South Carolina § 59-26-110 - Youth suicide prevention teacher training.
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§ 59-26-110. Youth suicide prevention teacher training.
(A) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the Department of Education shall require two hours of training in youth suicide awareness and prevention as a requirement for the renewal of credentials of individuals employed in a middle school or high school as defined in Section 59-1-150. The required training shall count toward the one hundred twenty renewal credits specified in Department of Education regulations for renewal of credentials.
(B)(1) The department shall develop guidelines suitable for training and materials that may be used by schools and districts; however districts may approve materials to be used in providing training for employees.
(2) The training required in this section may be accomplished through self-review of suicide prevention materials that meet guidelines developed by the Department of Education.
(C) No person shall have a cause of action for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this section or resulting from any training, or lack of training, required by this section unless the loss or damage was caused by wilful or wanton misconduct. The training, or lack of training, required by the provisions of this section must not be construed to impose any specific duty of care.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 170, SECTION 2, eff May 14, 2012.
Editor's Note
2012 Act No. 170, SECTION 1, provides as follows:
"This act may be cited as the 'Jason Flatt Act'."
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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