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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

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Foster parents must complete suicide training

Beginning October 1, 2025, foster parent applicants and renewing foster parents must complete suicide awareness and prevention training. The training must follow the state’s baseline curriculum. It is part of getting a new foster license and each renewal.

Suicide prevention training for child welfare staff and agencies

The health department creates a standard, evidence-based suicide prevention curriculum with state and national experts. All DHHS child welfare staff who meet directly with children or families must take suicide prevention training every year. They must complete it before any independent contact with youth or families. Employees of child-placing agencies must also finish state-approved training before working alone with youth or families. Agencies can add extra training, and DHHS may approve an existing program if it meets the state baseline. The law takes effect October 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • John Fredrickson

    legislature

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 149 • No: 1

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 16

legislature vote • 5/29/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 47 • No: 1

legislature vote • 5/9/2025

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 16

legislature vote • 5/9/2025

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

    6/6/2025legislature

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

    5/29/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    5/29/2025legislature

  4. Presented to Governor on May 29, 2025

    5/29/2025legislature

  5. Placed on Final Reading

    5/27/2025legislature

  6. Enrollment and Review ER84 adopted

    5/21/2025legislature

  7. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    5/21/2025legislature

  8. Placed on Select File with ER84

    5/14/2025legislature

  9. Enrollment and Review ER84 filed

    5/14/2025legislature

  10. Fredrickson AM1031 adopted

    5/9/2025legislature

  11. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    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

    6/6/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

    PDF

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