Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

Bill: 118-s-1236
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-04-20
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to share contact information for suicide prevention resources with students. </p> <p>If IHEs distribute student identification cards, then they must include on&nbsp;the cards phone numbers for&nbsp;the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a&nbsp;campus mental-health center or program.</p> <p>If IHEs do not create such cards, then they must publish the numbers on their&nbsp;websites.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1236 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2023 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act . 2. Adding suicide prevention contact information to school identification cards (a) In general Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) (A) In the case of an institution that creates and distributes identification cards for students at any time after the date of enactment of this paragraph, such institution shall include phone contact information on each such card for the following organizations: (i) The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (ii) Crisis Text Line. (iii) A campus mental health center or program, as determined by the institution. (B) In the case of an institution that does not create and distribute identification cards for students at any time after the date of enactment of this paragraph, such institution shall publish the suicide prevention contact information specified in subparagraph (A) on the website of such institution. (C) If an organization in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) ceases to exist, the Secretary may designate a different entity with a similar purpose to be included on the identification card. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the day that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.