PRINTER'S NO. 447
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 492
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MILLER, COSTA, TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK, FONTANA,
HAYWOOD, KANE, KEARNEY AND SAVAL, MARCH 21, 2025
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 21, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in suicide prevention in institutions of higher
3 education, further providing for definitions and providing
4 for required suicide prevention and crisis management
5 information.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 7102 of Title 24 of the Pennsylvania
9 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read:
10 § 7102. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
12 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13 context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 "Digital student identification card." A digital
15 identification, digital wallet, mobile identification or similar
16 application or representation issued by an institution of higher
17 education to identify and authenticate the status or information
18 of a student at the institution of higher education.
19 * * *
 1 "Physical student identification card." A tangible,
2 nondigital card or document issued by an institution of higher
3 education to identify and authenticate the status or information
4 of a student at the institution of higher education.
5 Section 2. Title 24 is amended by adding a section to read:
6 § 7103.1. Required suicide prevention and crisis management
7 information.
8 (a) Physical student identification card.--An institution of
9 higher education that issues a physical student identification
10 card to a student of the institution of higher education:
11 (1) Shall print on one side of the physical student
12 identification card "988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline," or the
13 number published under subsection (d)(2), if applicable.
14 (2) May print on one side of the physical student
15 identification card:
16 (i) The National Sexual Assault Hotline.
17 (ii) The National Domestic Violence Hotline.
18 (iii) The Crisis Text Line.
19 (iv) The Veterans Crisis Line.
20 (v) Either of the following regarding the campus at
21 which the student regularly attends classes:
22 (A) The contact information for the campus
23 police department or security office for the campus.
24 (B) If the campus does not have a police
25 department or security office, a local nonemergency
26 police contact.
27 (vi) Either of the following regarding the campus at
28 which the student regularly attends classes:
29 (A) The contact information for the campus
30 health clinic.
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 1 (B) If the campus does not have a health clinic,
2 the contact information for a local health clinic.
3 (vii) A local or campus-based suicide prevention
4 hotline telephone number, if available.
5 (viii) Any other related contact information,
6 number, website, URL or QR Code deemed necessary or
7 required in the institution of higher education's plan
8 under section 7103 (relating to student mental health and
9 suicide prevention plans).
10 (b) Digital student identification card.--An institution of
11 higher education that issues a digital student identification
12 card to a student of the institution of higher education shall
13 include alongside other student resources on the digital student
14 identification card the information specified under subsection
15 (a)(1).
16 (c) Notice of discontinuance or change.--If either the
17 telephone number identified in subsection (a)(1) is discontinued
18 or the name or dialing code is changed, the Department of Health
19 shall transmit notice of the discontinuance or change to the
20 Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next
21 available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
22 (d) Annual review and update.--
23 (1) An institution of higher education shall annually
24 review the contact information, names and dialing codes
25 included on the physical student identification cards and
26 with the digital student identification cards to ensure that
27 all contact information, names and dialing codes are accurate
28 and current.
29 (2) Within 30 days of the annual review under paragraph
30 (1), the institution of higher education shall update all
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 1 contact information, names and dialing codes that were
2 discontinued or changed since the prior annual review.
3 (3) If the name or dialing code regarding the 988
4 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has been discontinued or changed:
5 (i) "988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline" shall not be
6 included on the physical student identification cards and
7 with the digital student identification cards.
8 (ii) The successor name and dialing code regarding
9 suicide prevention and crisis intervention, if any, shall
10 be included on the physical student identification cards
11 and with the digital student identification cards.
12 (4) The discontinuance or change regarding the name or
13 dialing code of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline shall not
14 affect the remaining provisions or applications under this
15 section.
16 (e) Distribution.--An institution of higher education that
17 does not issue a physical student identification card or digital
18 student identification card shall otherwise distribute to the
19 students of the institution of higher education the information
20 required under this section regarding suicide prevention and
21 crisis intervention.
22 (f) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
23 construed to require an institution of higher education to
24 reissue an unexpired physical student identification card or a
25 digital student identification card issued to a student of the
26 institution of higher education prior to the effective date of
27 this section.
28 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 0447: 24-7102