HB2062: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 19 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 51, relative to suicide prevention.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, enacts the "Save Tennessee Students Act," which requires LEAs that issue new student identification cards for students in grades 6-12 to include on the identification cards certain information regarding suicide prevention resources; requires an LEA to publish the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the social media handle, telephone number, or text number for at least one additional crisis resource selected by the LEA in a conspicuous place in each school of the LEA that serves students in grades 6-12 or any combination thereof. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 19 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 51.