,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,cleaver 7for himself and ,mr4 ,yoder7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,elementary and         
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife to  
require that teachers1 principals1      
counselors1 and other school leaders    
receive youth suicide awareness and     
prevention training4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,cady    
,housh and ,jason ,flatt ,teen ,suicide 
,prevention ,act of #bjag4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,since #bjaj1 suicide has been   
the second leading cause of death for   
young people ages #aj-bd with more than 
#ajj young people lost each week4  7#b7 
,according to the #bjac ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention ,youth
 ,risk ,behaviors ,survey1 #ag percent  
of high school students reported        

seriously considering suicide during the
 last year of high school and about #h  
percent of high school students attempt 
suicide during that period4  7#c7 #hj   
percent of students show warning signs  
before attempting suicide4  #c4 ,suicide
 awareness and prevention training  7a7 
,in general ,subpart #b of part ,f of   
title ,,viii of the ,elementary and     
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gija et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3        
#hedi;,d4 ,suicide awareness and        
prevention training  7a7 ,in general    
,each ,state receiving funds under this 
,act shall establish and implement a    
statewide policy that school leaders1   
counselors1 teachers1 paraprofessionals1
 and other staff shall complete at least
 one hour of youth suicide awareness and
 prevention training each school year4  
7b7 ,youth suicide awareness and        
prevention training defined ,in this    
section1 the term youth suicide         
awareness and prevention training       

includes self or in-person review of    
materials--  7#a7 the ,state determines 
appropriate2 and  7#b7 that include--   
7,a7 the warning signs of1 and elevate  
risk factors for1 suicide2  7,b7        
suggested responses to such warning     
signs2 and  7,c7 further suicide        
awareness and prevention resources4  7c7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
section shall be construed to preempt   
any ,state law to the extent that such  
,state law imposes a more extensive     
requirement for youth suicide awareness 
and prevention training in such ,state4 
4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the   
sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 youth    
suicide awareness and prevention        
training materials should be available  
to all school teachers1 principals1 and 
other school leaders2  7#b7 each local  
educational agency should adopt a policy
 with respect to youth suicide awareness
 and prevention2 and  7#c7 the          
,secretary of ,education should         
collaborate with the ,secretary of      

,health and ,human ,services to         
publically display and distribute       
information and resources on teen       
suicide prevention4