[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 586 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 586
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 13, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide best practices on
student suicide awareness and prevention training and condition State
educational agencies, local educational agencies, and tribal
educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to
establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and
prevention training policy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Suicide Training and Awareness
Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2021'' or the
``STANDUP Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Title V of the Public Health Service Act is
amended by inserting after section 520A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-
32) the following:
``SEC. 520B. STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING
POLICIES.
``(a) In General.--As a condition on receipt of funds under section
520A, each State educational agency, local educational agency, and
Tribal educational agency that receives such funds, directly or through
a State or Indian Tribe, for activities to be performed within
secondary schools, including the Project AWARE State Education Agency
Grant Program, shall--
``(1) establish and implement a school-based student
suicide awareness and prevention training policy;
``(2) consult with stakeholders (including principals,
teachers, parents, local Tribal officials, and other school
leaders) in the development of the policy under subsection
(a)(1); and
``(3) collect and report information in accordance with
subsection (c).
``(b) School-Based Student Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Training Policy.--A school-based student suicide awareness and
prevention training policy implemented pursuant to subsection (a)--
``(1) shall be evidence-based;
``(2) shall be culturally and linguistically appropriate;
``(3) shall provide evidence-based training to students in
grades 6 through 12, in coordination with school-based mental
health service providers as defined in section 4102(6) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, if applicable,
regarding--
``(A) suicide education and awareness, including
warning signs of self-harm or suicidal ideation;
``(B) methods that students can use to seek help
for themselves and others; and
``(C) student resources for suicide awareness and
prevention;
``(4) shall provide for retraining of such students every
school year;
``(5) may last for such period as the State educational
agency, local educational agency, or Tribal educational agency
involved determines to be appropriate;
``(6) may be implemented through any delivery method,
including in-person trainings, digital trainings, or train-the-
trainer models; and
``(7) may include discussion of comorbidities or risk
factors for suicidal ideation or self-harm, including substance
misuse, sexual or physical abuse, mental illness, or other
evidence-based comorbidities and risk factors.
``(c) Collection of Information and Reporting.--Each State
educational agency, local educational agency, and Tribal educational
agency that receives funds under section 520A shall, with respect to
each school served by the agency, collect and report to the Secretary
the following information:
``(1) The number of student trainings conducted.
``(2) The number of students trained, disaggregated by age
and grade level.
``(3) The number of help-seeking reports made by students
after implementation of such policy.
``(d) Evidence-Based Program Listing.--The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall coordinate with the Secretary of Education to make
publicly available the policies established by State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, and Tribal educational agencies
pursuant to this section and the training that is available to students
and teams pursuant to such policies, including identification of
whether such training is available to trainees at no cost.
``(e) Implementation Timeline.--A State educational agency, local
educational agency, or Tribal educational agency shall establish and
begin implementation of the policies required by subsection (a)(1) not
later than the beginning of the third fiscal year following the date of
enactment of this section for which the agency receives funds under
section 520A.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section and section 520B-1:
``(1) The term `evidence-based' has the meaning given to
such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
``(2) The term `local educational agency' has the meaning
given to such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(3) The term `State educational agency' has the meaning
given to such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(4) The term `Tribal educational agency' has the meaning
given to the term `tribal educational agency' in section 6132
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``SEC. 520B-1. BEST PRACTICES FOR STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS AND
PREVENTION TRAINING.
``The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education and the Bureau of Indian Education, shall--
``(1) publish best practices for school-based student
suicide awareness and prevention training, pursuant to section
520B, that are based on--
``(A) evidence-based practices; and
``(B) input from relevant Federal agencies,
national organizations, Indian Tribes and Tribal
organizations, and related stakeholders;
``(2) publish guidance, based on the best practices under
paragraph (1), to provide State educational agencies, local
educational agencies, and Tribal educational agencies with
information on student suicide awareness and prevention best
practices;
``(3) disseminate such best practices to State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, and Tribal educational
agencies; and
``(4) provide technical assistance to State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, and Tribal educational
agencies.''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall only apply with respect to
applications for assistance under section 520A of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-32) that are submitted after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.