Section 14.30.362. Suicide awareness and prevention training.

   (a) A school district and the department shall provide youth suicide awareness and prevention training approved by the commissioner to each teacher, administrator, counselor, and specialist who is employed by the district or department to provide services to students in a public school in the state at no cost to the teacher, administrator, counselor, or specialist.
   (b) The commissioner shall approve youth suicide awareness and prevention training provided under this section if the training meets standards for professional continuing education credit in the state and is periodically reviewed by a qualified person or committee for consistency with generally accepted principles of youth suicide awareness and prevention. The training may be offered through videoconferencing or an individual program of study of designated materials.
   (c) A person may not bring a civil action for damages against the state or a school district, or an officer, agent, or employee of the state or a school district, for a death, personal injury, or property damage that results from an act or omission in performing or failing to perform activities or duties authorized under this section. This subsection does not apply to a civil action for damages as a result of intentional misconduct with complete disregard for the safety and property of others.
   (d) The training under this section shall be provided according to the schedule adopted by the governing body of a school district.
   (e) The training provided or the failure to provide training under this section may not be construed to impose a specific duty of care on any person.

Authorities

14.08.111;14.14.090;14.16.020;14.20.020

Notes

References

4 AAC 12.397
AS 14.08.111 Duties.
AS 14.14.090 Duties of school boards.
AS 14.16.020 Operation of state boarding schools.
AS 14.20.020 Requirements for issuance of certificate; fingerprints.

History

(Sec. 15 ch 2 SSSLA 2015; am Sec. 20 ch 54 SLA 2016)