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Parents and advocates urge advisers for students facing disciplinary proceedings as suicide-prevention measure
Summary
Families and mental-health advocates urged the committee to pass HB5426 so students may name trusted advisers to accompany them during disciplinary proceedings, arguing such support reduces isolation and suicide risk; university officials said many schools already allow support persons but implementation details (notice, adviser access) need clarification.
Parents who lost children to suicide and mental‑health advocates told the Higher Education Committee that House Bill 5426 — which would allow students to be accompanied by a nonparticipating adviser during disciplinary proceedings — could prevent tragedies.
Laura Bremer, co‑founder of the Wavestrong Foundation, testified the bill "isn't just a procedural update. It's a suicide prevention measure." She and other family witnesses described cases…
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