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HB392 • 2026

SCHOOLS: Provides relative to requirements for posting suicide hotline information on school websites and student ID cards

SCHOOLS: Provides relative to requirements for posting suicide hotline information on school websites and student ID cards

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Delisha Boyd
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Sent to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance or provide details on identifying and monitoring federal funding recipients.

Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act

This act requires Louisiana public and nonpublic middle and high schools to post suicide prevention hotline information on their websites, student ID cards, and in visible areas of the school.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires public and approved nonpublic secondary middle and high schools in Louisiana to post the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number (988) on their websites and may include it in student handbooks.
  • Schools must also provide a local suicide prevention hotline number if available, along with a link to Louisiana988.org, the state suicide prevention website of Louisiana.
  • Student ID cards issued by these schools should have the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number (988) and any available local or state hotline numbers printed on them.
  • Federal funding recipients must post signs in visible areas of their schools to inform students about the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, including its availability for calls and texts.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public middle and high schools in Louisiana
  • Nonpublic secondary schools approved by the state of Louisiana
  • Students attending these schools

Terms To Know

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
A service that provides free, confidential support for people in distress, available 24/7.
Louisiana988.org
The state suicide prevention website of Louisiana.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear if the bill specifies penalties for schools that do not comply with these requirements.
  • The bill does not provide details on how federal funding recipients will be identified or monitored for compliance.
  • There are no provisions mentioned about training staff to use this information effectively.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB392 224 3465 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Boyd to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • HFAHB392 224 3465 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Boyd to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 392 by Representative Boyd 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "information;" and before "to" insert "to authorize such information 3 to be included in student handbooks;" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, line 16, after "website" and before "the" insert "and may include in its student 6 handbook" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.
Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB392 224 2958 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB392 224 2958 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
  • 392 by Representative Boyd 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 5, after "requirements;" and before "and" insert "to require signage at schools 3 about the national suicide prevention hotline number and a state suicide prevention website;" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: 6 "Section 1.
Draft

Plain English: HCAHB392 224 2935 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB392 224 2935 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
  • 392 by Representative Boyd 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 5, after "requirements;" and before "and" insert "to require signage at schools 3 about the national suicide prevention hotline number and a state suicide prevention website;" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: 6 "Section 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  2. 2026-05-25 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-05-25 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-25 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  5. 2026-05-21 S

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  6. 2026-05-13 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  7. 2026-05-12 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. 2026-05-11 S

    Reported favorably.

  9. 2026-04-14 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.

  10. 2026-04-13 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  11. 2026-04-09 H

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  12. 2026-04-08 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  13. 2026-04-07 H

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  14. 2026-04-01 H

    Reported with amendments (9-0).

  15. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

  16. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  17. 2026-02-25 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

  18. 2026-02-25 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

SCHOOLS: Provides relative to requirements for posting suicide hotline information on school websites and student ID cards

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 392
BY REPRESENTATIVES BOYD, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BILLINGS, BOUDREAUX,
BRASS, BRYANT, CARPENTER, CARRIER, WILFORD CARTER, CHASSION,
DEVILLIER, DOMANGUE, FISHER, FREEMAN, GREEN, DANA HENRY,
JORDAN, KNOX, LACOMBE, LAFLEUR, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN,
LYONS, MARTINEZ, MCMAKIN, MILLER, MOORE, MURRAY, NEWELL,
PHELPS, SPELL, TAYLOR, THOMPSON, AND WALTERS AND SENATORS
BARROW, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS,
MIZELL, PRICE, AND WHEAT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:282.4(F), relative to suicide prevention programs for students;
3 to provide relative to information required to be shared on school websites and
4 student identification cards; to revise the content of the information; to authorize
5 such information to be included in student handbooks; to broaden applicability of
6 requirements; to require signage at schools about the national suicide prevention
7 hotline number and a state suicide prevention website; and to provide for related
8 matters.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Student Suicide
11 Prevention Awareness Act.
12 Section 2. R.S. 17:282.4(F) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
13 §282.4. Youth suicide prevention programs; student safety and violence and social
14 isolation prevention training; policies; intent; rules; services; funding
15 * * *
16 F.(1) Each public and approved nonpublic secondary middle school and high
17 school shall post on its website and may include in its student handbook the
18 following information:
19 (a) The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hotline number, "988", with an
20 explanation that this number may be called or texted.
21 (b) A local suicide prevention hotline number, if available, and a state
22 suicide prevention hotline number, if available.
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1 (c) A link to Louisiana988.org, a suicide prevention initiative of the
2 Louisiana Department of Health.
3 (2) The governing authority of each public and approved nonpublic
4 secondary middle school and high school that issues student identification cards shall
5 have printed on the cards the information provided in Subparagraphs (1)(a) and (b)
6 of this Subsection.
7 (3)(a) Each middle school and high school that receives federal funds shall
8 post signage to inform students about the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
9 hotline number, "988", with an explanation that this number may be called or texted.
10 The signage shall include a brief message encouraging students experiencing
11 emotional distress to seek help as well as an explanation that the hotline is free,
12 confidential, and available twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.
13 (b) The signage shall also include information about Louisiana988.org and
14 an explanation that additional information and resources, including the ability to chat
15 online, are available at this website.
16 (c) The signage shall be placed in locations easily visible to students such as
17 school entrances and exits, student common areas, school counselor offices, school
18 nurse offices, near restrooms and locker rooms, and digital school bulletin boards if
19 available.
20 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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