Senate
File
2261
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2261
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2173)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
an
Iowa
center
for
suicide
prevention
in
1
the
department
of
education
and
requiring
school
employee
2
training
and
protocols
relating
to
suicide
prevention
and
3
trauma-informed
care
and
making
an
appropriation.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
33.
By
July
1,
2015,
adopt
rules
to
require
3
school
districts
to
adopt
protocols
for
suicide
prevention
4
and
postvention,
as
developed
by
the
Iowa
center
for
suicide
5
prevention
established
in
section
256.34.
6
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.34
Iowa
center
for
suicide
7
prevention.
8
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
9
otherwise
requires:
10
a.
“Postvention”
means
the
provision
of
crisis
intervention,
11
support,
and
assistance
for
those
affected
by
a
suicide
or
12
suicide
attempt
to
prevent
further
risk
of
suicide.
13
b.
“Trauma-informed
care”
means
services
that
are
based
14
on
an
understanding
of
the
vulnerabilities
and
triggers
of
15
individuals
who
have
experienced
trauma,
recognize
the
role
16
trauma
has
played
in
the
lives
of
those
individuals,
recognize
17
the
presence
of
trauma
symptoms
and
their
onset,
are
supportive
18
of
trauma
recovery,
and
avoid
further
traumatization.
19
2.
The
Iowa
center
for
suicide
prevention
is
established
in
20
the
department
to
provide,
in
a
coordinated
and
comprehensive
21
way,
ongoing
support
to
Iowa’s
schools
relating
to
suicide
22
prevention
and
trauma-informed
care,
in
the
form
of
23
information,
resources,
and
evidence-based
training
content.
24
It
shall
be
the
goal
of
the
center
that
every
student,
25
regardless
of
where
they
reside
in
the
state,
have
access
26
to
the
same
high-quality
suicide
prevention,
intervention,
27
and
support
resources.
The
department
may
employ
personnel
28
necessary
to
carry
out
the
duties
of
the
center.
29
3.
The
center
shall
have
the
initial
responsibility
of
30
supporting
schools
with
implementation
of
suicide
prevention
31
programs
and
development
of
trauma-informed
learning
32
environments,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
following:
33
a.
Through
collaboration
with
suicide
prevention
34
coordinators
and
initiatives
across
state
departments,
the
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center
shall
lead
a
public-private
coalition
of
state
and
1
local
agencies,
community
groups,
organizations
including
area
2
education
agencies,
and
individuals
with
the
goal
of
supporting
3
statewide
suicide
prevention,
awareness,
and
intervention,
and
4
providing
necessary
resources
for
such
efforts.
5
b.
The
center
shall
adapt
existing
evidence-based
suicide
6
prevention
and
trauma-informed
care
training
for
school
7
personnel,
which
training
accounts
for
best
practices
and
8
up-to-date
research
in
these
fields,
to
be
provided
pursuant
to
9
section
280.30.
The
center
shall
provide
guidance
and
support
10
to
schools
providing
such
training.
11
c.
The
center
shall
develop
evidence-based
model
protocols
12
to
assist
schools
in
suicide
prevention
and
postvention,
to
be
13
adopted
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
33.
14
d.
The
center
shall
develop
recommendations
for
15
social-emotional
learning
programs
and
supports
for
schools.
16
e.
The
center
shall
encourage
content
developed
by
the
17
center
to
be
included
in
preservice
teacher
training.
18
4.
The
long-term
responsibilities
of
the
center
shall
19
include
the
following:
20
a.
Coordinating
a
comprehensive
community
effort
of
suicide
21
prevention
to
identify
and
develop
supports
for
students
at
22
risk
of
suicide.
23
b.
Adapting,
reviewing,
and
improving
evidence-based
24
training
on
suicide
prevention
and
trauma-informed
care
on
an
25
ongoing
basis.
26
c.
Identifying
unmet
needs
in
school
and
community
27
social-emotional
learning
supports.
28
d.
Supporting
efforts
by
schools
to
provide
suicide
29
prevention
and
trauma-informed
care
for
students.
30
e.
Through
community
involvement,
identifying
resources
31
outside
of
a
school
setting
for
students
identified
as
at
risk
32
for
suicide.
33
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.30
Suicide
prevention
and
34
trauma-informed
care
training.
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1.
By
July
1,
2015,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
1
district
shall
integrate
biennial,
evidence-based
training
on
2
suicide
prevention
for
all
school
personnel
who
hold
a
license,
3
certificate,
authorization,
or
statement
of
recognition
4
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
and
who
have
5
regular
contact
with
students
in
grades
six
through
twelve
6
into
the
school
district’s
comprehensive
school
improvement
7
plan
submitted
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
21.
The
8
content
of
the
training
shall
be
determined
by
the
Iowa
center
9
for
suicide
prevention
established
in
section
256.34.
10
2.
By
July
1,
2015,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
11
district
shall
integrate
biennial,
evidence-based
training
12
on
trauma-informed
care
for
all
school
personnel
who
hold
13
a
license,
certificate,
authorization,
or
statement
of
14
recognition
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
15
and
who
have
regular
contact
with
students
in
kindergarten
16
through
grade
twelve
into
the
school
district’s
comprehensive
17
school
improvement
plan
submitted
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
18
subsection
21.
The
content
of
the
training
shall
be
determined
19
by
the
Iowa
center
for
suicide
prevention
established
in
20
section
256.34.
21
Sec.
4.
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
22
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
23
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
24
2015,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
25
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
26
For
the
establishment
and
administration
of
the
Iowa
27
center
for
suicide
prevention,
including
salaries,
support,
28
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
29
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EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
establishes
the
Iowa
center
for
suicide
prevention
34
in
the
department
of
education
to
provide,
in
a
coordinated
and
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comprehensive
way,
ongoing
support
to
Iowa’s
schools
relating
1
to
suicide
prevention
and
trauma-informed
care,
in
the
form
of
2
information,
resources,
and
evidence-based
training
content.
3
The
goal
of
the
center
is
that
every
student,
regardless
4
of
where
they
reside
in
the
state,
have
access
to
the
same
5
high-quality
suicide
prevention,
intervention,
and
support
6
resources.
The
department
may
employ
personnel
necessary
to
7
carry
out
the
duties
of
the
center.
8
The
bill
provides
that
the
center
has
the
initial
9
responsibility
of
supporting
schools
with
implementation
of
10
suicide
prevention
programs
and
development
of
trauma-informed
11
learning
environments,
including
adaptation
of
existing
12
evidence-based
suicide
prevention
and
trauma-informed
13
care
training
for
school
personnel
and
development
of
14
evidence-based
model
protocols
to
assist
schools
in
suicide
15
prevention
and
postvention.
The
bill
also
provides
long-term
16
responsibilities
of
the
center,
including
adapting,
reviewing,
17
and
improving
evidence-based
training
on
suicide
prevention
and
18
trauma-informed
care
on
an
ongoing
basis
and
supporting
efforts
19
by
schools
to
provide
suicide
prevention
and
trauma-informed
20
care
for
students.
21
The
bill
appropriates
$500,000
from
the
general
fund
of
22
the
state
to
the
department
for
fiscal
year
2014-2015
for
the
23
establishment
and
administration
of
the
center.
24
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
25
district
to
integrate
biennial,
evidence-based
training
on
26
suicide
prevention
for
all
school
personnel
who
hold
a
license,
27
certificate,
authorization,
or
statement
of
recognition
issued
28
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
and
who
have
regular
29
contact
with
students
in
grades
six
through
12
into
the
school
30
district’s
comprehensive
school
improvement
plan
by
July
1,
31
2015.
The
content
of
the
training
shall
be
determined
by
the
32
center.
The
bill
provides
a
similar
requirement
for
training
33
on
trauma-informed
care
for
school
personnel
who
have
regular
34
contact
with
students
in
kindergarten
through
grade
12.
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The
bill
requires
the
department
to
adopt
rules
by
July
1
1,
2015,
to
require
school
districts
to
adopt
protocols
for
2
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
as
developed
by
the
center.
3
The
bill
defines
“trauma-informed
care”
as
services
that
are
4
based
on
an
understanding
of
the
vulnerabilities
and
triggers
5
of
individuals
who
have
experienced
trauma,
recognize
the
role
6
trauma
has
played
in
the
lives
of
those
individuals,
recognize
7
the
presence
of
trauma
symptoms
and
their
onset,
are
supportive
8
of
trauma
recovery,
and
avoid
further
traumatization.
The
bill
9
defines
“postvention”
as
the
provision
of
crisis
intervention,
10
support,
and
assistance
for
those
affected
by
a
suicide
or
11
suicide
attempt
to
prevent
further
risk
of
suicide.
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