Bill Text: IA HF427 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring that secondary and postsecondary education institutions provide students with information regarding suicide prevention and student mental health services and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Subcommittee: Moore, T., Gassman and Mascher. H.J. 344. [HF427 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF427-Introduced.html
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BY
KRESSIG
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
MOORE
,
and
R.
SMITH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
that
secondary
and
postsecondary
education
1
institutions
provide
students
with
information
regarding
2
suicide
prevention
and
student
mental
health
services
and
3
including
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
Require
that
identification
cards
3
issued
to
students
include
on
either
side
of
the
identification
4
card
the
telephone
number
for
the
national
suicide
prevention
5
lifeline.
The
community
college
may
also
include
telephone
6
numbers
for
the
crisis
text
line
and
a
local
suicide
prevention
7
hotline.
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
26.
Require
that
the
community
college
9
post
the
telephone
number
for
the
national
suicide
prevention
10
lifeline
on
the
community
college’s
internet
site.
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
27.
Require
that
the
community
college
12
provide
students
information
at
least
twice
per
academic
year
13
on
how
to
access
available
student
mental
health
services
in
14
the
college,
in
the
community,
or
both,
as
applicable.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
261.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsections:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
Require
any
postsecondary
institution
18
other
than
a
regents
institution
or
community
college
whose
19
students
are
eligible
for
or
who
receive
financial
assistance
20
under
programs
administered
by
the
commission
that
issues
21
identification
cards
to
students
to
include
on
either
side
of
22
the
identification
card
the
telephone
number
for
the
national
23
suicide
prevention
lifeline.
The
institution
may
also
include
24
telephone
numbers
for
the
crisis
text
line
and
a
local
suicide
25
prevention
hotline.
26
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
14.
Require
any
postsecondary
institution
27
other
than
a
regents
institution
or
community
college
whose
28
students
are
eligible
for
or
who
receive
financial
assistance
29
under
programs
administered
by
the
commission
to
post
the
30
telephone
number
for
the
national
suicide
prevention
lifeline
31
on
the
institution’s
internet
site.
32
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15.
Require
any
postsecondary
institution
33
other
than
a
regents
institution
or
community
college
whose
34
students
are
eligible
for
or
who
receive
financial
assistance
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under
programs
administered
by
the
commission
to
provide
1
students
information
at
least
twice
per
academic
year
on
how
2
to
access
available
student
mental
health
services
in
the
3
institution,
in
the
community,
or
both,
as
applicable.
4
Sec.
3.
Section
262.9,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsections:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
39.
Require
that
each
institution
7
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
board
that
issues
8
identification
cards
to
students
to
include
on
either
side
of
9
the
identification
card
the
telephone
number
for
the
national
10
suicide
prevention
lifeline.
The
institution
may
also
include
11
telephone
numbers
for
the
crisis
text
line
and
a
local
suicide
12
prevention
hotline.
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
40.
Require
that
each
institution
of
higher
14
education
governed
by
the
board
post
the
telephone
number
for
15
the
national
suicide
prevention
lifeline
on
the
institution’s
16
internet
site.
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
41.
Require
that
each
institution
of
higher
18
education
governed
by
the
board
provide
students
information
19
at
least
twice
per
academic
year
on
how
to
access
available
20
student
mental
health
services
in
the
institution,
in
the
21
community,
or
both,
as
applicable.
22
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.31
Student
identification
cards
——
23
internet
site
——
suicide
prevention
and
other
information.
24
1.
A
public
or
nonpublic
school
that
issues
identification
25
cards
to
students
in
grades
seven
through
twelve
shall
include
26
on
either
side
of
the
identification
card
the
telephone
number
27
for
the
national
suicide
prevention
lifeline.
The
school
may
28
also
include
telephone
numbers
for
the
crisis
text
line
and
a
29
local
suicide
prevention
hotline.
30
2.
A
public
or
nonpublic
school
at
which
students
in
grades
31
seven
through
twelve
are
educated
shall
post
the
telephone
32
number
for
the
national
suicide
prevention
lifeline
on
the
33
school’s
internet
site.
34
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.32
Information
on
access
to
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student
mental
health
services.
1
A
public
or
nonpublic
school
shall
provide
students
in
2
grades
seven
through
twelve
and
parents
or
guardians
of
such
3
students
information
at
least
twice
per
school
year
on
how
to
4
access
available
student
mental
health
services
in
the
school,
5
in
the
community,
or
both,
as
applicable.
6
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
student
7
identification
cards
issued
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
8
this
Act.
A
school,
institution,
or
community
college
that
has
9
a
supply
of
unused
student
identification
cards
shall
utilize
10
that
supply
prior
to
complying
with
the
requirements
of
this
11
Act
relating
to
student
identification
cards.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
requires
that
public
and
accredited
nonpublic
16
schools
that
educate
students
in
grades
7
through
12,
regents
17
institutions,
community
colleges,
and
other
postsecondary
18
institutions
whose
students
are
eligible
for
or
who
receive
19
financial
assistance
under
programs
administered
by
the
20
college
student
aid
commission
to
include
on
either
side
of
21
identification
cards
issued
to
students
the
telephone
number
22
for
the
national
suicide
prevention
lifeline.
The
telephone
23
numbers
for
the
crisis
text
line
and
a
local
suicide
prevention
24
hotline
may
also
be
included.
25
The
bill
requires
such
schools,
institutions,
and
community
26
colleges
to
post
the
telephone
number
for
the
national
suicide
27
prevention
lifeline
on
the
schools’,
institutions’,
or
28
community
colleges’
internet
sites.
29
The
bill
also
requires
such
schools,
institutions,
and
30
community
colleges
to
provide
students
information
at
least
31
twice
per
school
or
academic
year
on
how
to
access
available
32
student
mental
health
services
in
the
institution,
in
the
33
community,
or
both,
as
applicable.
34
The
bill
applies
to
student
identification
cards
issued
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on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
A
school,
1
institution,
or
community
college
that
has
a
supply
of
unused
2
student
identification
cards
shall
utilize
that
supply
prior
to
3
complying
with
the
requirements
of
the
bill
relating
to
student
4
identification
cards.
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