An Act To Increase Youth Mental Health Awareness in Schools
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1866
Committee Amendment CA_A_H740 (House)
Amends: 20-A MRSA §6671

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "H" to H.P. 1302, L.D. 1866, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase Youth Mental Health Awareness in Schools" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6671, first 1, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 269, §1, is 
amended to read: 
A school administrative unit shall establish a youth mental health first aid training 
program for health educators and educators providing health instruction in seoonda.rv 
middle schools and high schools in the unit pursuant to this section. 
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §6671, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 269, §1, is 
amended to read: 
1. Recipients of training. A school administrative unit shall schedule training for 
and ensure training is provided to health educators and educators providing health 
instruction in secondary middle schools and high schools in the unit responsible for 
implementing health education pursuant to section sections 4712 and 4723. 
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §6671, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 269, §1, is 
amended to read: 
4. 
Available funding. 
A school administrative unit is required to meet the 
requirements of this section only if it has received funding specifically for this purpose 
from federal funding, private funding or other funding sources or has access to free 
training in youth mental health first aid that meets national standards.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, strikes and replaces 
the bill. The amendment requires school administrative units to schedule and ensure 
training in youth mental health first aid for educators providing health instruction in 
addition to the current requirement to schedule and ensure training for health educators. 
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It also requires school administrative units to ensure that training is provided to those 
educators in middle schools and high schools instead of only in high schools 
The amendment also requires a school administrative unit to meet the training 
requirements if it has access to free training that meets national standards. Currently, a 
school administrative unit is required to meet the training requirements only if it received 
federal funding, private funding or other funding for the purpose of establishing such a 
program. 
FISCAL "KOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/07/18 fraC!-
LD 1866 
LR 2947(02) 
An Act To Increase Youth Mental Health Awareness in Schools 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ff [H-14-6 \ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact - local school administrative units 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill requires local school administrative units (SAU's) to provide a youth mental health first aid training program 
for its health educators and educators providing health instruction in middle schools and high schools and specifies 
that the training be provided only if funding is received by the SAU specifically for this purpose from federal funds, 
private funds or other funding sources or if the SAU has access to free training that meets national standards. 
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