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Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of portions of Chapter 38: Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Education that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A within the rule acceptance period, is authorized only if the following changes are made:
1. The rule must be amended in the Section IV that governs protocols for suicide prevention and intervention by specifying that protocols must be based on the best practices established and maintained by the National Alliance on Mental Illness or a similar organization authorized by the Department of Health and Human Services through its suicide prevention program and the Department of Education;
2. The rule must be amended in the Section IV that governs protocols for suicide prevention and intervention by providing that the protocol development resources must provide protocol templates, models and examples of forms, protocols and flow charts that can be adapted as needed by school administrative units;
3. The rule must be amended in the Section IV that governs protocols for suicide prevention and intervention by requiring that the school administrative units must certify to the Department of Education that the required protocols are in place;
4. The rule must be amended in the Section IV that governs protocols for suicide prevention and intervention by striking the provision that guidance for protocols is available through the Maine Suicide Prevention Program; and
5. All other necessary changes must be made to the rule to ensure conformity throughout the rule with the changes directed in this section.
The Department of Education is not required to hold hearings or undertake further proceedings prior to final adoption of the rule in accordance with this section.’
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that final adoption of portions of Chapter 38: Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Education, is authorized only if the department incorporates certain specific amendments to the rule prior to final adoption.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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