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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on |
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student identification cards issued by a public institution of |
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higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.91941 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.91941. SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION REQUIRED ON |
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STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD. (a) In this section, "institution of |
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higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) Each student identification card issued by an |
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institution of higher education must have printed on the card the |
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contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.91941, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with student identification cards |
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issued for the 2021 fall semester. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |