SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 37R the following section:-

Section 37S. (a) A public school, including a charter school, that serves students in any of grades 6 to 12, inclusive, that issues student identification cards shall include on the student identification cards the telephone and text number for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

(b)  Subsection (a) shall apply to a student identification card issued to a new student and to a student identification card issued to replace a student’s damaged or lost student identification card.

SECTION 2. Chapter 73 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 20 the following section:-

Section 21. (a) A public or private institution of higher education that issues student identification cards shall include on the student identification cards the telephone and text number for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

(b) Subsection (a) shall apply to a student identification card issued to a new student and to a student identification card issued to replace a student’s damaged or lost student identification card.

SECTION 3. (a) The provisions of section 37S of chapter 71 of the General Laws shall take effect as of July 1, 2023; provided that if, as of July 1, 2023, a school subject to the requirements of said section has a supply of unissued student identification cards that do not comply with the section, the school may issue those student identification cards to students until that supply is depleted.

(b) The provisions of section 21 of chapter 73 of the General Laws shall take effect as of July 1, 2023; provided that if, as of July 1, 2023, a public or private institution of higher education subject to the requirements of said section has a supply of unissued student identification cards that do not comply with the section, the school may issue those student identification cards to students until that supply is depleted.