HB 163

Abstract

Public institutions of higher education; studentidentification cards; emergency services website page and telephonenumbers. Requires each public institution of higher educationto maintain and annually update as necessary to ensure accuracy andcurrency a website page that includes telephone numbers for certainemergency services enumerated in the bill and to include (i) the URLof such website page on each new digital student identification cardand any replacement digital student identification card issued bythe institution beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year and (ii)the URL of or a QR Code that directs to such website page on eachnew physical student identification card and any replacement physicalstudent identification card issued by the institution beginning withthe 2024-2025 academic year.

Public institutions of higher education; student identification cards; contact information of certain emergency services required. Requires each public institution of higher educationthat issues student identification cards to clearly print and conspicuouslylabel on each student identification card, in addition to the "988Suicide and Crisis Lifeline," the contact information of the followingemergency services: (i) the law enforcement, fire department, andemergency medical services serving the geographical area in whichsuch institution is located; (ii) the institution's campus police department and any additional security departments or services andemergency medical services or health departments available on campus;and (iii) the sexual assault crisis center or victim support servicewith which the institution entered into a memorandum of understandingpursuant to relevant law and the National Sexual Assault Hotline.The bill requires each such institution to annually review the requiredcontact information to ensure that it is accurate and current.