[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1543 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1543

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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.

    ``(a) 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) 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 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) 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) Evidence-Based Program Availability.--The Secretary shall 
coordinate with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of the 
Interior to--
            ``(1) 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) 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.
            ``(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. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    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.

            Passed the Senate December 14, 2021.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1543

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.