Rep. Laura Faver Dias

Filed: 4/15/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5394

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5394 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
5Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
6follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 110/3)
8    Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
9program established under this Act shall include, but not be
10limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
11for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
12State: human ecology and health; human growth and development;
13the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and
14social responsibilities of family life, including sexual
15abstinence until marriage; the prevention and control of
16disease, including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the

 

 

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1prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS; age-appropriate
2sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in
3grades pre-kindergarten through 12; public and environmental
4health; consumer health; safety education and disaster
5survival; mental health and illness; personal health habits;
6alcohol and drug use and abuse, including the medical and
7legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; abuse
8during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically accurate
9information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and
10e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental
11health. The instruction on mental health and illness must
12evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the
13relationship between physical and mental health so as to
14enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that
15promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include
16how and where to find mental health resources and specialized
17treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course
18material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned
19Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include
20information about cancer, including, without limitation, types
21of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of
22early prevention and detection, and information on where to go
23for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
24following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
25in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
26first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary

 

 

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1resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
2diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
3suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
4Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
5properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
6training must be in accordance with standards of the American
7Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
8nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
9an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
10basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
11    Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9
12through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and
13discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the
14instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information
15provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal
16Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,
17study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum:
18        (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic
19    reaction, including anaphylaxis;
20        (2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to
21    allergens; and
22        (3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.
23    No later than 30 days after the first day of each school
24year, the The school board of each public elementary and
25secondary school in the State shall provide encourage all
26teachers, administrators, and other school personnel, as

 

 

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1determined by school officials, with information regarding
2emergency procedures and to acquire, develop, and maintain the
3knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
4life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
5Heimlich maneuver, hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
6and use of the school district's automatic external
7defibrillator, and identify the cardiac emergency response
8team and rescue breathing. The information training shall be
9in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
10American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
11certifying organization. A school board may use the services
12of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
13life-saving techniques to instruct teachers, administrators,
14and other school personnel in these techniques. Each school
15board is encouraged to have in its employ, or on its volunteer
16staff, at least one person who is certified, by the American
17Red Cross or by another qualified certifying agency, as
18qualified to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
19resuscitation. In addition, each school board is authorized to
20allocate appropriate portions of its institute or inservice
21days to conduct training programs for teachers and other
22school personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming
23certified qualified to administer emergency first aid or
24cardiopulmonary resuscitation. School boards are urged to
25encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach
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1activities to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and
2skills necessary to properly administer first aid and
3cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with standards and
4requirements established by the American Red Cross or another
5qualified certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the
6State Board of Education shall establish and administer a
7matching grant program to pay for half of the cost that a
8school district incurs in training those teachers and other
9school personnel who express an interest in becoming qualified
10to administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation
11(which training must be in accordance with standards of the
12American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
13nationally recognized certifying organization) or in learning
14how to use an automated external defibrillator. A school
15district that applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has
16funds to pay half of the cost of the training for which
17matching grant money is sought. The State Board of Education
18shall award the grants on a first-come, first-serve basis.
19    No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any
20class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
21receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
22resuscitation or how to use an automated external
23defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
24objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
25course or program or the training shall not be reason for
26suspension or expulsion of the pupil.

 

 

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1    Curricula developed under programs established in
2accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
3alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
4instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
5shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
6effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall
7be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
8Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
9and secondary schools in this State instructional materials
10and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating
11the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,
12school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula
13during the school day or as part of an after-school after
14school program, support services and instruction for pupils or
15pupils whose parent, parents, or guardians are chemically
16dependent. Curricula developed under programs established in
17accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
18alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include the instruction,
19study, and discussion required under subsection (c) of Section
2027-13.2 of the School Code.
21(Source: P.A. 102-464, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
22102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-212, eff. 1-1-24; 103-365, eff.
231-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
 
24    Section 10. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
25changing Section 25 and by adding Section 60 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 128/25)
2    Sec. 25. Annual review.
3    (a) Each public school district, through its school board
4or the board's designee, shall conduct a minimum of one annual
5meeting at which it will review each school building's
6emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
7procedures, including procedures regarding the school
8district's threat assessment team, procedures regarding the
9school district's cardiac emergency response plan, the
10efficacy and effects of law enforcement drills, and each
11building's compliance with the school safety drill programs.
12The purpose of this annual review shall be to review and update
13the emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
14procedures and the school safety drill programs of the
15district and each of its school buildings. This review must be
16at no cost to the school district. In updating a school
17building's emergency and crisis response plans, consideration
18may be given to making the emergency and crisis response plans
19available to first responders, administrators, and teachers
20for implementation and utilization through the use of
21electronic applications on electronic devices, including, but
22not limited to, smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers.
23    (b) Each school board or the board's designee is required
24to participate in the annual review and to invite each of the
25following parties to the annual review and provide each party

 

 

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1with a minimum of 30 days' notice before the date of the annual
2review:
3        (1) The principal of each school within the school
4    district or his or her official designee.
5        (2) Representatives from any other education-related
6    organization or association deemed appropriate by the
7    school district.
8        (3) Representatives from all local first responder
9    organizations to participate, advise, and consult in the
10    review process, including, but not limited to:
11            (A) the appropriate local fire department or
12        district;
13            (B) the appropriate local law enforcement agency;
14            (C) the appropriate local emergency medical
15        services agency if the agency is a separate, local
16        first responder unit; and
17            (D) any other member of the first responder or
18        emergency management community that has contacted the
19        district superintendent or his or her designee during
20        the past year to request involvement in a school's
21        emergency planning or drill process.
22        (4) The school board or its designee may also choose
23    to invite to the annual review any other persons whom it
24    believes will aid in the review process, including, but
25    not limited to, any members of any other education-related
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1    management community.
2    (c) Upon the conclusion of the annual review, the school
3board or the board's designee shall sign a one page report,
4which may be in either a check-off format or a narrative
5format, that does the following:
6        (1) summarizes the review's recommended changes to the
7    existing school safety plans and drill plans;
8        (2) lists the parties that participated in the annual
9    review, and includes the annual review's attendance
10    record;
11        (3) certifies that an effective review of the
12    emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
13    procedures and the school safety drill programs of the
14    district and each of its school buildings has occurred;
15        (4) states that the school district will implement
16    those plans, protocols, procedures, and programs, during
17    the academic year; and
18        (5) includes the authorization of the school board or
19    the board's designee.
20    (d) The school board or its designee shall send a copy of
21the report to each party that participates in the annual
22review process and to the appropriate regional superintendent
23of schools. If any of the participating parties have comments
24on the certification document, those parties shall submit
25their comments in writing to the appropriate regional
26superintendent. The regional superintendent shall maintain a

 

 

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1record of these comments. The certification document may be in
2a check-off format or narrative format, at the discretion of
3the district superintendent.
4    (e) The review must occur at least once during the fiscal
5year, at a specific time chosen at the school district
6superintendent's discretion.
7    (f) A private school shall conduct a minimum of one annual
8meeting at which the school must review each school building's
9emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
10procedures, including procedures regarding the school's
11cardiac emergency response plan, and each building's
12compliance with the school safety drill programs of the
13school. The purpose of this annual review shall be to review
14and update the emergency and crisis response plans, protocols,
15and procedures and the school safety drill programs of the
16school. This review must be at no cost to the private school.
17    The private school shall invite representatives from all
18local first responder organizations to participate, advise,
19and consult in the review process, including, but not limited
20to, the following:
21        (1) the appropriate local fire department or fire
22    protection district;
23        (2) the appropriate local law enforcement agency;
24        (3) the appropriate local emergency medical services
25    agency if the agency is a separate, local first responder
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1        (4) any other member of the first responder or
2    emergency management community that has contacted the
3    school's chief administrative officer or his or her
4    designee during the past year to request involvement in
5    the school's emergency planning or drill process.
6(Source: P.A. 101-455, eff. 8-23-19; 102-395, eff. 8-16-21.)
 
7    (105 ILCS 128/60 new)
8    Sec. 60. Cardiac emergency response plan.
9    (a) A school district and a private school shall develop a
10cardiac emergency response plan in place in accordance with
11guidelines set forth by either the American Heart Association
12or other nationally recognized, evidence-based standards that
13addresses the appropriate response to incidents involving an
14individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar
15life-threatening emergency while at a school or at a
16school-sponsored activity or event. The plan must be
17distributed to all teachers, administrators, school support
18personnel, coaches, and other school staff identified by
19school administrators at each school.
20    (b) A cardiac emergency response plan shall include, but
21is not limited to, the following:
22        (1) Procedures to follow in the event of a cardiac
23    emergency at a school.
24        (2) A listing of every automatic external
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1    accessible at school athletic venues and events and at
2    school and the maintenance schedule for the automatic
3    external defibrillator. The automatic external
4    defibrillators shall be installed in accordance with the
5    Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness
6    Act, guidelines from the American Heart Association, or
7    other nationally recognized guidelines focused on
8    emergency cardiovascular care.
9        (3) Information on hands-only cardiopulmonary
10    resuscitation and use of automatic external defibrillators
11    to teachers, administrators, coaches, assistant coaches,
12    and other school staff identified by school
13    administrators, in accordance with Section 3 of the
14    Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health
15    Education Act.".