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SB 204 Nevada Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to the mental health of pupils. (BDR 34-551)

Summary
AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring a policy for the prevention of suicide to be adopted for each public and private school in this State; requiring certain plans and outreach to address the needs of pupils who are at a high risk of suicide; requiring the Department of Education to adopt a model policy for responding to suicides; requiring a plan for response to a crisis, emergency or suicide at a school to include certain provisions related to suicide response and intervention; requiring all pupils and school staff to receive training in the prevention of suicide; requiring a course in health to include instruction concerning mental health; revising the contents of certain suicide prevention training provided to certain law enforcement agencies; authorizing the denial or revocation of a license to operate a private school for failure to adopt such a policy; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Assembly Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 18, 2019 Signed Jun 1, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2019 · Assembly May 28, 2019

How they voted

17–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
May 21, 2019
D Democratic13
12 Yea 1
92% Yea
R Republican8
5 Yea 3 Nay
62% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Jun 1, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 297.
executive
May 28, 2019
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (30-9-2)
assembly
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 30, Nays: 9, Excused: 2, Vacant: 1.) To Senate.
lower
May 22, 2019
Committee
In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
lower
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 3, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
May 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. Exemption effective.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 285.) Re-referred to Committee on Finance. To printer.
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.