,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #beii ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act to require ,state educational agencies and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section #ebj;,a of such ,act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy and school threat assessment team policy1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,suicide and ,threat ,assessment ,nationally ,dedicated to ,universal ,prevention ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,since #bjaj1 suicide has been the second-leading cause of death for young people ages #aj-bd4 ,in #bjaf1 #f1aei young people ages #aj-bd completed suicide4 7#b7 ,based on the #bjag ,youth ,risk ,behavior ,survey of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention 7in this section referred to as ,,cdc71 #g4d percent of youth in grades #i-ab reported that they made at least one suicide attempt in the past #ab months4 7#c7 ,while there is no complete count of suicide attempts in the ,united ,states1 ,,cdc data suggests that for every reported suicide death1 approximately #aa4d people visit a hospital for self-harm-related injuries4 7#d7 ,in #bjaf1 suicide was the #ajth-leading cause of death overall in the ,united ,states1 with over #dd1jjj people completing suicide1 and there were more than twice as many suicides in the ,united ,states as there were homicides4 7#e7 ,youth often display warning signs and signals before harming themselves or others4 ,research shows that #gj percent of those who complete suicide tell someone of their plans or give another warning sign1 and #hj percent of school shooters tell someone of their plans4 7#f7 ,according to the ,,cdc1 the rates of suicide among ,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives have been increasing since #bjjc and are the highest of any racial or ethnic group in the ,united ,states4 ,in addition1 recent studies of ,,cdc data from #bjja through #bjae show that suicide rates for ,black children aged #e through #ab were roughly two times higher than those of similarly aged ,white children4 7#g7 ,research has shown that evidence-based school threat assessment teams reduce suicide2 interpersonal violence1 bullying1 and aggression2 school staff anxiety about violence2 and expulsion and suspension rates4 ,evidence-based school threat assessment teams have been shown to increase the willingness of students to seek help for threats of violence and mental illness1 use of school counseling1 and parental involvement4 7#h7 ,research has shown that evidence-based school threat assessment teams can lead to a reduction in racial disparities between ,white1 ,black1 and ,hispanic students in school disciplinary outcomes and legal actions4 ,additionally1 research shows that evidence-based school threat assessment teams can help combat the school-to-prison pipeline4 #c4 ,student suicide awareness and prevention training and teams 7a7 ,in general ,title ,v of the ,public ,health ,service ,act is amended by inserting after section #ebj;,a of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cb7 the following3 #ebj;,b4 ,student suicide awareness and prevention training and teams 7a7 ,in general ,as a condition on receipt of funds under section #ebj;,a1 each ,state educational agency and tribal educational agency that receives such funds1 directly or through a ,state or ,indian ,tribe1 shall-- 7#a7 establish and implement-- 7,a7 a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy2 and 7,b7 a school threat assessment team policy2 and 7#b7 collect and report information in accordance with subsection 7d74 7b7 ,school-,based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy ,a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy implemented pursuant to subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall be evidence-based2 7#b7 shall provide evidence-based training to students in grades #f through #ab regarding-- 7,a7 suicide education and awareness1 including warning signs of self-harm or suicidal ideation2 7,b7 methods that students can use to seek help for themselves and others2 and 7,c7 student resources for suicide awareness and prevention2 7#c7 shall provide for retraining of such students every school year2 7#d7 may last for such period as the ,state educational agency or tribal educational agency involved determines to be appropriate2 and 7#e7 may be implemented through any delivery method1 including in-person trainings1 digital trainings1 or train-the-trainer models4 7c7 ,school threat assessment team policy ,a school threat assessment team policy implemented pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be evidence-based2 7#b7 identify and establish a school threat assessment team within each school1 consisting of two or more school personnel1 with the team designated to provide triage1 and serve as a liaison to intervention1 for all reported threats of suicide and interpersonal violence within the school2 7#c7 provide evidence-based training to each such team on how to identify1 assess1 and respond to threats of suicide and interpersonal violence1 including training on-- 7,a7 identification of threats1 signs1 and behaviors that could result in harm towards one's self or others2 7,b7 evaluation of the seriousness of the threat or danger posed2 7,c7 intervention to reduce the risk of violence2 and 7,d7 followup to assess intervention results2 7#d7 provide for retraining of the members of each such team no less frequently than every #c school years2 7#e7 establish guidelines to ensure that-- 7,a7 where a credible threat is identified1 the response conforms with any applicable ,state and school disciplinary policies2 and 7,b7 disciplinary action is not applied disproportionately to students on the basis of race1 color1 religion1 sex1 national origin1 or disability2 and 7#f7 create procedures and protocols for coordinating with local law enforcement1 ,state reporting websites1 and tip lines4 7d7 ,collection of information and reporting ,each ,state educational agency and tribal educational agency that receives funds under section #ebj;,a shall1 with respect to each school served by the agency1 collect and report to the ,secretary the following information3 7#a7 ,for the school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy required by subsection 7a77#a77;,a73 7,a7 ,the number of student trainings conducted4 7,b7 ,the number of students trained1 disaggregated by age and grade level4 7,c7 ,the number of help-seeking behaviors undertaken by students after implementation of such policy4 7,d7 ,the number and type of threats of suicide1 mental illness1 or interpersonal violence reported by students4 7#b7 ,for the school threat assessment team policy required by subsection 7a77#a77;,b73 7,a7 ,the number and type of threats of suicide1 mental illness1 or interpersonal violence reported4 7,b7 ,the number of suicide attempts and completions in the school4 7,c7 ,the method of reporting within the school a threat of suicide1 mental illness1 or interpersonal violence1 such as in-person reporting1 electronic reporting1 and anonymous reporting4 7,d7 ,the number of false reports received4 7,e7 ,the response to each threat reported4 7,f7 ,the demographic information of the students being reported or self-reporting1 disaggregated by age1 grade level1 gender1 race1 and ethnicity4 7,g7 ,the point of contact for each school's team4 7e7 ,evidence-,based program listing ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall coordinate with the ,secretary of ,education to make publicly available the policies established by ,state educational agencies and tribal educational agencies pursuant to this section and the training that is available to students and teams pursuant to such policies1 including identification of whether such training is available to trainees at no cost4 7f7 ,implementation timeline ,a ,state educational agency or tribal educational agency shall establish and begin implementation of the policies required by subsection 7a77#a7 not later than the beginning of the third fiscal year following the date of enactment of this section for which the agency receives funds under section #ebj;,a4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term evidence-based has the meaning given to such term in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 7#b7 ,the term ,state educational agency has the meaning given to such term in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 7#c7 ,the term tribal educational agency has the meaning given to such term in section #facb of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 4