2024 House Bill 36: AN ACT relating to student resiliency and well-being

This bill will establish the Center for Student Resiliency and Well-Being within the Kentucky Department of Education. The Center will collect data and trend changes, coordinate school staff training, and monitor the numbers and types of mental health professionals in schools. It will  amend KRS 158.4416 to include the definition of "student resiliency and well-being approach." Amend KRS 158.191 to require a school district to allow a parent to decline their student's participation in well-being questionnaires rather than requiring parental consent for the student to participate. Amend KRS 156.095 to require schools to provide an opportunity for any student who missed the suicide prevention awareness lesson to receive the lesson at a later time.

KSVT supports this bill due to its efforts of promoting student well-being through establishing a facility within the Kentucky Department of Education. Mental health impacts many students and the bill can help address and highlight its importance.