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SB 884: Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention

GENERAL BILL by Benacquisto ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz ; Soto ; Bradley ; Bullard ; Abruzzo

Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention; Requiring the Department of Education to incorporate training in youth suicide awareness and prevention into certain instructional personnel continuing education or inservice training requirements; requiring the department, in consultation with the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention and suicide prevention experts, to develop a list of approved materials for the training, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/2015 Senate • Filed
12/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 66
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 66
1/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/16, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/20/2016 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 238
1/21/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 238
1/25/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 01/28/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/28/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 275
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 275
3/2/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/03/16, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)