<p align="center"><strong>Adherence with the implementation of Chapter 483, an update to Section 215.5 of the Education Code related to student identification cards</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Requirement:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB727">AB 727</a>, enacted in October 2025, amended Section 215.5 of the Education Code to update the list of required resources listed on student identification cards for students in grades 7-12 of public and charter schools, and public institutions of higher education. This update follows the 2024 enactment of <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1063">Senate Bill 1063</a>, which now requires student identification cards of students in grades 7-12 in public, charter, and private schools to display the <a href="https://988lifeline.org/">988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline</a> number.</p>
<p><strong>Details:</strong></p>
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<p align="center">Beginning in July 2026, student identification cards of students enrolled in public or charter schools in grades 7-12 and public institutions of higher education shall include information about The Trevor Project’s LGBTQ+ suicide prevention Lifeline. This information is to be displayed as:</p>
<p align="center"><strong>Telephone number: 1-866-488-7386.</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Text line, which can be accessed by texting START to 678-678.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Background:</strong></p>
<p>● <a href="https://www.thetrevorproject.org/">The Trevor Project</a> is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth. They provide 24/7 crisis care for LGBTQ+ young people who reach their free, confidential, and secure talk, chat, and text services.</p>
<p>● LGBTQ+ young people are <a href="https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/estimate-of-how-often-lgbtq-youth-attempt-suicide-in-the-u-s/">4 times more likely</a> to attempt suicide than their straight, cisgender peers. It’s important to note that LGBTQ+ young people are not inherently at a greater risk for suicide, but rather are placed at a higher risk of adverse mental health outcomes due to mistreatment and stigmatization.</p>
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