STANDUP Act of 2021
Bill: S.1543 | Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood (D-NH)
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 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), when awarding certain grants for priority mental-health needs, to give preference to state, tribal, and local educational agencies that plan to implement evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention training policies. HHS may also consider suicide rates in the applicable jurisdiction and other factors when awarding the grants.
In addition, HHS must coordinate with the Department of Education and the Department of the Interior to provide educational agencies with best practices for these training policies.

[117th Congress Public Law 100]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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                     SUICIDE TRAINING AND AWARENESS
                   NATIONALLY DELIVERED FOR UNIVERSAL
                         PREVENTION ACT OF 2021

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Public Law 117-100
117th Congress

                                 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. <<NOTE: Mar. 15, 2022 -  [S. 1543]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Suicide 
Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act 
of 2021.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 201 note.>>  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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 290bb-33.>>  STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS 
                          AND PREVENTION TRAINING.

    ``(a) <<NOTE: Implementation plan.>>  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) <<NOTE: Consultation.>>  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

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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) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  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) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  Evidence-Based Program 
Availability.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Education and the Secretary of the Interior to--
            ``(1) <<NOTE: Public information.>>  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) <<NOTE: Reports. Summary.>>  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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 290bb-33 note.>>  EFFECTIVE DATE.

     <<NOTE: Applicability.>> 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.

    Approved March 15, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1543 (H.R. 586):
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 167 (2021):
                                    Dec. 14, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.
                                                        Vol. 168 (2022):
                                    Feb. 28, considered and passed 
                                        House.

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