Higher educational institutions; student-death-related crisis. (SB1430)

Introduced By

Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Higher education; student mental health; post-crisis services. Requires that policies developed and implemented by public institutions of higher education regarding suicide prevention ensure that after a student-death-related crisis affected students have access to appropriate 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. The bill requires the Council to develop guidelines regarding such policies and to review the policy of each public institution of higher education at least once every four years. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2017Presented and ordered printed 17100788D
01/12/2017Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/25/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1430)
01/30/2017Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
02/02/2017Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Read second time
02/06/2017Reading of amendments waived
02/06/2017Committee amendments agreed to
02/06/2017Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1430E
02/06/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Printed as engrossed 17100788D-E
02/08/2017Placed on Calendar
02/08/2017Read first time
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Education
02/10/2017Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
02/13/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1430E)
02/15/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
02/20/2017Reported from Education with substitute (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2017Committee substitute printed 17105561D-H1
02/21/2017Read second time
02/22/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1430H1)
02/22/2017Read third time
02/22/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105561D-H1
02/22/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1430H1
02/22/2017Passed House with substitute (100-Y 0-N)
02/22/2017VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2017Title replaced 17105561D-H1
03/07/2017Enrolled
03/07/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1430ER)
03/07/2017Signed by Speaker
03/08/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1430ER)
03/10/2017Signed by President
03/13/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
03/13/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
03/24/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (effective 7/1/17)
03/24/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

AFTER THE STRICKEN THROUGH WORD EACH. AFTER THE STRICKEN THROUGH WORD EACH, STRIKE THE WORD EACH AND INSERT THE PHRASE EXCEPT FOR THE PROVISIONS OF A LOCAL CHARTER OR ORDINANCE PROVIDE TO THE CONTRARY, EACH.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUDOUN, MR. MINCHEW.

Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg): THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THOSE WHO WERE HERE LAST YEAR WHEN SENATOR SUETTERLEIN PRESENTED A BILL YOU WILL RECALL THAT I PRESENTED THE IDENTICAL FLOOR AMENDMENT. WHAT THIS DOES, MR. SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE BODY IS BASICALLY PROVIDE AN EXEMPT AXE WHEREION A LOCALITY. MY HOMETOWN LEESBURG IS ONE OF THOSE AND PROBABLY OTHERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND THAT IS ALL THE FLOOR AMENDMENT DOES, MR. SPEAKER.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMEN ON THE FAMILIAR OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUDOUN, MR. MINCHEW. AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION SA. THE FLOOR AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. SHALL THE BILL PASS? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.