HB0093S02 | Youth Suicide Prevention Programs Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill amends provisions related to the purposes for youth suicide prevention programs.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill:
▸ amends provisions related to the purposes for youth suicide prevention programs;
▸ requires school districts and charter schools to ensure coordination between youth
suicide prevention programs and certain other prevention programs;
▸ repeals a separate program to consolidate funding and effort into one
comprehensive suicide prevention program

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0093S02
Year: 
2021
Status: 
Governor Signed
Last Action: 
Mar 16, 2021
Sponsor
Representative
Brian S. King
Democrat - District 28
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
HEA 2019-2 | Youth Suicide Prevention
Impact on Children: 

Passage of this bill will better link the efforts of suicide prevention and other prevention programs, i.e. bullying, cyber-bullying, underage drinking of alcohol, and substance abuse.

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

"That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support evidence-based suicide prevention programs focused on improving mental health including, but not limited to, teaching students, teachers, and parents mindfulness skills, coping skills, decision making skills, and helping them to build connections and improve dispositions; and be it further
Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations advocate for more research and funding in determining the causes of suicide, and advocate for best practices in treating mental illness and suicidal ideation"