Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2761: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for suicide prevention hotline telephone number on student identification card; and, in school safety and security, further providing for school safety and security coordinator.
Status: In committee, September 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for suicide prevention hotline telephone number on student identification card; and, in school safety and security, further providing for school safety and security coordinator.
From the introduced text, September 8, 2026:
An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for suicide prevention hotline telephone number on student identification card; and, in school safety and security, further providing for school safety and security coordinator. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a section to read: Section 529. Suicide Prevention Hotline Telephone Number on Student Identification Card.--(a) Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, a school entity that issues student identification cards to students in grades six through twelve shall include on each identification card a national, State or local suicide prevention hotline telephone number. (b) The suicide prevention hotline telephone number under subsection (a): (1) Shall be printed on the identification card. (2) Must be a telephone number that can be accessed for use twenty-four (24) hours a day and seven (7) days a week by a student or other individual. (c) A school entity shall work with the school safety and security coordinator under section 1309-B to implement the requirements of this section. (d) As …