A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4061 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4061 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 2026 Mr. Banks (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Raising Awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention Act'' or the ``RAYS Act''. SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION ON STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 8549D. INCLUSION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION ON STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ``(a) Required Information.--Each local educational agency that receives funds under this Act-- ``(1) that issues identification cards to students in secondary schools shall ensure that such identification cards include contact information for-- ``(A) the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (or an alternative service designated by the Secret