Higher educational institutions; student-death-related crisis.
Summary
Requires baccalaureate public institutions of higher education to develop and implement policies that ensure that after a student suicide, affected students have access to reasonable medical and behavioral health services, including postvention services. The bill defines postvention services as services designed to facilitate the grieving or adjustment process, stabilize the environment, reduce the risk of negative behaviors, and prevent suicide contagion.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 12, 2017
Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1430H1
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105561D-H1
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1430E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17100788D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
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