18A:6-112 - Instruction in suicide prevention for public school teaching staff - New Jersey Statutes

18A:6-112  Instruction in suicide prevention for public school teaching staff.


2.The State Board of Education, in consultation with the New Jersey Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Council established in the Department of  Children and Families pursuant to P.L.2003, c.214 (C.30:9A-22 et seq.), shall, as part of the professional development requirement established by the State board for public school teaching staff members, require each public school teaching staff member to complete at least two hours of instruction in suicide prevention, to be provided by a licensed health care professional with training and experience in mental health issues, in each professional development period.

L.2005, c.310, s.2; amended 2006, c.47, s.80.