HB 23-1007

House Bill 23-1007, also known as the Higher Education Crisis and Suicide Prevention Act, requires all public and private higher education institutions in Colorado to provide students with contact information for crisis and suicide prevention services. This can be done by printing this information on student ID cards or distributing it to students at least once each semester or trimester if ID cards are not used. The bill was signed into law on March 17, 2023, and is now in effect, meaning all colleges and universities must comply with these requirements immediately.

Official Summary

The act requires public and private higher education institutions to print Colorado and national crisis and suicide prevention contact information on student identification cards. If an institution does not use student identification cards, the act requires the school to distribute Colorado and national crisis and suicide prevention contact information to the student body each semester or trimester. APPROVED by Governor March 17, 2023 EFFECTIVE March 17, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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