MA S1266

Bill

Supporting student mental health

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to add a suicide prevention hotline number on student identification cards. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill requires public schools serving grades 7-12 and public or private institutions of higher education to include the phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and the school's campus police or security on student identification cards. Schools are given a grace period until August 1, 2023, to deplete any existing supply of student ID cards that do not comply with this requirement before issuing new or replacement cards with the required contact information.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (10)

Jo Comerford (D)*, Brendan Crighton (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Paul Feeney (D), Barry Finegold (D), Hannah Kane (R), Jack Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), Brian Murray (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2919 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1266

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1266
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1266.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1640	Relative to preventing suicide	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2081	To better coordinate suicide prevention services, behavioral health crisis care and emergency services through 988 implementation	No further action taken	Similar To
H2120	Relative to mental health needs and suicide prevention	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H4225	Relative to suicide prevention in schools	Accompanied a new draft, see H4540	Similar To
S1274	To better coordinate suicide prevention services, behavioral health crisis care, and emergency services through 988 implementation	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1303	Relative to establishing a model school policy on suicide prevention	Accompanied a study order, see S2977	Similar To
S2919	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to mental health, substance use and recovery matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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