W. Va. Code § 18-2-40B
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§18-2-40b. Dissemination of information on suicide prevention.
Official statutory text
Commencing one year from the date of reenactment of this section in the 2023 regular session of the Legislature, a public school that serves students in grades 6 to 12, inclusive, and that issues student identification cards shall have printed on either side of the student identification cards the information for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which can be reached by calling or texting 988; and shall have printed on either side of the student identification cards the information for the Crisis Text line, which can be accessed by texting HOME to 741741.
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