Tex. Education Code § 38.353
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 38.353, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 38.353. SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION REQUIRED ON CERTAIN STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
Official statutory text
Each student identification card issued by a public school to a student in grade six or higher:
(1) must have printed on the card the contact information for:
(A) the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; and
(B) the Crisis Text Line; and
(2) may have printed on the card the contact information for a local suicide prevention hotline, if available.
(1) must have printed on the card the contact information for:
(A) the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; and
(B) the Crisis Text Line; and
(2) may have printed on the card the contact information for a local suicide prevention hotline, if available.
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