R277-620-3. Youth Suicide Prevention Grants - LEA Reporting Requirements

  (1) The Superintendent, in collaboration with the Department of Health - State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health and the State suicide prevention coordinator, shall establish model youth suicide prevention programs for LEAs that include training and resources addressing:

  (a) prevention of youth suicides;

  (b) standard response protocols that utilize trauma informed practices, which may reference the ACES or other empirical data;

  (c) youth suicide intervention; and

  (d) postvention for family, students, and faculty.

  (2) Based on legislative appropriation, the Board shall distribute funds to LEAs to support suicide prevention efforts in the school district or charter school.

  (a) An LEA may use the awarded funds to select and implement:

  (i) evidenced-based practices and programs; or

  (ii) emerging best practices and programs.

  (3) An LEA shall implement youth suicide prevention programs for students in secondary grades, including grades 7 through 12 and grade 6, if grade 6 is part of a secondary grade model.

  (4) An LEA's youth suicide prevention program shall include the components provided in Subection 53G-9-702(2).

  (5) An LEA shall establish a policy governing the required parent notification outlined in Sections 53G-9-604(2) and 53G-9-605(3)(e) and Subsection R277-613-4.

  (6) An LEA shall provide necessary reporting information consistent with Subection 53G-9-702(7) for the Board's report on the coordination of suicide prevention programs and seminar program implementation to the Legislature's Education Interim Committee.