Amendment #7 to H.4743

Amendment #7 to H4743

An Act relative to student mental health

Representatives Lewis of Framingham and Higgins of Leominster move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

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

Section 37S(a) Commencing July 1, 2025, 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) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if, as of January 1, 2025, a school subject to the requirements of subsection (a) has a supply of unissued student identification cards that do not comply with the requirement in subsection (a), the school shall issue those student identification cards to students until that supply is depleted.

(c) Subsection (a) shall apply for a student identification card issued to a new student and for a student identification card issued to replace a student’s damaged or lost student identification card at the request of that student.

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

Section 21(a) Commencing July 1, 2025, 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) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if, as of January 1, 2025, a state university or community college subject to the requirements of subsection (a) has a supply of unissued student identification cards that do not comply with the requirement in subsection (a), the school shall issue those student identification cards to students until that supply is depleted.