Public Act 099-0443
 
SB1793 EnrolledLRB099 09081 NHT 29271 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
2-3.163 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.163 new)
    Sec. 2-3.163. Youth suicide awareness and prevention.
    (a) This Section may be referred to as Ann Marie's Law.
    (b) The State Board of Education shall do both of the 
following:
        (1) In consultation with a youth suicide prevention

    organization operating in this State and organizations 
    representing school boards and school personnel, develop a 
    model
youth suicide awareness and prevention policy that is 
    consistent with subsection (c) of this Section.
        (2) Compile, develop, and post on its publicly 
    accessible
Internet website both of the following, which 
    may include materials
already publicly available:
            (A) Recommended guidelines and educational 
        materials for
training and professional development.
            (B) Recommended resources and age-appropriate 
        educational
materials on youth suicide awareness and 
        prevention.
    (c) The model policy developed by the State Board of 
Education under
subsection (b) of this Section and any policy 
adopted by a school board
under subsection (d) of this Section 
shall include all of the following:
        (1) A statement on youth suicide awareness and 
    prevention.
        (2) Protocols for administering youth suicide 
    awareness and
prevention education to staff and students.
        (3) Methods of prevention, including procedures for 
    early
identification and referral of students at risk of 
    suicide.
        (4) Methods of intervention, including procedures that

    address an emotional or mental health safety plan for 
    students
identified as being at increased risk of suicide.
        (5) Methods of responding to a student or staff suicide 
    or
suicide attempt.
        (6) Reporting procedures.
        (7) Recommended resources on youth suicide awareness 
    and
prevention programs, including current contact 
    information for
such programs.
    (d) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, each school 
board shall review and update its current suicide awareness and 
prevention policy to be consistent with subsection (c) of this 
Section or adopt an age-appropriate youth suicide awareness and

prevention policy consistent with subsection (c) of this 
Section, inform each
school district employee and the parent or 
legal guardian of each
student enrolled in the school district 
of such policy, and post
such policy on the school district's 
publicly accessible Internet
website. The policy adopted by a 
school board under this
subsection (d) may be based upon the 
model policy developed by the
State Board of Education under 
subsection (b) of this Section.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.