Senate Bill S3080

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires colleges and universities to provide all incoming and current students with information relating to suicide prevention and resources

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S3080 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8163
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6438-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4217, A2994
2011-2012: S7437, A2278
2013-2014: S1285, A2496
2015-2016: S2373, A3639
2019-2020: S4375, A7227
2021-2022: A3619
2023-2024: A1139

2017-S3080 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public and private colleges and universities to provide all incoming and current students with information relating to suicide prevention and resources available to them on campus.

2017-S3080 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3080 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3080
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PARKER, LATIMER, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Higher
   Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring public and
   private colleges and universities to provide all incoming and  current
   students  with information about depression and suicide prevention and
   resources available to them on campus
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.    The  legislature hereby finds and
 declares that there is a need to address the growing number of  students
 at  the  collegiate  level  who are suffering from psychiatric stressors
 that may lead to suicide. The legislature further recognizes  that  such
 psychiatric  stressors  also  contribute to difficulties in learning and
 success on the collegiate level. Early detection and  identification  of
 at-risk  individuals  may  not  only prevent suicide, but may also allow
 such other students suffering from  psychiatric  stressors  to  get  the
 support needed to be successful in their academic endeavors. The support
 necessary to achieve these goals may often require collaboration between
 college officials and parents and/or guardians in such a manner as to be
 consistent with the needs of each student.
   Therefore,  to  achieve the above-stated goals, the legislature hereby
 finds and declares that every college within the state shall establish a
 suicide prevention program.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6438-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  6438-A. THE COLLEGIATE SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM. 1.  THE TRUSTEES
 OR GOVERNING BOARD OF EACH COLLEGE SHALL INFORM INCOMING STUDENTS  ABOUT
 SUICIDE  PREVENTION  MEASURES  THROUGH  PROGRAMS WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORK-
 SHOPS, SEMINARS, DISCUSSION GROUPS, AND FILM PRESENTATIONS, IN ORDER  TO
 DISSEMINATE  INFORMATION  ABOUT  PRESSURES  AND MATTERS THAT MAY PLACE A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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