Effective - 28 Aug 2022
170.307. Mental health awareness training and instruction required — rules. — 1. For school year 2022-23 and each school year thereafter, upon graduation from high school, pupils in public schools and charter schools shall have received mental health awareness training given any time during a pupil's four years of high school.
2. Beginning in school year 2022-23, any public school or charter school serving grades nine through twelve shall provide enrolled students instruction in mental health awareness. Students with disabilities may participate to the extent appropriate as determined by the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Instruction shall be included in the district's existing health or physical education curriculum. Instruction shall be based on a program established by the department of elementary and secondary education.
3. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules to develop a model curriculum to be used by school districts to provide the instruction required by this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Chapter 170 - Instruction — Materials and Subjects
Section 170.005 - Eye protection required, when.
Section 170.007 - Industrial quality eye protective devices defined.
Section 170.009 - Instructions and recommendations for eye protection to be prepared by boards.
Section 170.014 - Reading instruction act — reading programs established, essential components.
Section 170.020 - Social and emotional health education, voluntary pilot project.
Section 170.031 - Physiology texts to contain chapter on dental hygiene — penalty.
Section 170.041 - Physical education supplies and equipment — certain districts may raise funds for.
Section 170.049 - Veterans Day observance in schools.
Section 170.057 - Incidental fund moneys may be used for books, supplies and educational television.
Section 170.121 - Publisher to designate secretary of state as agent for service of process.
Section 170.171 - Board member accepting bribe — penalty.
Section 170.201 - Boards may accept gifts for libraries — investment (seven-director districts).
Section 170.211 - Public library — powers of board in urban districts.
Section 170.221 - Art gallery and museum — powers of board in urban districts.
Section 170.225 - Rules, procedure.
Section 170.260 - Motivated students program, requirements.
Section 170.300 - Phonics instruction pilot project.
Section 170.307 - Mental health awareness training and instruction required — rules.
Section 170.312 - Safe place for newborns act, instruction on, requirements.
Section 170.340 - Books of religious nature may be used, when.
Section 170.345 - Missouri civics education initiative — examination required — waiver, when.
Section 170.350 - Constitution Project of the Missouri Supreme Court, participation in, effect of.