House
File
98
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
98
BY
STAED
,
HUNTER
,
McCONKEY
,
B.
MEYER
,
FORBES
,
LENSING
,
DONAHUE
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
KURTH
,
WOLFE
,
JACOBY
,
MASCHER
,
WINCKLER
,
and
ANDERSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
an
Iowa
center
for
suicide
prevention
in
1
the
department
of
education
and
making
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.95
Iowa
center
for
suicide
1
prevention.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
3
otherwise
requires:
4
a.
“
Adverse
childhood
experience”
means
the
same
as
defined
5
in
section
279.70.
6
b.
“Postvention”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
7
279.70.
8
2.
The
Iowa
center
for
suicide
prevention
is
established
in
9
the
department
to
provide,
in
a
coordinated
and
comprehensive
10
way,
ongoing
support
to
Iowa’s
schools
relating
to
suicide
11
prevention
and
postvention
and
the
identification
of
adverse
12
childhood
experiences
and
strategies
to
mitigate
toxic
13
stress
response,
in
the
form
of
information,
resources,
14
and
evidence-based
training
content.
It
shall
be
the
goal
15
of
the
center
that
every
student,
regardless
of
where
they
16
reside
in
the
state,
have
access
to
the
same
high-quality
17
suicide
prevention,
intervention,
and
support
resources.
The
18
department
may
employ
personnel
necessary
to
carry
out
the
19
duties
of
the
center.
20
3.
The
center
shall
have
the
initial
responsibility
21
of
supporting
schools
with
programs
and
development
of
22
trauma-informed
learning
programs
for
suicide
prevention
23
and
postvention
and
the
identification
of
adverse
childhood
24
experiences
and
strategies
to
mitigate
toxic
stress
response,
25
including
but
not
limited
to
the
following:
26
a.
Through
collaboration
with
suicide
prevention
27
coordinators
and
initiatives
across
state
departments,
the
28
center
shall
lead
a
public-private
coalition
of
state
and
29
local
agencies,
community
groups,
organizations
including
area
30
education
agencies,
and
individuals
with
the
goal
of
supporting
31
statewide
suicide
prevention,
awareness,
and
intervention,
and
32
providing
necessary
resources
for
such
efforts.
33
b.
The
center
shall
adapt
existing
evidence-based
training
34
on
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
and
the
identification
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of
adverse
childhood
experiences
and
strategies
to
mitigate
1
toxic
stress
response
for
school
personnel,
which
training
2
accounts
for
best
practices
and
up-to-date
research
in
these
3
fields,
to
be
provided
pursuant
to
section
279.70.
The
center
4
shall
provide
guidance
and
support
to
schools
providing
such
5
training.
6
c.
The
center
shall
develop
evidence-based
model
protocols
7
to
assist
schools
in
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
and
the
8
identification
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
and
strategies
9
to
mitigate
toxic
stress
response,
to
be
adopted
pursuant
to
10
section
256.7,
subsection
33.
11
d.
The
center
shall
develop
recommendations
for
12
social-emotional
learning
programs
and
supports
for
schools.
13
e.
The
center
shall
encourage
content
developed
by
the
14
center
to
be
included
in
preservice
teacher
training.
15
4.
The
long-term
responsibilities
of
the
center
shall
16
include
the
following:
17
a.
Coordinating
a
comprehensive
community
effort
of
suicide
18
prevention
to
identify
and
develop
supports
for
students
at
19
risk
of
suicide.
20
b.
Adapting,
reviewing,
and
improving
evidence-based
21
training
on
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
and
the
22
identification
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
and
strategies
23
to
mitigate
toxic
stress
response
on
an
ongoing
basis.
24
c.
Identifying
unmet
needs
in
school
and
community
25
social-emotional
learning
supports.
26
d.
Supporting
efforts
by
schools
to
provide
students
with
27
resources
relating
to
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
28
and
the
identification
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
and
29
strategies
to
mitigate
toxic
stress
response.
30
e.
Through
community
involvement,
identifying
resources
31
outside
of
a
school
setting
for
students
identified
as
at
risk
32
for
suicide.
33
Sec.
2.
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
34
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
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the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
and
ending
June
30,
1
2020,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
2
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
3
For
the
establishment
and
administration
of
the
Iowa
4
center
for
suicide
prevention,
including
salaries,
support,
5
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
6
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EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
establishes
the
Iowa
center
for
suicide
prevention
11
in
the
department
of
education
to
provide,
in
a
coordinated
and
12
comprehensive
way,
ongoing
support
to
Iowa’s
schools
relating
13
to
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
and
the
identification
14
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
and
strategies
to
mitigate
15
toxic
stress
response,
in
the
form
of
information,
resources,
16
and
evidence-based
training
content.
The
goal
of
the
center
17
is
that
every
student,
regardless
of
where
they
reside
in
the
18
state,
have
access
to
the
same
high-quality
suicide
prevention,
19
intervention,
and
support
resources.
The
department
may
employ
20
personnel
necessary
to
carry
out
the
duties
of
the
center.
21
The
bill
provides
that
the
center
has
the
initial
22
responsibility
of
supporting
schools
with
implementation
of
23
suicide
prevention
programs
and
development
of
trauma-informed
24
learning
environments,
including
adaptation
of
existing
25
evidence-based
training
on
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
26
and
the
identification
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
27
and
strategies
to
mitigate
toxic
stress
response
for
school
28
personnel
and
development
of
evidence-based
model
protocols
29
to
assist
schools
in
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
30
and
the
identification
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
and
31
strategies
to
mitigate
toxic
stress
response.
The
bill
also
32
provides
long-term
responsibilities
of
the
center,
including
33
adapting,
reviewing,
and
improving
evidence-based
training
on
34
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
and
the
identification
of
35
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adverse
childhood
experiences
and
strategies
to
mitigate
toxic
1
stress
response
on
an
ongoing
basis
and
supporting
efforts
by
2
schools
to
provide
students
with
resources
relating
to
suicide
3
prevention
and
postvention
and
the
identification
of
adverse
4
childhood
experiences
and
strategies
to
mitigate
toxic
stress
5
response.
6
The
bill
appropriates
$500,000
from
the
general
fund
of
7
the
state
to
the
department
for
fiscal
year
2019-2020
for
the
8
establishment
and
administration
of
the
center.
9
The
bill
defines
“adverse
childhood
experience”
as
a
10
potentially
traumatic
event
occurring
in
childhood
that
can
11
have
negative,
lasting
effects
on
an
individual’s
health
and
12
well-being.
The
bill
defines
“postvention”
as
the
provision
of
13
crisis
intervention,
support,
and
assistance
for
those
affected
14
by
a
suicide
or
suicide
attempt
to
prevent
further
risk
of
15
suicide.
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