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SUICIDE TRAINING AND AWARENESS
NATIONALLY DELIVERED FOR UNIVERSAL
PREVENTION ACT OF 2021
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Public Law 117-100
117th Congress
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. <<NOTE: Mar. 15, 2022 - [S. 1543]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Suicide
Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act
of 2021.>>
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 201 note.>> 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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 290bb-33.>> STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS
AND PREVENTION TRAINING.
``(a) <<NOTE: Implementation plan.>> In General.--In awarding funds
under section 520A, the Secretary shall give priority to applications
under such section from a State educational agency, local educational
agency, or Tribal educational agency, submitted directly or through a
State or Indian Tribe, for funding for activities in secondary schools,
where such agency has implemented, or includes in such application a
plan to implement, a student suicide awareness and prevention training
policy, which may include applicable youth suicide early intervention
and prevention strategies implemented through section 520E--
``(1) establishing and implementing a school-based student
suicide awareness and prevention training policy in accordance
with subsection (c);
``(2) <<NOTE: Consultation.>> consulting with stakeholders
(including principals, teachers, parents, local Tribal
officials, and other relevant experts) and, as appropriate,
utilizing information, models, and other resources made
available by the Suicide Prevention Technical Assistance Center
authorized under section 520C in the development of the policy
under paragraph (1); and
``(3) collecting and reporting information in accordance
with subsection (d).
``(b) Consideration.--In giving priority to applicants as described
in subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, take into
consideration the incidence and prevalence of suicide in the applicable
jurisdiction and the costs of establishing and
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implementing, as applicable, a school-based student suicide awareness
and prevention training policy.
``(c) 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--
``(1) be evidence-based;
``(2) be culturally- and linguistically-appropriate;
``(3) <<NOTE: Coordination.>> provide evidence-based
training to students in grades 6 through 12, in coordination
with school-based mental health resources, as applicable,
regarding--
``(A) suicide prevention education and awareness,
including associated risk factors;
``(B) methods that students can use to seek help;
and
``(C) student resources for suicide awareness and
prevention; and
``(4) provide for periodic retraining of such students.
``(d) Collection of Information and Reporting.--Each State
educational agency, local educational agency, and Tribal educational
agency that receives priority to implement a new training policy
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall report to the Secretary the
following aggregated information, in a manner that protects personal
privacy, consistent with applicable Federal and State privacy laws:
``(1) The number of trainings conducted, including the
number of student trainings conducted, and the training delivery
method used.
``(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.
``(e) <<NOTE: Coordination.>> Evidence-Based Program
Availability.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of
Education and the Secretary of the Interior to--
``(1) <<NOTE: Public information.>> 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, in accordance with section
543A; and
``(2) provide technical assistance and disseminate best
practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training
policies, including through the Suicide Prevention Technical
Assistance Center authorized under section 520C, as applicable,
to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and
Tribal agencies.
``(f) <<NOTE: Reports. Summary.>> Implementation.--Not later than
September 30, 2024, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the number of
recipients of funds under section 520A who have implemented training
policies described in subsection (a)(1) and a summary of the information
received under subsection (d).
``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `evidence-based' has the meaning given such
term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965.
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``(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. 3. <<NOTE: 42 USC 290bb-33 note.>> EFFECTIVE DATE.
<<NOTE: Applicability.>> The amendment made by this Act shall apply
only 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.
Approved March 15, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1543 (H.R. 586):
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 167 (2021):
Dec. 14, considered and passed
Senate.
Vol. 168 (2022):
Feb. 28, considered and passed
House.
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