SB70,1398,6 5. Enhance crisis services relating to suicide prevention.

SB70,1398,9 6. Link persons trained in the assessment of and intervention in suicide with schools, public community centers, nursing homes, and other facilities serving persons most at risk of suicide.

SB70,1398,11 7. Coordinate the establishment of local advisory groups in each county to support the efforts of the suicide prevention program under this subsection.

SB70,1398,16 8. Work with groups advocating suicide prevention, community coalitions, managers of existing crisis hotlines that are nationally accredited or certified, and staff members of mental health agencies in this state to identify and address the barriers that interfere with providing services to groups of persons who are at risk of suicide.

SB70,1398,20 9. Develop and maintain a website with links to appropriate resource documents, suicide hotlines that are nationally accredited or certified, credentialed professional personnel, state and local mental health agencies, and appropriate national organizations.

SB70,1398,23 10. Review current research on data collection for factors related to suicide and develop recommendations for improved systems of surveillance for suicide and uniform collection of data related to suicide.

SB70,1398,25 11. Develop and submit proposals for funding from federal government agencies and nongovernmental organizations.

SB70,1399,1 12. Administer grant programs involving suicide prevention.

SB70,1399,4 (c) 1. The department shall award grants to organizations or coalitions of organizations, which may include a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state for any of the following purposes:

SB70,1399,6 a. To train staff at a firearm retailer or firearm range on how to recognize a person that may be considering suicide.

SB70,1399,8 b. To provide suicide prevention materials for distribution at a firearm retailer or firearm range.

SB70,1399,9 c. To provide voluntary, temporary firearm storage.

SB70,1399,12 2. The department may not award a grant under subd. 1. unless the recipient contributes matching funds or in-kind services having a value equal to at least 20 percent of the grant.

SB70,1399,20 3. The department may not award a grant to a recipient under subd. 1. for an amount that exceeds $5,000. The department may not award a grant under subd. 1. having a duration of more than one year and may not automatically renew a grant awarded under subd. 1. This subdivision shall not be construed to prevent an organization or coalition of organizations from reapplying for a grant in consecutive years. In awarding grants under subd. 1., the department shall give preference to organizations or coalitions of organizations that have not previously received a grant under this paragraph.

SB70,1399,23 (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department may distribute up to $500,000 in grants each fiscal year for grants under this subsection, up to $75,000 of which may be distributed each fiscal year for grants under par. (c).

SB70,2624 Section 2624 . 255.45 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1400,2 255.45 Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB70,1400,3 (a) “Council” means the spinal cord injury council.

SB70,1400,4 (b) “Grant program” means the program established under sub. (2).

SB70,1400,12 (2) Grant program. The department shall establish a program to award grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), to persons in this state for research into spinal cord injuries. The purpose of the grants is to support research into new and innovative treatments and rehabilitative efforts for the functional improvement of people with spinal cord injuries, and research topics may include pharmaceutical, medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches and techniques. Grant recipients shall agree to present their research findings at symposia held by the department under sub. (3).

SB70,1400,15 (3) Symposia. The department may hold symposia every 2 years for recipients of grants under the grant program to present findings of research supported by the grants.

SB70,1400,19 (4) Grant reports. By January 15 of each year, the department shall submit an annual report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) that identifies the recipients of grants under the grant program and the purposes for which the grants were used.

SB70,1400,20 (5) Council. (a) The council shall do all of the following:

SB70,1400,22 1. Develop criteria for the department to evaluate and award grants under the grant program.

SB70,1400,24 2. Review and make recommendations to the department on applications submitted under the grant program.

SB70,1400,25 3. Perform other duties specified by the department.

SB70,1401,4 (b) Each member of the council shall disclose in a written statement any financial interest in any organization that the council recommends to receive a grant under the grant program. The council shall include the written statements with its recommendations to the department on grant applications.

SB70,2625 Section 2625. 256.08 (4) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1401,7 256.08 (4) (L) Identify certified training programs for emergency medical responders.