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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.85 and 34-18.82 and by changing Section 10-22.39 as
6follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
8    Sec. 10-20.85. Trauma kit.
9    (a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
10response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
11following:
12        (1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
13    Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
14        (2) One compression bandage.
15        (3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
16    by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
17        (4) Protective gloves and a marker.
18        (5) Scissors.
19        (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
20    Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
21    Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
22    Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
23        (7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar

 

 

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1    to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
2    other items that (i) are approved by a local law
3    enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
4    adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
5    stored in a readily available kit.
6    (b) Each school district may maintain an on-site trauma
7kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies.
8    (c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
9products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
10Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
11States.
 
12    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
13    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
14    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
15    (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
16programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school
17personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
18kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
19warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
20in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
21referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
22Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
23under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
24administered by certified instructors trained by a national
25association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,

 

 

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1to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
2subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator
3obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
4in-service training program, he or she may present a
5certificate of successful completion of the training to the
6school district to satisfy the requirements of this
7subsection.
8    Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
9practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
10    A course of instruction as described in this subsection
11(b) may provide information that is relevant to and within the
12scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school
13administrators. Such information may include, but is not
14limited to:
15        (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
16    and staff;
17        (2) the relationship between educator wellness and
18    student learning;
19        (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
20    learning;
21        (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
22    the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
23    higher risk of experiencing trauma;
24        (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
25    recognizing trauma among various student groups in
26    connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual

 

 

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1    orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
2    factors; and
3        (6) effective district practices that are shown to:
4            (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
5        trauma on student behavior and learning; and
6            (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
7    (c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school
8personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic
9knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
10syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
11causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing
12its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources
13of counseling and referral, and any other information that may
14be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such
15pupils. The School Board shall supervise such training. The
16State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health
17shall jointly develop standards for such training.
18    (d) In this subsection (d):
19    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
20member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
21defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
22of 1986.
23    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
24of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
251961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
2611-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5,

 

 

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112-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
2sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
3the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
4are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
5    At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
6program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
7but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
8teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school
9psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons
10with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs
11of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training
12concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth
13victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
14parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or
15sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to
16appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,
17and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school
18district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to
19such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school
20personnel must be trained to understand, provide information
21and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are
22parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
23violence.
24    (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
25for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
26persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and

 

 

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1management.
2    (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
3conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
4teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
5for all personnel.
6    (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
7conduct in-service training for all school district employees
8on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
9instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
10life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
11school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
12requirements under this subsection by using the training,
13including online training, available from the American College
14of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
15    School district employees who are trained to respond to
16trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
17civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
18constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
19(Source: P.A. 101-350, eff. 1-1-20; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
20102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
21    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
22    Sec. 34-18.82. Trauma kit; trauma response training.
23    (a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
24response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
25following:

 

 

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1        (1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
2    Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
3        (2) One compression bandage.
4        (3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
5    by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
6        (4) Protective gloves and a marker.
7        (5) Scissors.
8        (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
9    Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
10    Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
11    Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
12        (7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
13    to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
14    other items that (i) are approved by a local law
15    enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
16    adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
17    stored in a readily available kit.
18    (b) The school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit
19at each school for bleeding emergencies.
20    (c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
21products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
22Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
23States.
24    (d) At least once every 2 years, the board shall conduct
25in-service training for all school district employees on the
26methods to respond to trauma. The training must include

 

 

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1instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
2life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
3school's trauma kit. The board may satisfy the training
4requirements under this subsection by using the training,
5including online training, available from the American College
6of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
7    School district employees who are trained to respond to
8trauma pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be immune from
9civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
10constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.