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Oklahoma Senate Bill SB21

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636 BILL NO. 21 By: Floyd and Stephens of the
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1949 An Act relating to s chools; amending Section 1,
2050 Chapter 333, O.S.L. 2014 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
2151 24-100.7), which relates to suicide awareness and
2252 drug abuse policies; requiring rather than allowing
2353 school district boards of education to adopt certain
2454 policy; requiring boards of education to provide
2555 certain staff training; directing certain curriculum
2656 be made available to staff; requiring school
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4168 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 333, O.S.L.
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4598 Section 24-100.7. A. The board of education of each school
4699 district in this state may shall adopt a policy regarding suicide
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49100 awareness and training , requiring staff training and the reporting
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52102 B. The board of education of each school district in this state
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55105 addressing suicide awareness and prev ention. The Department of
56106 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall develop and make
57107 available to school districts curriculum for staff which addresses
58108 suicide awareness and prevention, without cost to the school
59109 districts. The course outline for the curriculum shall be made
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61111 Beginning with the 2014-2015 2021-2022 school year, every school
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65114 as a core element research-based evidence-based approaches and that
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73120 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to students
74121 and school district staff that addresses suicide awareness and
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75149 prevention. The training program may be combined wit h any other
76150 training provided by the school district addressing bullying
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79152 C. Beginning with the 2022 -2023 school year, the board of
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81154 suicide awareness and prevention to students i n grades seven through
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99166 alcohol abuse or a potential safety threat by or to any student to
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105171 implementation of this section or resulting from any training, or
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106199 lack thereof, required by this section, unless th e loss or damage
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145-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
146-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
147-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
148-By: _______________________________ __
149-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
150-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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153- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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157-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
158-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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217+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMI TTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 04/06/2021
218+- DO PASS, As Coauthored.