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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1221: Youth suicide/crisis plans

Improving crisis planning in schools to prevent youth suicide.

Summary

  • Directs each educational service district to provide behavioral health coordination.
  • Requires certain notifications when school district staff have information about possible student self-harm.
  • Requires school mental health professionals to be trained on safety planning with the families of students identified as at-risk for suicide.
  • Creates a two-year Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention Program.
  • Funds the development of youth-informed mental health promotion and suicide prevention resources.
  • Expands the Partnership Access Line to school mental health professionals.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1221), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tina Orwall (D-33)
Introduced
January 17, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving crisis planning in schools to prevent youth suicide;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)

21 co-sponsors (20 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Paul Harris R-17Sharon Wylie D-49Noel Frame D-36Chris Kilduff D-28Laurie Dolan D-22Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21John Lovick D-44Debra Lekanoff D-40Mike Sells D-38Beth Doglio D-22Steve Bergquist D-11Derek Stanford D-1Sherry Appleton D-23Vandana Slatter D-48Gael Tarleton D-36My-Linh Thai D-41Laurie Jinkins D-27Jake Fey D-27Nicole Macri D-43Gerry Pollet D-46Roger Goodman D-45

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1221 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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