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.
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.
2020, cc. 471, 472.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees
§ 22.1-289.1. Teacher compensation; biennial review required
§ 22.1-289.2. Compensation of public school employees called to active duty military service
§ 22.1-290. Board authorized to award teaching scholarship loans
§ 22.1-290.02. Traineeships for education of special education personnel
§ 22.1-290.1. Clinical faculty programs
§ 22.1-290.2. Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff shortages; data
§ 22.1-291.1. Planning time for school teachers
§ 22.1-291.1:1. School counselors; staff time
§ 22.1-291.3. Notice of duty to report child abuse or neglect
§ 22.1-291.4. Bullying and abusive work environments prohibited
§ 22.1-292. Penalties on officers and teachers
§ 22.1-292.1. Violations related to secure mandatory tests
§ 22.1-295. Employment of teachers
§ 22.1-295.2. Employment discrimination prohibited
§ 22.1-296.1. Data on convictions for certain crimes and child abuse and neglect required; penalty
§ 22.1-296.2. Fingerprinting required; reciprocity permitted
§ 22.1-296.3. Certain private school employees subject to fingerprinting and criminal records checks
§ 22.1-296.4. Child abuse and neglect data required
§ 22.1-297. Assignment of teachers, principals and assistant principals by superintendent
§ 22.1-298.2. Regulations governing education preparation programs
§ 22.1-298.3. Students with autism spectrum disorders; training required of personnel
§ 22.1-298.4. Teacher preparation programs; learning disabilities
§ 22.1-298.6. Mental health awareness training
§ 22.1-298.7. Teachers and other licensed school board employees; cultural competency training
§ 22.1-299. License required of teachers; provisional licenses; exceptions
§ 22.1-299.2. National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund
§ 22.1-299.4. Teach for America license
§ 22.1-299.5. Waiver of teacher licensure requirements; trade and industrial education programs
§ 22.1-299.6. Career and technical education; three-year licenses
§ 22.1-299.7. Microcredential program; certain STEM subjects
§ 22.1-300. Tuberculosis certificate
§ 22.1-301. Costs of medical examinations and of furnishing medical records
§ 22.1-303. Probationary terms of service for teachers
§ 22.1-303.1. Immunity from civil liability for certain individuals
§ 22.1-305. Nonrenewal of contract of probationary teacher
§ 22.1-305.1. Mentor teacher programs
§ 22.1-305.2. Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure
§ 22.1-307. Dismissal of teacher; grounds
§ 22.1-308. Grievance procedure
§ 22.1-311. Hearing before school board, hearing officer, or fact-finding panel
§ 22.1-313. Decision of school board; generally
§ 22.1-314. Decision of school board; issue of grievability; appeal
§ 22.1-315. Grounds and procedure for suspension
§ 22.1-316. Agreement entered into and enacted into law; form of agreement
§ 22.1-317. Superintendent of Public Instruction to be "designated state official."
§ 22.1-318. Filing and publication of contracts made pursuant to Agreement