[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 215 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9155-S9156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUICIDE TRAINING AND AWARENESS NATIONALLY DELIVERED FOR UNIVERSAL
PREVENTION ACT OF 2021
Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 127, S.
1543.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1543) 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.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
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.
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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. 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.
Ms. CANTWELL. I ask that the committee-reported substitute be agreed
to; and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was
agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read
the third time.
Ms. CANTWELL. I know of no further debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
Hearing none, and the bill having been read the third time, the
question is, Shall the bill pass?
The bill (S. 1543), as amended, was passed.
Ms. CANTWELL. I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made
and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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