126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 609		LR 82(01)
	An Act To Increase Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Gilbert of Jay
	Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires completion of a one-day course in suicide prevention and intervention training for a minimum of 2 persons per school administrative unit, island school, charter school and public school that is not in a school administrative unit.				School	Moderate statewide
	Requires completion of a one to 2 hour in-service training module in suicide prevention awareness education by all school personnel.				School	Insignificant statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the Department of Education associated with the rulemaking process can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.