Download pdf: 19-2019(CC) – SB 972 – Requirement for Revisions to Student Identification Cards (DLM)

In a prior legal update[1], we discussed that effective July 1, 2019, a public or private institution of higher learning shall have printed on either side of the student identification cards the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, if the school issues identification cards.[2] This requirement applied to newly issued or replacement cards.

Commencing October 1, 2020, schools serving these populations shall have printed on either side of the pupil identification cards the telephone number for either the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233, or a local domestic violence hotline that provides confidential support services for students that have experienced domestic violence or stalking and is available by telephone 24 hours a day.[3]

If, as of January 1, 2020, a school subject to these requirements possesses non-compliant cards, the school may continue to use those, until the identification cards are depleted.

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Legal Update written by Damara Moore, Senior Associate General Counsel.

The information in this Legal Update is provided as a summary of law and is not intended as legal advice. Application of the law may vary depending on the particular facts and circumstances at issue. We, therefore, recommend that you consult legal counsel to advise you on how the law applies to your specific situation.

[1] See Legal Update 10-2018 (CC).

[2] In addition, the law provided that the school may have printed on either side of the pupil identification cards (A) The telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255; (B) The Crisis Text Line, which can be accessed by texting HOME to 741741; (C) The campus police or security telephone number or, if the campus does not have a campus police or security telephone number, the local nonemergency telephone number; and (D) A local suicide prevention hotline telephone number.

[3] Cal. Educ. Code § 215.5(b), added by SB 972, which may be found at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB972

Legal Update Memo No. 19-2019 SB 972 – Requirement for Revisions to Student Identification Cards (CCD)

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