HF 427: Requiring that secondary and postsecondary education institutions provide students with information regarding suicide prevention and student mental health services and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill requires that public and accredited nonpublic schools that educate students in grades through 12, regents institutions, community colleges, and other postsecondary institutions whose students are eligible for or who receive financial assistance under programs administered by the college student aid commission to include on either side of identification cards issued to students the telephone number for the national suicide prevention lifeline. The telephone numbers for the crisis text line and a local suicide prevention hotline may also be included.

House subcommittee · named February 21, 2019

• Rep. Tom Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Tedd Gassman (R)
• Rep. Mary Mascher (D)

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Des Moines Public Schools; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Education Association; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Iowa

In plain words

1. February 19, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. February 21, 2019House subcommittee named: Moore, T., Gassman and Mascher