Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1754 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/09/2021

                    87R3685 CXP-D
 By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1754


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on
 certain student identification cards issued by a public school.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 38, Education Code, is
 amended by adding Section 38.353 to read as follows:
 Sec. 38.353.  SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION REQUIRED ON
 CERTAIN STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. Each student identification
 card issued by a public school to a student in grade six or higher
 must have printed on the card the contact information for the
 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
 SECTION 2.  Section 38.353, Education Code, as added by this
 Act, applies beginning with student identification cards issued for
 the 2022-2023 school year.
 SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 Act takes effect September 1, 2021.