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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Vigil
DATE TYPED 2-24-05
HJM 60
SHORT TITLE School District Suicide Prevention
SB
ANALYST Segura
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to SB-210, HB-263 and HB-841
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Memorial 60 requests the Public Education Department, Commission on Higher
Education (CHE), the Department of Health (DOH) and representatives of the institutions listed
in Article 12, Section 11 of the New Mexico Constitution collaborate by developing and provid-
ing youth suicide prevention training programs for teachers and students. It requests the devel-
opment and implementation of suicide prevention and response protocols and programs in all
New Mexico public schools and universities and that a report be presented to an appropriate in-
terim legislative committee no later than November 2005.
Significant Issues
According to PED, nationally, approximately one in five teens thinks about killing himself, and
approximately one in 10 makes a suicide attempt.
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In New Mexico in 2003, 14.5% of surveyed adolescents said they had attempted suicide in
the previous 12 months and 21 % had seriously considered killing themselves in the previous
12 months.