HOUSE
                       3rd Reading Unamended
       April 19, 2016          HOUSE
       Amended 2nd Reading
                      April 18, 2016Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                REENGROSSED
                       This Version Includes All Amendments
                       Adopted in the House of Introduction
 LLS NO. 16-0844.02 Julie Pelegrin x2700 HOUSE BILL 16-1305
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Fields,  Lontine, McCann, Singer
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Newell, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning training for educators in school district
            procedures for assisting students in crisis.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill requires each school district board of education to provide
       training for teachers to explain the school district procedures for assisting
       students who are experiencing emotional distress or are otherwise in crisis
       and may need referral for behavioral health services.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-32-109, add (1)
       (z.5) as follows:
            22-32-109.  Board of education - specific duties. (1)  In addition
       to any other duty required to be performed by law, each board of
       education shall have and perform the following specific duties:
            (z.5)  To provide training for all newly hired district
       educators and periodically for other district educators to
       explain the district procedures for assisting students who are
       identified as experiencing emotional distress or are otherwise in
       crisis and may need referral for behavioral health services.
       Training may consist of, but need not be limited to,
       communicating with educators concerning the school district's
       policies concerning assisting students.
            SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
       takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
       ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
       10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); except that, if a
       referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the
       state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
       within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
       unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
       November 2016 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
       official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.