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NebraskaLB217109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessionslegislature

Require suicide awareness and prevention training for employees of child-placing agencies and child welfare workers

Sponsored By: John Fredrickson

Signed by Governor

Health and Human Services Committee

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Bill Overview

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Suicide prevention training for staff and foster parents

Beginning October 1, 2025, Nebraska sets one baseline suicide awareness and prevention training for child welfare work. DHHS creates the curriculum with suicide-prevention experts and uses evidence-based, trauma-informed practices. DHHS staff and child-placing agency employees must finish the training before any independent contact with youth or families; DHHS staff take it each year. Agencies may use their own course if DHHS approves it as meeting the baseline. Foster home applicants and current foster parents must complete this training for initial licensure and for renewal.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • John Fredrickson

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 149 • No: 1

legislature vote • 5/29/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 47 • No: 1

legislature vote • 5/9/2025

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13

legislature vote • 5/9/2025

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 16

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 16

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

    6/4/2025legislature

  2. Presented to Governor on May 29, 2025

    5/29/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    5/29/2025legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading 47-1*-1

    5/29/2025legislature

  5. Placed on Final Reading

    5/27/2025legislature

  6. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    5/21/2025legislature

  7. Enrollment and Review ER84 adopted

    5/21/2025legislature

  8. Enrollment and Review ER84 filed

    5/14/2025legislature

  9. Placed on Select File with ER84

    5/14/2025legislature

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    5/9/2025legislature

  11. Fredrickson AM1031 adopted

    5/9/2025legislature

  12. Fredrickson AM1031 filed

    4/17/2025legislature

  13. Speaker priority bill

    3/17/2025legislature

  14. Placed on General File

    3/11/2025legislature

  15. Notice of hearing for February 12, 2025

    1/31/2025legislature

  16. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

    1/16/2025legislature

  17. Date of introduction

    1/14/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/14/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

    PDF

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