Pupil and student safety: identification cards.
Vote required
Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Chaptered
Take action
Record your position on this measure.
Create an account to take a stance, submit a written position, or contact your legislator.
Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires California public schools serving grades 7-12 and public colleges to include contact information for the Trevor Project’s LGBTQ+ suicide hotline and text line on student and pupil identification cards, starting in 2026. It builds upon existing requirements to include the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline numbers. The bill aims to improve student safety and support for LGBTQ+ youth by increasing awareness of available resources.
Key provisions
- Requires pupil and student ID cards in grades 7-12 to include The Trevor Project’s hotline number and text line.
- Requires student ID cards in public colleges to include The Trevor Project’s hotline number and text line.
- The requirements begin July 1, 2026 for schools and July 1, 2025 for colleges.
- Addresses a gap in providing LGBTQ+ specific mental health resources.
- Allows schools to use QR codes linking to local mental health resources.
- Provides a transition period for schools with existing ID cards that don’t meet the new requirements.
- Encourages schools to provide information on existing resources to support LGBTQ+ students.
- References research demonstrating the link between bullying and negative outcomes for LGBTQ+ pupils.
Who is affected
- Pupils in grades 7-12
- Students in public colleges
- Public schools (including charter schools)
Bill text
Read the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
Text extraction is in progress. View the official source.
Sponsors
Official sponsors from legislative records.
6 on record
Primary sponsor
Arguments
Reasons offered for and against this legislation.
Arguments in favor
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yours