Senate File 2075 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2075 BY MATHIS A BILL FOR An Act relating to suicide prevention hotline information on 1 student identification cards and including applicability 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5595XS (3) 89 dg/jh
S.F. 2075 Section 1. Section 262.9, Code 2022, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 39. Require that each institution of higher 3 learning governed by the board that issues identification cards 4 to students to include on each student identification card the 5 three-digit number adopted by the department of human services 6 that the student may call or text to obtain suicide prevention 7 services. 8 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 280.32 Student identification cards —— 9 supplemental information —— suicide prevention. 10 1. The board of directors of a school district shall require 11 their respective schools to display on each identification card 12 the school issues, if any, to students in grades six through 13 twelve, the three-digit number adopted by the department of 14 human services that the student may call or text to obtain 15 suicide prevention services. 16 2. The authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic 17 school are encouraged to display on each identification card 18 the school issues, if any, to students in grades six through 19 twelve, the three-digit number adopted by the department of 20 human services that the student may call or text to obtain 21 suicide prevention services. 22 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to the first 23 school year beginning at least one year after the department 24 of human services makes available to the public telephone and 25 text services for suicide prevention services via a three-digit 26 number and each succeeding school year. 27 EXPLANATION 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 29 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 30 This bill relates to suicide prevention hotline information 31 on student identification cards. 32 The bill directs the board of regents to require each 33 institution of higher learning governed by the board that 34 issues identification cards to students to include on each 35 -1- LSB 5595XS (3) 89 dg/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 2075 student identification card the three-digit number adopted by 1 the department of human services that the student may call or 2 text to obtain suicide prevention services. The bill makes a 3 similar directive for school district boards of directors for 4 students in grades 6 through 12. 5 The bill strongly encourages the authorities in charge 6 of each accredited nonpublic school to display on each 7 identification card the school issues, if any, to students in 8 grades six through twelve, the three-digit number adopted by 9 the department of human services that the student may call or 10 text to obtain suicide prevention services. 11 The bill applies to the first school year beginning at 12 least one year after the department of human services makes 13 available to the public telephone and text services for 14 suicide prevention services via a three-digit number and each 15 succeeding school year. 16 -2- LSB 5595XS (3) 89 dg/jh 2/ 2