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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 784 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 493
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia A. Haddad
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying
resolve:
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child
suicide.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Patricia A. Haddad5th Bristol1/17/2023Alan Silvia7th Bristol2/2/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 784 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 493
By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 493) of
Patricia A. Haddad, Alan Silvia and Michelle M. DuBois for an investigation by a special
commission (including members of the General Court) relative to child suicide. Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 609 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child
suicide.
1 Resolved, that a special commission is hereby established for the purpose of making an
2investigation and study relative to strategies for suicide prevention and the resources necessary to
3assist elementary and secondary schools in identifying and assisting children at risk. The special
4commission shall consist of 11 members: 3 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be a member
5of the joint committee on education, 1 of whom shall be a member of the joint committee on
6mental health and substance abuse, 1 of whom shall be a member of the senate, provided,
7however, that 1 member of the senate shall be designated by the senate president as co-chair of
8the commission; 3 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be a member of the
9joint committee on education, 1 of whom shall be a member of the joint committee on mental
10health, 1 of whom shall be a member of the house of representatives; provided, however, that 1
11member of the house of representatives shall be designated by the speaker of the house as co- 2 of 2
12chair of the commission; 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of elementary and secondary
13education, or the commissioner’s designee; 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of mental
14health, or the commissioner’s designee; and 3 members to be appointed by the governor, 1 of
15whom shall be a superintendent who shall be selected from a group of 3 nominees to be
16submitted by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, 1 of whom shall be a
17member of the mental health advisory council established under section 11 chapter 19 of the
18General Laws, and 1 of whom shall be an advocate for pediatric early childhood mental health.
19The commission shall report to the general court the results of its investigation and study and its
20recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry out such
21recommendations, by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and the house and who shall
22forward the same to the chairs of the joint committee on education and the chairs of the joint
23committee on mental health and substance abuse and the chairs of the joint committee on
24children, families and persons with disabilities and the chairs of the house and senate committees
25on ways and means on or before December 31, 2023.