(a) As of October 1, 2012, there is established within the Department, and shall be made available to all child development facilities, public schools, and public charter schools, a program that, at a minimum, provides participants with the tools needed to:

• (1) Identify students who may have unmet behavioral health needs;
• (2) Refer identified students to appropriate services for behavioral health screenings and behavioral health assessments;
• (3) Recognize the warning signs and risk factors for youth suicide and implement best practices for suicide prevention, suicide intervention, and suicide postvention.

(b)

• (1) Starting October 1, 2016, completion of the program shall be mandatory once every 2 years for all:
  • (A) Teachers in public schools and public charter schools;
  • (B) Principals in public schools and public charter schools; and
  • (C) Staff employed by child development facilities, who are subject to training or continuing education requirements pursuant to licensing regulations.