By: Cook, Harless, Coleman, Allen, Huberty, H.B. No. 2186
et al.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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elating to suicide prevention training for certain educators and
other employees of a school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Jason Flatt Act in
memory of Jonathan Childers.
SECTION 2. Section 161.325(c-2), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c-2) If a school district provides [the] training under
Subsection (c-1), the training must specifically address the
prevention of youth suicide, and[:
[(1)] a school district employee described under that
subsection must participate in the training at least once annually
[one time; and
[(2) the school district shall maintain records that
include the name of each district employee who participated in the
training].
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016
school year.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.