Over the past two weeks, Gov. Chris Sununu has signed three important pieces of legislation that I sponsored. I appreciate very much the leadership of the governor, as well the bipartisan support from Republicans and Democrats in crafting these bills.
The first piece of legislation Sununu signed is SB 282, which requires New Hampshire schools to provide suicide awareness training to all school staff to better recognize students that are distressed and contemplating suicide.Â
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