Tennessee § 49-7-172 - Suicide prevention plan for students, faculty, and staff.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-7-172 — Suicide prevention plan for students, faculty, and staff., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-7-172. Suicide prevention plan for students, faculty, and staff.
Each state institution of higher education shall develop and implement a suicide prevention plan for students, faculty, and staff. The plan must be developed in consultation with campus mental health professionals and suicide prevention experts. The plan must identify procedures related to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. Each state institution of higher education may seek assistance in developing a suicide prevention plan from an organization that engages in a variety of initiatives to improve crisis services and advance suicide prevention, such as the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network or a successor organization, and may seek information from such an organization for information on the development of training programs pursuant to § 63-1-125(c)(1). Each state institution of higher education shall provide the suicide prevention plan to students, faculty, and staff at least one (1) time each semester. Acts 2019, ch. 455, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For Preamble to the act concerning suicide deaths among college and university students, see Acts 2019, ch. 455.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-7-172 ("Suicide prevention plan for students, faculty, and staff.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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