| 1 | 1 | | 25.601.12 100th Legislative Session 1077 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2025 South Dakota Legislature |
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| 5 | 5 | | House Bill 1077 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Introduced by: Representative Garcia |
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| 14 | 14 | | Underscores indicate new language. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Overstrikes indicate deleted language. |
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| 16 | 16 | | An Act to provide for the inclusion of education regarding mental health in the South 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Dakota health education standards. 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 13-33: 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | When the South Dakota Board of Education Standards undertakes a revision of the 5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | health education standards, in accordance with ยง 13-3-48, the board shall, after consulting 6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | with mental health experts, incorporate the following into the health education standards: 7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) Understanding mental health problems and gaining an awareness of the myths and 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | realities of mental illness; 9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) Understanding the relationship between mental health and an individual's overall 10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | health; 11 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) Destigmatizing mental illness and improving attitudes toward seeking help for 12 |
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| 28 | 28 | | mental health problems; 13 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) Tools for maintaining mental health wellness; 14 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (5) Common mental health conditions and evidence -based practices that may be used 15 |
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| 31 | 31 | | to overcome mental health challenges; 16 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (6) Recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness; 17 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (7) Employing positive coping techniques to address stress that does not rise to a level 18 |
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| 34 | 34 | | requiring professional treatment, but if left unattended, may lead to mental illness; 19 |
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| 35 | 35 | | and 20 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (8) Using professional resources available to students to address mental health issues 21 |
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| 37 | 37 | | affecting a student or member of a student's family. 22 |
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