NY A01139

Colleges must establish suicide prevention programs and inform incoming students through workshops, seminars, discussion groups, and film presentations covering mental health services, identifying at-risk persons, college procedures for attempted suicide, and available counseling and support services.

Each college must file an annual compliance report with the commissioner; colleges failing to file required rules and regulations become ineligible for state aid until compliance is achieved.

College presidents must appoint an advisory committee on mental health with at least six members including a mental health professional, campus medical facility employee, two students from the student governance organization, and at least two faculty members.

The mental health advisory committee must review campus mental health policies and procedures and report findings and recommendations to the college president at least annually; the report must be available upon request.

Health care professionals employed by or affiliated with the college must report students identified as potentially at risk for suicide to the college president, who may notify parents or guardians after consulting with mental health professionals.