AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE A MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-87, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN; TO REQUIRE STAFF TRAINING; TO REQUIRE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES WITH THEIR STUDENTS AT CERTAIN TIMES AND IN CERTAIN MANNERS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE IHL BOARD, AND THE MCCB TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN COMPLYING WITH THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO PARTNER WITH CERTAIN ENTITIES TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AT THE LOWEST AND BEST COST; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 37-11-85, 37-11-87
As Passed by the Senate: 37-11-85, 37-11-87