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(1) The state board shall distribute money appropriated for school nurses to award grants to school districts and charter schools that:
(a) provide an equal amount of matching funds; and
(b) do not supplant other money used for school nurses.
(2)
(a) A school district or charter school that is awarded a grant under this section shall require each school nurse employed by the school district or charter school to complete two hours of continuing nurse education on the emotional and mental health of students.
(b) The continuing nurse education described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include training on:
(i) the awareness of, screening for, and triaging to appropriate treatment for mental health problems;
(ii) trauma-informed care;
(iii) signs of mental illness;
(iv) alcohol and substance abuse;
(v) response to acute mental health crises; and
(vi) suicide prevention, including information about the 24-hour availability of the SafeUT Crisis Line established under Section 53B-17-1202.