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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4865 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Requires a public institution of higher education to make fentanyl testing strips available free of charge through the student health center, a student wellness office, wellness kiosks, and resident assistant programs. Provides that fentanyl testing strips shall be provided in confidentiality to any enrolled student upon request. Allows a public institution of higher education to offer educational materials addressing drug overdose prevention. Effective July 1, 2026. |
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| | HB4865 | | LRB104 17824 LNS 31258 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Higher Education Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 21 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 167/21 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 21. Free fentanyl test strips; drug overdose |
| 8 | | prevention educational materials. |
| 9 | | (a) A public institution of higher education shall make |
| 10 | | fentanyl testing strips available free of charge through the |
| 11 | | student health center, a student wellness office, wellness |
| 12 | | kiosks, and resident assistant programs. |
| 13 | | The fentanyl testing strips shall be provided in |
| 14 | | confidentiality to any enrolled student upon request. |
| 15 | | (b) A public institution of higher education may offer |
| 16 | | educational materials addressing drug overdose prevention.
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| 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
| 18 | | 2026. |