Bill > HB2492

This bill requires state-registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training to apprentices, starting July 1, 2027, and mandates that this training include at least two hours of instruction covering topics such as destigmatizing mental health, recognizing signs of distress, suicide prevention, substance use disorder awareness, and providing peer support. Additionally, the bill allows up to four hours of this approved behavioral health and wellness training to count towards the continuing education requirements for plumbers and electricians, provided it includes at least two hours of instruction on the specified topics.