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2021 Senate Bill 321: Require teacher “mental health first aid” training
Introduced by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D) on March 25, 2021
To add to teacher continuing education courses a requirement that they include “mental health first aid” training, and require the Department of Education in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services to "develop or adopt" a program for this. This would include "identifying potential risk factors and warning signs for mental illness, and strategies for helping an individual experiencing a mental health crisis". Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee on March 25, 2021
Reported in the Senate on September 15, 2021
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Received in the House on September 29, 2021
Referred to the House Education Committee on September 29, 2021