Virginia Code 22.1-298.6: Mental health awareness training
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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.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 22.1-298.6
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Education. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
- School board: means the school board that governs a school division. See Virginia Code 22.1-1
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 § 37.2-312.2 to provide such training. Such training may be provided via an online module.