SF2319: Your Life Iowa Promotion

Requires public schools serving grades 7-12 to provide information about the 'Your Life Iowa' program on their websites. The law already required certain crisis hotline information on student identification cards; this bill ensures the 'Your Life Iowa' program is included and extends resource availability online.

Key Points & Impacts

• Amends section 279.70A of the Iowa Code to update requirements for suicide prevention information.

• Changes the section title to focus more broadly on suicide prevention information rather than just student IDs.

• Requires that public schools serving grades 7-12 publish information on the 'Your Life Iowa' program (or its successor) on their websites as a resource.

• Clarifies that the crisis hotline and 'Your Life Iowa' program contact information must be included on student identification cards for grades 7-12, and may be included for grades 5-6.

• Expands the availability of suicide prevention and crisis resources by mandating online access in addition to physical ID cards.

• Ensures that both telephone/text numbers and internet addresses are provided for the 'Your Life Iowa' program.

• Targets increased student access to mental health and crisis intervention resources.

• Aligns online and physical dissemination of suicide prevention information in public schools.