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Meaning of Obama's New Federal Gun Laws: MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION?

Can somebody please tell what all this mean in this part of Obama's New Law? SEC. 124. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. `(a) Restriction on Eligibility- Each college, university, or post secondary institution that receives Federal funds under this Act or any form of financial assistance under any Federal program, including participation in any federally funded or guaranteed student loan program, shall develop and implement, not later than 1 year from the date of enactment of this section, a mental health assessment plan that, at a minimum, includes-- `(1) a framework through which such college, university, or post secondary institution will address the risks posed by students, including full-time students and part-time students, who, as a result of apparent mental illness or incompetency, pose a safety risk to themselves or others; `(2) the establishment of a team that will assess the mental health needs of, and safety risks posed by, any such student, consisting of-- `(A) educators; `(B) administrators; `(C) counselors; or `(D) other qualified members of the educational community; `(3) a procedure for reporting such students to the team described in paragraph (2); `(4) a procedure for making voluntary referrals for such students to on- and off-campus mental health resources; `(5) a procedure for making involuntary referrals for such students to State or local mental health authorities for mandatory evaluation, which shall include reporting such referrals to a State agency responsible for identifying persons described in section 922(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code; and `(6) a procedure for informing and educating the families of students who have been identified as posing safety risks to themselves or others. `(b) Information Availability- Each college, university, or postsecondary institution that provides the plan described in subsection (a) shall make available to the students, faculty, and staff at such college, university, or postsecondary institution, a copy of the mental health assessment plan required under subsection (a).'.

Public Comments

1. _sigh) Please go back to school and study Civics. The President doesn't make law, so this is not 'Obama's Law,