MA S1303

Bill

Relative to establishing a model school policy on suicide prevention

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a model school policy on suicide prevention. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish a model school policy on suicide prevention. It requires all public school districts and commonwealth charter schools serving students in grades 7 to 12 to adopt a suicide prevention policy developed in consultation with stakeholders and experts. The policy must include elements like increasing awareness of suicide risk factors, identifying training opportunities for school employees, establishing protocols for communication with parents, and developing partnerships with community organizations for mental health and social support services. The policy must also address the needs of high-risk groups, such as students bereaved by suicide or identifying as LGBTQ. The bill also provides legal protections for school employees acting within the scope of their roles and requires the Department of Education to develop and maintain a model policy to guide local educational agencies.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (6)

Joan Lovely (D)*, Sal DiDomenico (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Mike Moore (D), Susan Moran (D), Dan Sena (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2977 (on 07/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1303

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1303
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1303.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1640	Relative to preventing suicide	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2081	To better coordinate suicide prevention services, behavioral health crisis care and emergency services through 988 implementation	No further action taken	Similar To
H2120	Relative to mental health needs and suicide prevention	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H5052	Providing for diabetes management in schools	No further action taken	Similar To
H5056	Relative to college in high schools	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S1247	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2719	Similar To
S1266	Supporting student mental health	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1274	To better coordinate suicide prevention services, behavioral health crisis care, and emergency services through 988 implementation	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1462	Relative to the storage of epinephrine at schools	Accompanied a study order, see S3052	Similar To
S1464	To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks	Accompanied a new draft, see S2781	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S290	To prioritize violence prevention and social emotional health in school support staff hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2977	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to establishing a model school policy on suicide prevention	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S315	Providing for diabetes management in schools	Accompanied H665	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S383	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S99	Relative to foster kids	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1640

Relative to preventing suicide

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2081

To better coordinate suicide prevention services, behavioral health crisis care and emergency services through 988 implementation

No further action taken

Similar To

H2120

Relative to mental health needs and suicide prevention

Accompanied a study order, see H5194

Similar To

H4110

Relative to charter school procurement

No further action taken

Similar To

H5052

Providing for diabetes management in schools

No further action taken

Similar To

H5056

Relative to college in high schools

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H538

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S1247

Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2719

Similar To

S1266

Supporting student mental health

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S1274

To better coordinate suicide prevention services, behavioral health crisis care, and emergency services through 988 implementation

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1382

For healthy and green public schools

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1462

Relative to the storage of epinephrine at schools

Accompanied a study order, see S3052

Similar To

S1464

To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks

Accompanied a new draft, see S2781

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S290

To prioritize violence prevention and social emotional health in school support staff hiring

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S2977

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to establishing a model school policy on suicide prevention

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S315

Providing for diabetes management in schools

Accompanied H665

Similar To

S322

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S323

Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S332

Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S353

To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S357

To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S371

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S383

Relative to physical and social recess in schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S99

Relative to foster kids

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

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