,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aj1 #bjbb,ms4
 ,ros5 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% a   
grant program to promote compreh5sive   
m5tal heal? & suicide prev5tion ef=ts 9 
s*ools1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,y\?    
,m5tal ,heal? & ,suicide ,prev5tion     
,act4  #b4 ,coord9at$ promotion ( s*ool 
compreh5sive m5tal heal? & suicide      
prev5tion plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t] = ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ( !      
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 may c>ry out a  
program to aw>d grants1 on a competitive
 basis1 to eligible entities to enhance 
s]vices = s*ool-age y\? ) m5tal heal? & 
behavioral heal? issues t c lead to l[  

academic pr(ici5cy1 l[ rates ( s*ool    
att5dance & graduation1 & o!r negative  
outcomes1 includ+ depression1 sub/ance  
abuse1 & suicide attempts4  7b7         
,application ,to be eligible = a grant  
"u ?is section1 an eligible entity %all 
submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9  
su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate1 includ+1 at a m9imum-- 7#a7
 a description ( id5tifi$ m5tal heal? & 
behavioral heal? ne$s ( s*ool-age y\?   
s]v$ by su* eligible entity2  7#b7 a    
description ( rev5ue f ,f$]al1 ,/ate1   
local1 private1 & in/itutional s\rces ! 
eligible entity has available to address
 ! ne$s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 
a description ( ! eligible entity's     
propos$ plan = us+ ! grant funds to     
increase access to evid5ce-bas$ m5tal & 
behavioral heal? s]vices2  7#d7 a       
description ( ! eligible entity's       
propos$ plan = improv+ m5tal heal?      
equity & assi/+ s*ool-age y\? mo/ 9 ne$ 
( m5tal heal? s]vices2  7#e7 a          

description ( h[ su* eligible entity w  
involve1 z appropriate1 s*ool-age y\? & 
pe] repres5tatives 9 ! plann+1          
implem5tation1 & evaluation processes   
relat$ to ! use ( grant funds & =       
purposes ( a*iev+ m5tal heal? equity2   
7#f7 a description ( h[ su* eligible    
entity w support o!r s*ool-age y\? & !  
s*ool community if a s*ool-age y\?      
attempts suicide or dies by suicide2    
7#g7 a plan to-- 7,a7 implem5t !        
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 & 
7,b7 evaluate ! outcomes ( su*          
activities2 &  7#h7 an assurance t su*  
eligible entity w submit to ! ,secret>y1
 = ea* fiscal ye> 9 :i* grant funds are 
us$1 a report ) respect to-- 7,a7 !     
activities c>ri$ out "u subsection 7c72 
&  7,b7 ! outcomes ( su* activities1    
report$ 9 accordance ) ! requirem5ts (  
section #ddd ( ! ,g5]al ,education      
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb;g2
 commonly kn[n z ! ,family ,educational 
,rights & ,privacy ,act ( #aigd74  7c7  
,all[able uses ( grant funds ,a grant   

aw>d$ "u ?is section may be us$ by an   
eligible entity =-- 7#a7 evaluat+ exi/+ 
program activities & prev5tion          
/rategies2  7#b7 educational sem9>s2    
7#c7 educational aw>5ess campaign       
mat]ials = s*ool-age y\?1 families (    
s*ool-age y\?1 & s*ool /aff to increase 
! aw>5ess ( pot5tial m5tal & behavioral 
heal? issues ( s*ool-age y\?2  7#d7     
pe]-to-pe] program support2  7#e7       
programs t assi/ s*ools 9 adopt+ a      
public heal? approa* to m5tal heal?2    
7#f7 social m$ia applications us$ =     
m5tal & behavioral heal? purposes1 su* z
 suicide risk & m5tal heal? scre5+s2    
7#g7 provid+ m5tal heal? s]vices =      
s*ool-age y\? ?r\gh teleheal?2  7#h7    
tra9+ programs = s*ool-age y\? & tea*]s1
 s*ool lead]s1 & o!r s*ool p]sonnel to  
le>n to respond effectively to s*ool-age
 y\? ) m5tal heal? & behavioral heal?   
issues t c lead to l[ academic          
pr(ici5cy1 l[ rates ( s*ool att5dance & 
graduation1 & o!r negative outcomes1    
includ+ depression1 sub/ance abuse1 &   

suicide attempts2 &  7#i7 provid+       
culturally specific m5tal heal? &       
sub/ance use education & prev5tion      
programs = s*ool-age y\?4  7d7          
,geographical repres5tation ,9 aw>d+    
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
ensure t grant funds are di/ribut$ ) !  
greate/ possible geographical           
repres5tation1 includ+ to ,/ate & local 
educational ag5cies t s]ve rural areas4 
7e7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y may
 provide te*nical assi/ance to grantees 
9 c>ry+ out ?is section4  7f7 ,/udy &   
report  7#a7 ,/udy ,= ea* fiscal ye>    
dur+ :i* grants are aw>d$ "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all conduct a /udy
 on ! results ( ! grant program4  7#b7  
,report ,= ea* /udy conduct$ "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to       
,congress a report on ! results ( su*   
/udy1 includ+-- 7,a7 an evaluation ( !  
outcomes ( ! grant program1 includ+ a   
summ>y ( activities c>ri$ out by        
eligible entities & ! results ( su*     
activities2 &  7,b7 recomm5dations )    

respect to improv+ access to m5tal heal?
 & behavioral hea? s]vices at s*ools1   
includ+ ef=ts to r$uce ! occurr5ce (    
suicide & sub/ance abuse4  7g7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means-- 7,a7 a local educational ag5cy2 
7,b7 a ,/ate educational ag5cy2 or  7,c7
 an ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal           
organization4  7#b7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms 
local educational ag5cy & ,/ate         
educational ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 su*   
t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &    
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7 ,indian ,tribe2 
,tribal organization ,! t]ms ,indian    
,tribe & ,tribal organization h ! mean+s
 giv5 ! t]ms ,indian tribe & tribal     
organization1 respectively1 9 section #d
 ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &       
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7#d7 ,s*ool-age y\?  
,! t]m s*ool-age y\? means-- 7,a7       
individuals betwe5 ! ages ( #e & #ag1   
inclusive2 &  7,b7 *ildr5 )             

disabilities1 z def9$ 9 section #fjb7c7 
( ! ,individuals ) ,disabilities        
,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4          
#adja7c771 :o receive s]vices "u "p ,b (
 su* ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adaa et seq474
  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means 
! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 
9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (          
,education & ! heads ( o!r appropriate  
ag5cies4  7h7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4
  7#b7 ,set-aside ,( ! am\nt appropriat$
 to c>ry out ?is section = a fiscal ye>1
 #aj p]c5t %all be res]v$ = grants to   
eligible entities t s]ve ,indian ,tribes
 or ,tribal organizations4