention Education in Schools

The bill would require Wyoming school districts to provide suicide prevention education to students.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new law that says schools must teach students about preventing suicides.
• Allows schools to use different methods, like age-appropriate and evidence-based programs provided by the state, to educate students on suicide prevention.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students in Wyoming school districts
• School districts in Wyoming

Terms To Know

Evidence-based

Programs or methods that are based on research and have been proven to work.

Age-appropriate

Materials or activities designed for a specific age group, suitable for their level of understanding and maturity.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
• It is unclear what specific materials or programs will be used by schools to meet this requirement since the bill did not pass.

Current Bill Text

26LSO-0320
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0320
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0040

Suicide prevention.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Harshman, Byron, Clouston, Sherwood, Winter and Wylie and Senator(s) Anderson, Barlow, Cooper, Gierau, Landen, Rothfuss and Schuler

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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9
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105 is created to read:

21
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9
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105.

Suicide prevention instruction.

A school district shall provide suicide prevention education to students. A school district shall provide educational programs under this subsection in any appropriate manner, which may include age
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appropriate, evidence
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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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2
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202(a)(xxxv) and the training provided under W.S. 21
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3
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110(a)(xxxiii).

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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HB0040