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Bill would require mandated‑reporter training at licensure for North Dakota teachers
Summary
HB 1562 would require interactive mandated‑reporter training before initial licensure and at each renewal for teachers, administrators and counselors; Education Standards and Practices Board and school officials discussed implementation timing and exemptions.
The House Human Services Committee considered House Bill 1562 Wednesday, a bill that would require teachers, administrators and other school personnel to complete an online interactive training module for mandated reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect prior to initial licensure and at each license renewal.
Representative Doug Ocelski, the bill sponsor, said the program would also establish periodic professional development focused on youth behavioral health, trauma, suicide prevention and referral sources. The measure specifies training content, a minimum duration for a professional development cycle and a school‑level behavioral health resource coordinator.
"House Bill 1562 is a comprehensive training and professional…
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