00                  HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 137(EDC)                                                                 
01 "An Act requiring suicide awareness and prevention training for certain school                                          
02 personnel."                                                                                                             
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                          
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06       SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Jason Flatt Act.                                                        
07    * Sec. 2. AS 14.20 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
08            Sec. 14.20.690. Mandatory youth suicide awareness and prevention                                           
09       training; immunity. (a) A school district, regional educational attendance area, and                            
10       the department shall annually provide youth suicide awareness and prevention training                             
11       approved by the commissioner to each teacher, administrator, counselor, and specialist                            
12       who is employed by the district, regional educational attendance area, or department to                           
13       provide services to students in grades seven through 12 in a public school in the state                           
14       at no cost to the teacher, administrator, counselor, or specialist.                                               

01            (b)  The commissioner shall approve youth suicide awareness and prevention                                   
02       training provided under this section if the training is not less than two hours each year,                        
03       meets standards for professional continuing education credit in the state, and is                                 
04       periodically reviewed by a qualified person or committee for consistency with                                     
05       generally accepted principles of youth suicide awareness and prevention. The training                             
06       may be offered through videoconferencing or an individual program of study of                                     
07       designated materials.                                                                                             
08            (c)  A person may not bring a civil action for damages against the state or a                                
09       school district, or an officer, agent, or employee of the state or a school district for a                        
10       death, personal injury, or property damage that results from an act or omission in                                
11       performing or failing to perform activities or duties authorized under this section. This                         
12       subsection does not apply to a civil action for damages as a result of intentional                                
13       misconduct with complete disregard for the safety and property of others. In this                                 
14       subsection, "school district" has the meaning given "district" in AS 14.17.990.                                   
15            (d)  The training provided or the failure to provide training under this section                             
16       may not be construed to impose a specific duty of care on any person.