HOUSE BILL 23-1007
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Catlin and Amabile, Armagost, Bacon, Bird,
Bockenfeld, Boesenecker, Brown, deGruy Kennedy, Dickson, Duran,
English, Epps, Frizell, Froelich, Garcia, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hamrick,
Herod, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens, Mabrey,
Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, McLachlan, Michaelson Jenet,
Ortiz, Parenti, Ricks, Sirota, Snyder, Story, Titone, Valdez, Velasco,
Weinberg, Weissman, Willford, Young, McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Roberts and Pelton B., Bridges, Buckner, Cutter, Exum,
Fields, Ginal, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lundeen, Marchman,
Moreno, Mullica, Pelton R., Priola, Rich, Rodriguez, Smallwood, Sullivan,
Van Winkle, Will, Winter F., Zenzinger, Fenberg.
C
ONCERNING CRISIS SERVICES INFORMATION ON STUDENT IDENTIFICATION
CARDS
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly
finds and declares that:
(a) Young adulthood, which is commonly considered to be ages 19
to 24, is a time of often stressful transitions during which some major
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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the act. mental health conditions first emerge. Young adults with untreated or
undiagnosed behavioral health problems often face academic and personal
problems and sometimes drop out of school. This age group also has a
significantly higher rate of suicide compared to youth ages 10 to 18. The
Colorado department of public health and environment reports that between
2003 and 2017 there were 1,290 suicides among young adults ages 19 to 24
and 696 suicides among youth ages 10 to 18.
(b) Providing access to mental health care is one way to prevent
suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention reports in a 2022
policy paper on suicide on university and college campuses that only half
of enrolled students said they knew where to find mental health services.
This suggests that postsecondary institutions should make students more
aware of suicide prevention resources and services.
(2) Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly that this bill
increase awareness of mental health resources, and the general assembly
recognizes this awareness as an important step toward preventing suicide
and promoting well-being among young adults.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 23-5-109 as
follows:
23-5-109. Identification - suicide and crisis prevention - rules.
(1) The governing board of any state institution of higher education is
authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
establishing a system of
identification of students, faculty, and staff which THAT may include
provisions for penalties other than criminal penalties and provisions for
disciplinary action for failure to display one's identification card upon
request by an authorized official, possession of a false identification card,
and alteration of an identification card. The authorized officials of such
institution have authority to detain a person upon the property under the
control of the institution for the purpose of obtaining proper identification
if such person refuses to display his
THE PERSON'S identification card or
otherwise give adequate identification upon request by an authorized
official.
(2) E
ACH STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED AFTER AUGUST 1,
2023,
TO A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT MUST
INCLUDE THE PHONE NUMBER AND TEXT TALK NUMBER FOR THE STATEWIDE
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 23-1007 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM , COMMONLY REFERRED TO
AS
"COLORADO CRISIS SERVICES", AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 27-60-104, AND
THE NATIONAL THREE
-DIGIT SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE NUMBER 988. THE
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL MAY INCLUDE INFORMATION
ABOUT OTHER AVAILABLE CRISIS SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES ON THE
IDENTIFICATION CARD
, INCLUDING LOCAL CAMPUS CRISIS AND SUICIDE
PREVENTION NUMBERS
. THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL
IS NOT REQUIRED TO REPRINT OR REISSUE IDENTIFICATION CARDS IN USE
BEFORE
AUGUST 1, 2023. IF, AT ANY TIME, A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC
POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL HAS CURRENT STUDENTS STILL USING
IDENTIFICATION CARDS WITHOUT THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS
SECTION
, THE SCHOOL SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE PHONE NUMBER AND TEXT
TALK NUMBER FOR
COLORADO CRISIS SERVICES, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION
27-60-104, AND THE NATIONAL THREE-DIGIT SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE
NUMBER
988 TO ALL STUDENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL
SEMESTER OR TRIMESTER UNTIL ALL STUDENTS HAVE IDENTIFICATION CARDS
WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION
. IF A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC
POSTSECONDARY SCHOOL DOES NOT ISSUE OR USE STUDENT IDENTIFICATION
CARDS
, THE SCHOOL SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE PHONE NUMBER AND TEXT TALK
NUMBER FOR
COLORADO CRISIS SERVICES, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION
27-60-104, AND THE NATIONAL THREE-DIGIT SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE
NUMBER
988 TO ALL STUDENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL
SEMESTER OR TRIMESTER
.
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 23-1007 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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