{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-298.6","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 22.1-298.6","heading":"Mental health awareness training","body":"A. Each school board shall adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the school board, employed on a full-time basis, to complete a mental health awareness training or similar program at least once.B. Each school board shall provide required personnel the training required by subsection A and may contract with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, a community services board, a behavioral health authority, a nonprofit organization, or other certified trainer as defined in § 37.2-312.2 to provide such training. Such training may be provided via an online module.2020, cc. 471, 472.","path":["Title 22.1. Education","Chapter 15. Teachers, Officers and Employees","Article 2. Terms of Employment Generally"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-298.6/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:54Z","sha256":"d133538f31bbbde3eab7e9e5261652fef795b22f39584bb611996a91e5586104","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-298.5","next":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-298.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}