K.A.R. 91-31-32
Kansas State Department of Education K.A.R. 91-31-32This regulation describes the Performance and Quality Criteria each school must meet in order to maintain its status of accreditation by the Kansas State Board of Education. The proposed amendment to K.A.R. 91-31-32 adds a requirement for all accredited schools to provide suicide awareness and prevention training to all staff. The regulation will require at least one hour of training per calendar year. This training may be accomplished through independent self-review of online training materials. The training must also include a building crisis plan for each school building in case staff recognizes the need to intervene to prevent and/or respond to a student suicide. The proposed amendment to K.A.R. 91-31-32 will have no economic impact on schools beyond what is already required by the Jason Flatt Act (SB 323) (2016), which imposes the same requirements on schools since May 19th, 2016.
The Kansas State Board of Education does not anticipate any significant financial or economic impact on the proposed regulation.