Higher educational institutions, 4-year; mental health resources available to students on website. (HB206)
Introduced By
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Four-year public institutions of higher education; mental health resources, online module, and online assessment. Requires each four-year public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to create and feature on its website a page with information dedicated solely to the mental health resources available to students at the institution. The bill requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in conjunction with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to create (i) a website that directs students to each institution's mental health resources page, (ii) an online interactive module on mental health, and (iii) a criterion-referenced online assessment to test each student's comprehension of the content of the module. The bill requires each incoming student to participate in the module and receive a passing score on the assessment. The bill also requires the governing board of each public institution of higher education to develop and implement policies that advise students, faculty, and staff, including residence hall staff, of the proper procedures for identifying and addressing the needs of students exhibiting symptoms of depression, anxiety, or self-destructive behavior in addition to suicidal tendencies or behavior as required in current law. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2015. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/26/2013 | Committee |
12/26/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103101D |
12/26/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/21/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB206) |
01/23/2014 | Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health |
01/23/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB206) |
01/29/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104641D-H1 |
02/03/2014 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2014 | Read first time |
02/06/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/07/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB206H1) |
02/07/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/10/2014 | Read second time |
02/10/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104641D-H1 |
02/10/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB206H1 |
02/11/2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/11/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/12/2014 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/18/2014 | Assigned Education sub: |
02/27/2014 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
03/03/2014 | Read third time |
03/03/2014 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2014 | Enrolled |
03/06/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB206ER) |
03/06/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
03/07/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB206ER) |
03/09/2014 | Signed by President |
03/10/2014 | Signed by President |
04/04/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/15) |
04/04/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558) |
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