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