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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SUICIDE PREVENTION--THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT (Creates the \"Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act\" which requires training of teachers/students/school personnel regarding suicide awareness and prevention, and the establishment of a conflict resolution process between teachers or school personnel/students.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SUICIDE PREVENTION--THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT (Creates the \"Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act\" which requires training of teachers/students/school personnel regarding suicide awareness and prevention, and the establishment of a conflict resolution process between teachers or school personnel/students.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 31"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 31 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Children and Families", "Education", "Health & Safety", "Mental Health", "Teachers"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Coyne", "DiPalma", "Euer", "Goodwin", "Miller", "Seveney"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-01-19"
+last_action: "2021-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e989b377-3430-44e2-85a0-288db037ecc7"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "9b6d553fe37830738d5d0efb09c45dc673fd46c5055559ec30c80eb0d5d16149"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island SB 31 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SUICIDE PREVENTION--THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT (Creates the "Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act" which requires training of teachers/students/school personnel regarding suicide awareness and prevention, and the establishment of a conflict resolution process between teachers or school personnel/students.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **31** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0031.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT — **35–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Coyne — primary (person)
+- DiPalma — primary (person)
+- Euer — primary (person)
+- Goodwin — primary (person)
+- Miller — primary (person)
+- Seveney — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-19** 01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2021)
+- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-04-02** 04/02/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/07/2021)
+- **2021-04-07** 04/07/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-08** 04/08/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/13/2021)
+- **2021-04-13** 04/13/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-14** 04/14/2021 Referred to House Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2021)
+- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/25/2021)
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e989b377-3430-44e2-85a0-288db037ecc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+