STANDUP Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.586 | Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. (D-CA)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2021 or the STANDUP Act of 2021
This bill requires state, tribal, and local educational agencies that receive grant funding for priority mental-health needs, including through the Project AWARE State Education Agency Grant Program, to establish and implement evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention training policies. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in coordination with the Department of Education and Bureau of Indian Education, must provide educational agencies with best practices for these trainings.

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 
              POLICIES.

    ``(a) In General.--As a condition on receipt of funds under section 
520A, each State educational agency, local educational agency, and 
Tribal educational agency that receives such funds, directly or through 
a State or Indian Tribe, for activities to be performed within 
secondary schools, including the Project AWARE State Education Agency 
Grant Program, shall--
            ``(1) establish and implement a school-based student 
        suicide awareness and prevention training policy;
            ``(2) consult with stakeholders (including principals, 
        teachers, parents, local Tribal officials, and other school 
        leaders) in the development of the policy under subsection 
        (a)(1); and
            ``(3) collect and report information in accordance with 
        subsection (c).
    ``(b) 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 be evidence-based;
            ``(2) shall be culturally and linguistically appropriate;
            ``(3) shall provide evidence-based training to students in 
        grades 6 through 12, in coordination with school-based mental 
        health service providers as defined in section 4102(6) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, if applicable, 
        regarding--
                    ``(A) suicide education and awareness, including 
                warning signs of self-harm or suicidal ideation;
                    ``(B) methods that students can use to seek help 
                for themselves and others; and
                    ``(C) student resources for suicide awareness and 
                prevention;
            ``(4) shall provide for retraining of such students every 
        school year;
            ``(5) may last for such period as the State educational 
        agency, local educational agency, or Tribal educational agency 
        involved determines to be appropriate;
            ``(6) may be implemented through any delivery method, 
        including in-person trainings, digital trainings, or train-the-
        trainer models; and
            ``(7) may include discussion of comorbidities or risk 
        factors for suicidal ideation or self-harm, including substance 
        misuse, sexual or physical abuse, mental illness, or other 
        evidence-based comorbidities and risk factors.
    ``(c) Collection of Information and Reporting.--Each State 
educational agency, local educational agency, and Tribal educational 
agency that receives funds under section 520A shall, with respect to 
each school served by the agency, collect and report to the Secretary 
the following information:
            ``(1) The number of student trainings conducted.
            ``(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.
    ``(d) Evidence-Based Program Listing.--The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall coordinate with the Secretary of Education to 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, including identification of 
whether such training is available to trainees at no cost.
    ``(e) Implementation Timeline.--A State educational agency, local 
educational agency, or Tribal educational agency shall establish and 
begin implementation of the policies required by subsection (a)(1) not 
later than the beginning of the third fiscal year following the date of 
enactment of this section for which the agency receives funds under 
section 520A.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section and section 520B-1:
            ``(1) The term `evidence-based' has the meaning given to 
        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. 520B-1. BEST PRACTICES FOR STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS AND 
              PREVENTION TRAINING.

    ``The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Education and the Bureau of Indian Education, shall--
            ``(1) publish best practices for school-based student 
        suicide awareness and prevention training, pursuant to section 
        520B, that are based on--
                    ``(A) evidence-based practices; and
                    ``(B) input from relevant Federal agencies, 
                national organizations, Indian Tribes and Tribal 
                organizations, and related stakeholders;
            ``(2) publish guidance, based on the best practices under 
        paragraph (1), to provide State educational agencies, local 
        educational agencies, and Tribal educational agencies with 
        information on student suicide awareness and prevention best 
        practices;
            ``(3) disseminate such best practices to State educational 
        agencies, local educational agencies, and Tribal educational 
        agencies; and
            ``(4) provide technical assistance to State educational 
        agencies, local educational agencies, and Tribal educational 
        agencies.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall only apply 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 House of Representatives May 12, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.