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The aim is to place mental health education for K-12 students on par with physical education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtoalaskausa.com\/?p=106\">State lawmakers approve Alaska Railroad land sale to port town of Whittier<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>House lawmakers passed <\/span><span>Senate Bill 41<\/span><span> by a 27 to 13 vote late Thursday night, and the bill now heads to Gov. Mike Dunleavy\u2019s desk for consideration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtoalaskausa.com\/?p=104\">Alaska development agency approves $190 million budget for Arctic refuge oil exploration, leasing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The bill instructs the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to develop guidelines for schools to offer developmentally appropriate mental health curriculum in partnership with the Alaska Departments of Health and Family and Community Services, along with regional tribal health organizations and representatives of state and national mental health organizations.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtoalaskausa.com\/?p=102\">Shifting attitudes on menopause drive lawmakers to push for new protections<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alaska Legislature passed a bill requiring the state to develop guidelines for mental health instruction in Alaska school districts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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