Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article II of the bill following the appropriations to the Department of Family and Protective Services (page II-3) by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Report on Suicide among Foster Youth. Out of the funds appropriated to the Department of Family and Protective Services above in Strategy E.1.2, Other Support Services, the department shall collect data and issue a report on suicide among foster youth. The report must include the following information:

(1)  the rate of suicide among foster youth in the state;

(2)  the rate of suicide attempts among foster youth in the state;

(3)  the information described by Subdivisions (1) and (2) disaggregated by:

(A)  age;

(B)  gender;

(C)  race;

(D)  ethnicity;

(E)  sexual orientation;

(F)  department region;

(G)  placement type; and

(H)  primary language;

(4)  the department's policies and procedures relating to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention;

(5)  the department's training protocols for caseworkers and department contractors relating to suicide prevention;

(6)  how the department's suicide prevention plan for foster youth aligns with the broader mental health plans of the department and the Health and Human Services Commission; and

(7)  recommendations on how to:

(A)  reduce the incidence of suicide among foster youth;

(B)  improve training, planning, and coordination regarding suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention; and

(C)  assist foster youth who survive a suicide attempt with reintegration into foster placement.