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H699 • 2025

An Act to strengthen suicide prevention in schools

An Act to strengthen suicide prevention in schools

Education
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Sponsor
Danillo A. Sena
Last action
2025-10-02
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4563
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to strengthen suicide prevention in schools

An Act to strengthen suicide prevention in schools By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to strengthen suicide prevention in schools By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 699) of Danillo A.
  • Sena and others for legislation to strengthen suicide prevention in schools.
  • Education.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-02 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4563

  2. 2025-07-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to strengthen suicide prevention in schools
By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 699) of Danillo A. Sena and others for legislation to strengthen suicide prevention in schools. Education.

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Bill H.699

SECTION 1. Section 95 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 29, the words "3 years" and inserting in place thereof the word “year”.

SECTION 2. Section 95 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 30, the words "6 months" and inserting in place thereof the words “60 days”.

SECTION 3. Section 95 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—

The department, subject to appropriation, shall adopt rules to require that all public school districts and commonwealth charter schools adopt a policy to identify and develop partnerships with community organizations and agencies for referring students to health, mental health, substance use and social support services.

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