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CT HB06276

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2015

Primary Sponsor

Public Health Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a Youth Suicide Advisory Board within the Department of Children and Families consisting of 20 members including psychiatrists, psychologists, educators, students, parents, and mental health experts
  • Board members serve two-year terms without compensation and are subject to removal if they miss three consecutive meetings or 50 percent of annual meetings
  • Grants the board authority to increase public awareness of youth suicide, develop prevention training programs, create a strategic prevention plan, and recommend school and community suicide prevention procedures
  • Requires the board to offer a youth suicide prevention training course at least quarterly at no cost to attendees
  • Takes effect October 1, 2015

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Training In Youth Suicide Prevention.

Last Action

Tabled for the Calendar, House

5/6/2015

Committee Referrals

Appropriations5/1/2015
Joint Committee on Children4/21/2015
Public Health1/22/2015

Full Bill Text

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