1st Sub. S.B. 184
         YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION REVISIONS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 2 March 13, 2013 5:14 PM



Representative Gage Froerer proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 18 through 24 :    

             18      was notified of the suicide threat or bullying;
{   and   }

             19          .    provides that a signed parental statement verifying the parent was notified of a
             20      suicide threat or bullying incident:
             21              .    is a private record for purposes of the Government Records Management Act;
             22      and
             23              .    may not be used by the school for the school's own purposes
{   .   }        ; and

    . allows a school employee to sign a parental statement if a parent refuses to sign the parental statement verifying the parent was notified of a suicide threat or bullying incident.  

             24      Money Appropriated in this Bill:

2.    Page 7, Lines 197 through 200 :    

             197          (2) A school shall notify a parent:
             198          (a) if the parent's student threatens to commit suicide; or
             199          (b) of an
{   alleged   } incident of bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment, hazing, or retaliation

             200      involving the parent's student.

3.    Page 7, Lines 201 through 202 :    

             201          (3) (a)
{   If   }        Except as provided in Subsection (4), if       a school notifies a parent of an incident or threat required to be reported under

             202      Subsection (2), the school shall require the parent to sign a statement acknowledging that the

4.    Page 8, Lines 217 through 220 :    

             217      pursuant to the terms of a court order as described in Subsection 63G-2-202 (7).
    
  (4) If a parent refuses to sign a parental statement, the school may:

    (a) have a school employee sign the parental statement; and
    (b) include the following on the parental statement:
    (i) the reason why the parent refused to sign;
    (ii) the date the parent was notified; and
    (iii) the manner in which the parent was notified.  

             218          
{   (4)   }        (5)       The school shall maintain a copy of a parental statement for at least four years.

             219          
{   (5)   }        (6)       At the request of a parent, a school may provide information and make


             220
     recommendations related to an incident or threat described in Subsection (2).


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