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- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1363
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to mental health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1313
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
Companion bill
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Relates to suicide prevention
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor John T. McDonald III
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4261
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law and the education law, in relation to suicide prevention
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to require the Office of Mental Health in consultation with the State Education Department to identify or develop materials regarding the prevention of suicide for use by educators.
Summary of provisions
Section one requires the Office of Mental Health and the State Education Department to identify or develop materials for educators regarding suicide prevention among school aged youth and requires materials to be made available on the State Education Departments website.
Section two requires the commissioner of the education department to make materials available on the departments website and also that instruction regarding the prevention of suicide may be provided to all secondary school pupils and shall be taught by teachers certified in health education.
Justification
It is critical that we make available materials to bring awareness to the importance of early intervention, suicide prevention and treatment of mental illness to all students that are in secondary school.
Since youth spend a vast majority of their time in an educational environment, it is important that educators and staff members are aware of the mental well-being of students. This bill would provide resources to education staff on appropriate courses of action once a youth is identified as depressed or at risk of suicide.
Legislative history
New bill.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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