The California Senate Appropriations Committee approved Assembly Bill 727, despite pushback from Republicans that it puts children at risk for online grooming.

By Esther Wickham

The Center Square

AB 727, authored by California Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, D-Los Angeles, is an effort to tackle the LGBTQ+ mental health crisis. After its passage in the committee last week and its June 3 passage by the Assembly, the bill is advancing to the Senate floor.

The legislation would require the Trevor Project suicide hotline to be printed on the back of all public school student ID cards for grade 7 through college.

The online website connected to the Trevor Project, known as TrevorSpace, is a platform that encourages LGBTQ+ youth to share personal stories.

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