HF 2521 (LSB 5469HV (1) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2521

BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2120)

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring reporting by school districts to the department of education regarding protocols relating to suicide prevention and postvention and the identification of adverse childhood experiences and strategies to mitigate toxic stress response.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256.7, subsection 33, paragraph b, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Adopt rules to require school districts to adopt protocols for suicide prevention and postvention and the identification of adverse childhood experiences and strategies to mitigate toxic stress response. The protocols shall be based on nationally recognized best practices.  The rules shall provide for annual electronic reporting to the department by a school district regarding the protocols to be used by the school district each school year.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires that school districts report annually to the department of education regarding protocols used for suicide prevention and postvention and the identification of adverse childhood experiences and strategies to mitigate toxic stress response. Schools are required to adopt such protocols under current law.