Crisis lines on California student IDs
California law puts crisis lines on student IDs at K-12 schools and at colleges. For each, here is who must carry them, the law, and the exact lines to print.
K-12 schools
- Who must carry it
- Public, charter and private schools serving any of grades 7 to 12
- The law
- Cal. Educ. Code § 215.5 (opens in a new tab)leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
- Staff IDs
- No. Student IDs only.
- Every grade
- No. Only the grades or schools named above.
- Exact wording
- Not set. These are the lines the law names, in plain words.
What to print
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+)
Call 1-866-488-7386
Text START to 678-678
Colleges
- Who must carry it
- Public and private colleges and universities
- The law
- Cal. Educ. Code §§ 215.5, 66027.8 (opens in a new tab)leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
- Staff IDs
- No. Student IDs only.
- Exact wording
- Not set. These are the lines the law names, in plain words.
What to print
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Or call or text 988
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+)
Call 1-866-488-7386
Text START to 678-678
Campus mental health hotline
[Your campus mental health line]
A line in [brackets] is one your school fills in, like its own phone number. The template prints it in brackets until you type yours in.
Put these lines on your student IDs
Pick California in the starter gallery and the Student ID templates print the K-12 lines on the back, and the Campus ID template prints the college lines.
Researched October 2026 against each state’s statute or session law.
Laws change. Check the linked law before you print. This isn’t legal advice.