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The bill improves students' and school communities' access to crisis hotlines and makes information more accessible (including to people with disabilities) through flexible, low-cost implementation options, but it imposes modest costs and compliance burdens on school districts—especially low-income ones—and risks reduced reach if hotline contacts change or students lack internet access.
Secondary students gain easier, faster access to suicide/crisis hotlines and local mental-health contacts because schools can place hotline numbers and counselor/contact info on student ID cards and school portals.
Parents, teachers, and school staff receive clearer, better-publicized information about available crisis resources through outreach campaigns and posted materials, improving awareness of where to turn in emergencies.
People with physical, developmental, or intellectual disabilities are better served because required outreach and posted information must be accessible to them, increasing equitable access to crisis help.
School districts — especially low-income districts — will incur administrative and implementation costs to update ID cards, websites, and portals, which could strain already-tight school budgets.
Mandating contact information on official materials could create ongoing compliance-monitoring costs and open the door to additional federal oversight for LEAs that receive federal funds.
If 988, Crisis Text Line, or other designated hotlines become unavailable and interim contacts are posted, changing or confusing contact information could temporarily reduce the effectiveness of crisis responses for students in need.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 15, 2026 by Troy Carter · Last progress January 15, 2026
Requires secondary schools that issue student ID cards to include contact information for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (or a Secretary-designated alternative), the Crisis Text Line (or a Secretary-designated alternative), and any available State or local suicide prevention hotline on ID cards. Schools that do not issue physical ID cards must publish the same contact information prominently on publicly accessible websites and on the computer portals and software regularly used by secondary students. Directs the Secretary of Education, working with HHS and other agencies, to run outreach and awareness campaigns, ensure accessibility for people with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities, and notify LEAs within 60 days if alternative crisis contacts are designated. The rule requirements take effect one year after enactment, with website/portal posting required 60 days after the effective date; schools may optionally add the information to staff ID cards and include extra local resources.