Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Alaska Board of Education to develop mental health guidelines and instruction in schools.

Highlights:

• Requires parents to be informed no less than two weeks before a class or program provides instruction in mental health (Sec. 2).

• Requires health education for K-12 students to include mental and physical health instruction (Sec. 2).

• Requires school boards to establish guidelines for instruction in mental health in consultation with the Department of Health and other relevant bodies (Sec. 2).

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