(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, for the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include on the student identification card distributed to each student in grades six to twelve, inclusive, the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number.
(b) If the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number has not been in operation for more than one year prior to the start of the school year commencing July 1, 2023, the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall commence and be applicable to the school years immediately following the date that the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has been operational in the state for three hundred sixty-six days.