HB5507 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5507

Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.66 new

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school shall notify the parent or guardian of a student who threatens to commit suicide and notify the parent or guardian of a student who searches the Internet, using an electronic device provided by the school, for information or terms related to suicide. Requires a school to maintain a record of the notice to the parent or guardian. Provides that at the request of a parent or guardian, a school may provide information and make recommendations related to an incident or threat. Provides that the school shall inform the parent of the availability of social work services, counseling, and other interventions and shall provide those services at the request of the parent or guardian. Provides for expungement of the record.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

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 Sections 10-20.73 and 34-18.66 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new)

Sec. 10-20.73. Notification of suicidal threats.

(a) A school shall:

(1) notify the parent or guardian of a student who threatens to commit suicide; and

(2) notify the parent or guardian of a student who searches the Internet, using an electronic device provided by the school, for information or terms related to suicide.

(b) If a school notifies a parent or guardian of an incident or threat required to be reported under subsection (a), the school shall produce and maintain a record that verifies that the parent or guardian was notified of the incident or threat. The school shall maintain the record described in this subsection in accordance with the requirements of State law; the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g; and 34 CFR Part 99.

(c) A school board shall adopt a policy regarding the process for:

(1) notifying a parent or guardian as required in subsection (a); and

(2) producing and retaining a record that verifies that a parent or guardian was notified of an incident or threat as required in subsection (a).

(d) At the request of a parent or guardian, a school may provide information and make recommendations related to an incident or threat described in subsection (a). The school shall inform the parent or guardian of the availability of social work services, mental health services, counseling, and other interventions and shall provide those services at the request of the parent or guardian.

(e) A school shall:

(1) provide a student a copy of a record maintained in accordance with this Section that relates to the student if the student requests a copy of the record; and

(2) expunge a record maintained in accordance with this Section that relates to a student if the student has graduated from high school and requests that the record be expunged.

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.66 new)

Sec. 34-18.66. Threats of suicide.

(a) A school shall:

(1) notify the parent or guardian of a student who threatens to commit suicide; and

(2) notify the parent or guardian of a student who searches the Internet, using an electronic device provided by the school, for information or terms related to suicide.

(b) If a school notifies a parent or guardian of an incident or threat required to be reported under subsection (a), the school shall produce and maintain a record that verifies that the parent or guardian was notified of the incident or threat. The school shall maintain the record described in this subsection in accordance with the requirements of State law; the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g; and 34 CFR Part 99.

(c) The board shall adopt a policy regarding the process for:

(1) notifying a parent or guardian as required in subsection (a); and

(2) producing and retaining a record that verifies that a parent or guardian was notified of an incident or threat as required in subsection (a).

(d) At the request of a parent or guardian, a school may provide information and make recommendations related to an incident or threat described in subsection (a). The school shall inform the parent or guardian of the availability of social work services, mental health services, counseling, and other interventions and shall provide those services at the request of the parent or guardian.

(e) A school shall:

(1) provide a student a copy of a record maintained in accordance with this Section that relates to the student if the student requests a copy of the record; and

(2) expunge a record maintained in accordance with this Section that relates to a student if the student has graduated from high school and requests that the record be expunged.