1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; appropriating money for suicide prevention training for 
1.3 	teachers; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sum indicated in this section is 
1.7 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year 
1.8 	designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Suicide prevention training for teachers. (a) For a transfer for the 
1.10 	commissioner of health for a grant to a nationally recognized provider of evidence-based 
1.11 	online training on suicide prevention and engagement of students experiencing mental 
1.12 	distress:

1.13		$
	265,000
	.....
	2024
	
1.14 	(b) Training funded by the grant must be available free of charge and accessible to 
1.15 	teachers in every school district, charter school, intermediate school district, service 
1.16 	cooperative, and Tribal school in Minnesota.
1.17 	(c) The grant recipient must report to the commissioner of health the number of teachers 
1.18 	completing the online training, average length of time to complete training, and length of 
1.19 	average stay using the online training. The commissioner must survey online training users 
1.20 	to determine their perception of the online training. By January 8, 2025, the commissioner 
1.21 	must report the grant recipient's information and the survey results to the chairs and ranking 
2.1 	minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten 
2.2 	through grade 12 education and suicide prevention.
2.3 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.