Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0117.01 Michael Dohr x4347
HOUSE BILL 22-1052
House Committees Senate Committees
Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING PROMOTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES TO101
SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/
.)
Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee. The bill
requires each student identification card issued to a public school student
to contain the phone number, website address, and text talk number for
the 24-hour telephone crisis service center (Colorado crisis services). If
the school does not issue identification cards, the school shall request and
display outreach materials from Colorado crisis services.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
McLachlan and McKean,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Priola and Moreno, Fenberg
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. The bill requires that Colorado crisis services notify each public
school in the state that it can provide outreach materials explaining the
services provided, how to engage the services, and the possibility of
peer-to-peer counseling as part of the offered services. Colorado crisis
services shall provide those materials upon request.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-1-134 as2
follows:3
22-1-134. Student identification cards - information required.4
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ACH STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL5
STUDENT MUST CONTAIN THE PHONE NUMBER , WEBSITE ADDRESS, AND6
TEXT TALK NUMBER FOR COLORADO CRISIS SERVICES, AS DEFINED IN7
SECTION 27-60-104. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY ALSO INCLUDE8
INFORMATION REGARDING OTHER AVAILABLE CRISIS SERVICES ON THE9
IDENTIFICATION CARD. IF A PUBLIC SCHOOL DOES NOT ISSUE STUDENT10
IDENTIFICATION CARDS, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL DISPLAY THE11
MATERIALS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 27-60-104 (10) AT THE SCHOOL.12
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 27-60-104, add (10)13
as follows:14
27-60-104. Behavioral health crisis response system - crisis15
service facilities - walk-in centers - mobile response units - report.16
(10) T
HE TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR TELEPHONE CRISIS SERVICE CENTER ,17
KNOWN AS "COLORADO CRISIS SERVICES", SHALL ANNUALLY, IN AUGUST,18
NOTIFY EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE STATE THAT IT CAN PROVIDE19
OUTREACH MATERIALS TO THE SCHOOL EXPLAINING THE SERVICES20
PROVIDED, HOW TO ENGAGE THE SERVICES , AND THE POSSIBILITY OF21
PEER-TO-PEER COUNSELING AS PART OF THE OFFERED SERVICES . THE22
TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR TELEPHONE CRISIS SERVICE CENTER SHALL PROVIDE23
HB22-1052-2- THE MATERIALS UPON REQUEST .1
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,2
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate3
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.4
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