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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of information regarding sexual assault |
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victim and youth crisis support services on certain student |
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identification cards issued by a public school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.353, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.353. [SUICIDE PREVENTION] INFORMATION ON SUICIDE |
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PREVENTION AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND YOUTH CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICES |
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REQUIRED ON CERTAIN STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. Each student |
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identification card issued by a public school to a student in grade |
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six or higher: |
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(1) must have printed on the card the contact |
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information for: |
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(A) the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; |
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[and] |
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(B) the Crisis Text Line; |
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(C) the National Sexual Assault Hotline; and |
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(D) a youth crisis support service, as designated |
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by the agency; and |
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(2) may have printed on the card the contact |
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information for a local suicide prevention hotline, if available. |
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SECTION 2. Section 38.353, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a student identification card issued on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Education Agency shall designate a youth |
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crisis support service for purposes of Section 38.353, Education |
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Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2027. |