HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1573        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 351

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to incorporate suicide prevention training into educator professional development plans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/17/2013

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

1/28/2013

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1573        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 351

By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 351) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others for legislation to incorporate suicide prevention training into educator professional development plans.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1910 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act to incorporate suicide prevention training into educator professional development plans.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 38Q of chapter 71 is hereby amended by inserting, after the word ‘styles’ in line 15, the following:-

“Said plan shall also include training in the area of suicide prevention and training to assist educators in the identification of at risk children.”

SECTION 2. Section 38Q of chapter 71 is hereby amended by inserting, after the word ‘students’ in line 30, the following:-

“The plan shall also include suggested suicide prevention techniques for the processional development of educators and training to assist educators in the identification of at risk children.”

SECTION 3. Section 1D of chapter 69 as amended by 2010, 92, Sec. 2 is hereby amended by inserting, after the phrase ‘AIDS education’ in line 31 the following:-

“suicide prevention, training in the identification of at risk children,”