Bill > SB37

This bill requires public and private schools in Hawaii that serve students in grades 6-12 and issue student identification cards to print mental health and suicide prevention hotline information directly on those cards, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. Specifically, schools must include the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number, the Crisis Text Line (accessible by texting HOME to 741741), and local or state mental health program contact information. Schools with existing unissued identification cards as of January 1, 2025, can continue to use those cards until their supply is depleted. The requirement applies only to new student IDs or replacement cards for lost or damaged ones. Schools that knowingly fail to comply with this requirement can be fined up to $100 for each separate offense, with any penalty enforcement considered a civil action. The goal of this legislation is to make critical mental health resources more immediately accessible to middle and high school students by ensuring the contact information is readily visible on their identification cards.

Education

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=37&year=2025