00Enrolled SB 137                                                                                                         
01 Requiring suicide awareness and prevention training for certain school personnel.                                       
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03    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                          
04 to read:                                                                                                                
05       SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Jason Flatt Act.                                                        
06    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
07 read:                                                                                                                   
08       LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that training under this Act                              
09 be provided without the need for appropriation of additional state funding for that purpose.                            
10    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
11 read:                                                                                                                   
12       MANDATORY YOUTH SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION                                                                  
13 TRAINING; IMMUNITY. (a) A school district, regional educational attendance area, and the                                

01 department shall annually provide youth suicide awareness and prevention training approved                              
02 by the commissioner to each teacher, administrator, counselor, and specialist who is employed                           
03 by the district, regional educational attendance area, or department to provide services to                             
04 students in grades seven through 12 in a public school in the state at no cost to the teacher,                          
05 administrator, counselor, or specialist.                                                                                
06       (b)  The commissioner shall approve youth suicide awareness and prevention training                               
07 provided under this section if the training is not less than two hours each year, meets                                 
08 standards for professional continuing education credit in the state, and is periodically                                
09 reviewed by a qualified person or committee for consistency with generally accepted                                     
10 principles of youth suicide awareness and prevention. The training may be offered through                               
11 videoconferencing or an individual program of study of designated materials.                                            
12       (c)  A person may not bring a civil action for damages against the state or a school                              
13 district, or an officer, agent, or employee of the state or a school district, for a death, personal                    
14 injury, or property damage that results from an act or omission in performing or failing to                             
15 perform activities or duties authorized under this section. This subsection does not apply to a                         
16 civil action for damages as a result of intentional misconduct with complete disregard for the                          
17 safety and property of others. In this subsection, "school district" has the meaning given                              
18 "district" in AS 14.17.990.                                                                                             
19       (d)  The training provided or the failure to provide training under this section may not                          
20 be construed to impose a specific duty of care on any person.                                                           
21    * Sec. 4. This Act is repealed July 1, 2016.