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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | amended by adding Section 2310-542 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-542 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2310-542. Safe gun storage public awareness campaign. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The Department shall develop and implement a | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | comprehensive 2-year statewide safe gun storage public | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | awareness campaign. The campaign shall include the following: | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (1) Sustained and focused messaging over the course of | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | the 2-year campaign period. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (2) Messages paired with information about enforcement | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | or incentives for safe gun storage. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (3) Geographic and cultural considerations. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (b) The campaign shall be divided into the following 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | phases: | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (1) A statewide messaging strategy that shall develop | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | research-based, culturally appropriate messaging for | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | awareness of gun safety, reducing access to lethal means, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | and encouraging safe storage. The campaign shall include | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | formats such as paid advertising on Chicago Transit |
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1 | Authority trains, bus stops, billboards, digital or social | ||||||
2 | media campaigns, radio, and other public education and | ||||||
3 | outreach. | ||||||
4 | (2) A gun lock and gun safe distribution campaign and | ||||||
5 | gun buy-back programs. This phase shall require the | ||||||
6 | following: | ||||||
7 | (A) Developing a focused strategy to distribute, | ||||||
8 | through community based organizations, gun locks and | ||||||
9 | gun safes in areas most affected by gun violence. | ||||||
10 | (B) Pairing gun lock distribution with brief | ||||||
11 | counseling or education sessions, which has been shown | ||||||
12 | to significantly increase safe storage practices. | ||||||
13 | (C) Developing an education and training program | ||||||
14 | on safe storage counseling and screening for health | ||||||
15 | care professionals, including pediatric primary care | ||||||
16 | and emergency room departments. | ||||||
17 | (D) Developing education and training on the | ||||||
18 | Firearms Restraining Order Act for practitioners, law | ||||||
19 | enforcement, and the general public. | ||||||
20 | (E) Focusing on suicide prevention, youth or young | ||||||
21 | adult survivors of gun violence, and families at risk | ||||||
22 | due to domestic violence. | ||||||
23 | (F) Incorporating gun buy-back opportunities in | ||||||
24 | partnership with law enforcement, community-based | ||||||
25 | organizations, and other local stakeholders. | ||||||
26 | (3) A comprehensive evaluation to measure changes in |
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1 | gun safety behaviors and the overall impact and | ||||||
2 | effectiveness of the campaign to promote safety. Metrics | ||||||
3 | to be measured include, but are not limited to, the | ||||||
4 | following: | ||||||
5 | (A) Changes in parent behavior and perception. | ||||||
6 | (B) Media campaign metrics and digital analytics. | ||||||
7 | (C) The number of people reached through each | ||||||
8 | strategy. | ||||||
9 | (D) The number of gun locks and gun safes | ||||||
10 | distributed. | ||||||
11 | (E) Changes in intentional and unintentional | ||||||
12 | firearm injury. | ||||||
13 | (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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