(a) In general.–Except as provided in § 6-704.1 of this title and beginning on or before July 1, 2018, the State Board shall require all certificated school personnel who have direct contact with students on a regular basis to complete training on or before December 1 each year, by a method determined by each county board, in the skills required to:
(1) Understand and respond to youth suicide risk;
(2) Identify professional resources to help students in crisis;
(3) Recognize student behavioral health issues;
(4) Recognize students experiencing trauma or violence out of school and refer students to behavioral health services; and
(5) If the school is a community school, support any students needing the services at a community school.