HF 1842

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/27/2023 05:02pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring student identification cards to include a mental
health crisis telephone number; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 121A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [121A.216] MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TELEPHONE NUMBER.
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new text begin (a) A school district or charter school that issues student identification cards to students
in middle school or high school must include the telephone number for the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline, a crisis text line, or when available, the national 988 telephone number
on the card, unless doing so would require an additional expenditure by the district or charter
school.
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new text begin (b) A nonpublic school is encouraged to issue student identification cards consistent
with paragraph (a).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023.
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