                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING (§ 22.1-298.6)

A. Each school board shall adopt and implement policies that require each
teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the school board,
employed on a full-time basis, to complete a mental health awareness training or
similar program at least once.

B. Each school board shall provide required personnel the training required by
subsection A and may contract with the Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services, a community services board, a behavioral health
authority, a nonprofit organization, or other certified trainer as defined in
&#xA7; 37.2-312.2 to provide such training. Such training may be provided via an
online module.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 471, 472.