Comparing H716 → HB 181 — An Act relating to mental health education.

Struck = only in H716 · added = only in HB 181.

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Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 102.
"An Act relating to mental health education." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
(a) A school shall employ a minimum number, as determined by the department pursuant to subsection (b), of school adjustment counselors, certified by the commissioner pursuant to section 38G.
181(EDC) 01 "An Act relating to mental health education." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
(b) The department shall promulgate regulations, pursuant to chapter 30A, which shall include criteria for the minimum number of school adjustment counselors that a school shall employ, which shall include:
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(i) the number of students enrolled in the school;
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 04 to read:
(ii) whether the school has Title I status;
05 LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
and (iii) any mitigating circumstances as detailed by the school committee.
It is the intent of the legislature that the Board of Education 06 and Early Development develop guidelines for instruction in mental health in consultation 07 with representatives of mental health organizations and regional tribal health organizations, 08 including the National Council for Behavioral Health, Providence Health and Services 09 Alaska, the Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage Community Mental Health Services, Inc., 10 the North Star Behavioral Health System, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Alaska.
(c) For schools without sufficient funds to meet the requirements of subsection (a), the department shall provide funding for the additional required school adjustment counselors.
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Not later than February 1, 2026, the department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate any regulations necessary to implement section 102 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, inserted by section 1.
AS 14.30.360(a) is amended to read:
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12 (a) Each district in the state public school system shall be encouraged to 13 initiate and conduct a program in health education for kindergarten through grade 12.
Section 1 shall take effect on August 1, 2026.
14 The program should include instruction in [PHYSICAL] health and personal safety 15 including alcohol and drug abuse education, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early cancer prevention and detection, dental health, family health including infant 02 care, environmental health, mental health, the identification and prevention of child 03 abuse, child abduction, neglect, sexual abuse, and domestic violence, and appropriate 04 use of health services.
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AS 14.30.360(b) is amended to read:
06 (b) The state board shall establish guidelines for a health and personal safety 07 education program.
Health guidelines must provide standards for instruction in 08 mental health and shall be developed in consultation with the Department of 09 Health and Social Services and representatives of national and state mental 10 health organizations.
Personal safety guidelines shall be developed in consultation 11 with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
Upon request, the 12 Department of Education and Early Development, the Department of Health and 13 Social Services, and the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault shall 14 provide technical assistance to school districts in the development of personal safety 15 curricula.
A school health education specialist position shall be established and funded 16 in the department to coordinate the program statewide.
Adequate funds to enable 17 curriculum and resource development, adequate consultation to school districts, and a 18 program of teacher training in health and personal safety education shall be provided.
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The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 20 read:
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The state Board of Education and Early Development shall develop 22 the mental health guidelines required by AS 14.30.360(b), as amended by sec.
3 of this Act, 23 within two years after the effective date of this Act.
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