Minnesota Legislature
SF 496
as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:13am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying the state's suicide prevention plan; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.56, subdivisions 1, 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Suicide prevention plan.
The commissioner of health shall refine,
coordinate, and implement the state's suicide prevention plan using an evidence-based,
public health approachnew text begin for a life-span plannew text end focused onnew text begin awareness andnew text end prevention, in
collaboration with the commissioner of human services; the commissioner of public
safety; the commissioner of education; new text begin the chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities; the president of the University of Minnesota; new text end and appropriate agencies,
organizations, and institutions in the community.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Community-based programs.
To the extent funds are appropriated for the
purposes of this subdivision, the commissioner shall establish a grant program to fund:
(1) community-based programs to provide education, outreach, and advocacy
services to populations who may be at risk for suicide;
(2) community-based programs that educate community helpers and gatekeepers,
such as family members, spiritual leaders, coaches, and business owners, employers, and
coworkers on how to prevent suicide by encouraging help-seeking behaviors;
(3) community-based programs that educate populations at risk for suicide and
community helpers and gatekeepers that must include information on the symptoms
of depression and other psychiatric illnesses, the warning signs of suicide, skills for
preventing suicides, and making or seeking effective referrals to intervention and
community resources; and
(4) community-based programs to provide evidence-based suicide prevention and
intervention education to school staff, parents, and students in grades kindergarten through
12new text begin , and for students attending Minnesota colleges and universitiesnew text end .