Full Text of HB3924 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 27-13.2 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-13.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.2)
| 7 | | Sec. 27-13.2. Required instruction. | 8 | | (a) In every public school there
shall be instruction, | 9 | | study, and discussion of effective methods by which
pupils may | 10 | | recognize the danger of and avoid abduction, and in every
| 11 | | public school maintaining any of grades kindergarten through | 12 | | 8 , there shall
be, for such grades, instruction, study, and | 13 | | discussion of effective
methods for the prevention and | 14 | | avoidance of drugs and the dangers of opioid and substance | 15 | | abuse.
School boards may
include such required instruction, | 16 | | study , and discussion in the courses of
study regularly taught | 17 | | in the public schools of their respective districts;
provided, | 18 | | however, that such instruction shall be given each year to all
| 19 | | pupils in grades kindergarten through 8. The State | 20 | | Superintendent of
Education may prepare and make available to | 21 | | all public and non-public
schools instructional materials | 22 | | which may be used by such schools
as guidelines for | 23 | | development of a program of instruction
under this subsection |
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| 1 | | (a) Section ; provided, however, that each school board shall
| 2 | | itself determine the minimum amount of instruction time which | 3 | | shall qualify
as a program of instruction
which will
satisfy | 4 | | the requirements of this subsection (a) Section .
| 5 | | The State Superintendent of Education, in cooperation with | 6 | | the
Department of Children and Family Services, shall prepare | 7 | | and disseminate
to all public schools and non-public schools, | 8 | | information on instructional
materials and programs about | 9 | | child sexual abuse which may be used by such
schools for their | 10 | | own or community programs. Such information may also be
| 11 | | disseminated by such schools to parents.
| 12 | | (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the foregoing | 13 | | provisions of this Section, no pupil in
any of grades | 14 | | kindergarten through 8 shall be required to take or
| 15 | | participate in any class or course providing instruction in | 16 | | recognizing and
avoiding sexual abuse if the parent or | 17 | | guardian of the pupil submits
written objection thereto; and | 18 | | refusal to take or participate in such class
or course after | 19 | | such written objection is made shall not be reason for
| 20 | | failing, suspending or expelling such pupil. Each school board | 21 | | intending
to offer any such class or course to pupils in any of | 22 | | grades kindergarten
through 8 shall give not less than 5 days | 23 | | written notice to the parents or
guardians of such pupils | 24 | | before commencing the class or course.
| 25 | | (c) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in every | 26 | | State-required health course for grades 9 through 12,
a school |
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| 1 | | district shall provide instruction, study, and discussion on | 2 | | the dangers of fentanyl.
Information for the instruction, | 3 | | study, and discussion of fentanyl shall come
from information | 4 | | provided by the National Institutes of Health, the United | 5 | | States Drug
Enforcement Administration, or the United States | 6 | | Department of Health and Human
Services. This instruction, | 7 | | study, and discussion shall include, at a
minimum, all of the | 8 | | following: | 9 | | (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an | 10 | | explanation of the differences between synthetic and | 11 | | nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of | 12 | | fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and | 13 | | illegal uses of fentanyl. | 14 | | (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using | 15 | | fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal | 16 | | amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the | 17 | | risk factors may include, but is not limited to: | 18 | | (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl; | 19 | | (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without | 20 | | a person's knowledge; | 21 | | (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a | 22 | | person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive | 23 | | properties; and | 24 | | (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to | 25 | | hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia | 26 | | precisely does to a person's body. |
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| 1 | | (3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in | 2 | | other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl. | 3 | | (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and | 4 | | how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which | 5 | | shall include: | 6 | | (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips; | 7 | | (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a | 8 | | nasal spray or an injection; and | 9 | | (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on | 10 | | fentanyl. | 11 | | Students shall be assessed on the instruction required | 12 | | under this subsection (c). The assessment may include, but is | 13 | | not limited to: | 14 | | (1) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic | 15 | | drugs; | 16 | | (2) hypoxia; | 17 | | (3) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body; | 18 | | (4) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and | 19 | | (5) how to detect and prevent overdoses. | 20 | | The instruction required under this subsection (c) shall | 21 | | be taught by a licensed educator, school
nurse, or school | 22 | | counselor. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 102-195, eff. 7-30-21.)
| 24 | | Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive | 25 | | Health
Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as |
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| 1 | | follows:
| 2 | | (105 ILCS 110/3)
| 3 | | Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The | 4 | | program established
under this Act shall include, but not be | 5 | | limited to, the following major
educational areas as a basis | 6 | | for curricula in all elementary and secondary
schools in this | 7 | | State: human ecology and health; human growth and
development; | 8 | | the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and
| 9 | | social responsibilities of family life, including sexual | 10 | | abstinence until
marriage; the prevention and control of | 11 | | disease, including instruction in
grades 6 through 12 on the | 12 | | prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS; age-appropriate | 13 | | sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in | 14 | | grades pre-kindergarten through 12; public and environmental | 15 | | health; consumer health; safety education and
disaster | 16 | | survival; mental health and illness; personal health habits;
| 17 | | alcohol and drug use and abuse, including the medical and | 18 | | legal ramifications
of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; abuse | 19 | | during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically accurate | 20 | | information regarding sexual
abstinence; tobacco and | 21 | | e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental | 22 | | health. The instruction on mental health and illness must | 23 | | evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the | 24 | | relationship between physical and mental health so as to | 25 | | enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that |
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| 1 | | promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include | 2 | | how and where to find mental health resources and specialized | 3 | | treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course | 4 | | material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned | 5 | | Newborn Infant Protection Act.
The program shall include | 6 | | information about cancer, including, without limitation, types | 7 | | of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of | 8 | | early prevention and detection, and information on where to go | 9 | | for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the | 10 | | following areas may also
be included as a basis for curricula | 11 | | in all elementary and secondary
schools in this State: basic | 12 | | first aid (including, but not limited to,
cardiopulmonary | 13 | | resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease, | 14 | | diabetes, stroke, the
prevention of child abuse, neglect, and | 15 | | suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12. | 16 | | Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to | 17 | | properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which | 18 | | training must be in accordance with standards of the American | 19 | | Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another | 20 | | nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use | 21 | | an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a | 22 | | basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State. | 23 | | The school board of each
public elementary and secondary | 24 | | school in the State
shall encourage all teachers and other | 25 | | school personnel to acquire,
develop, and maintain the | 26 | | knowledge and skills necessary to properly
administer |
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| 1 | | life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
| 2 | | Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing.
The training shall be | 3 | | in
accordance with standards of the
American Red Cross, the | 4 | | American Heart Association, or another nationally
recognized | 5 | | certifying organization.
A school board may use the
services | 6 | | of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
| 7 | | life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school | 8 | | personnel in
these techniques. Each school board
is encouraged | 9 | | to have in
its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one | 10 | | person who is certified, by
the American Red Cross or by | 11 | | another qualified certifying agency,
as qualified to | 12 | | administer first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In | 13 | | addition, each school board is authorized to
allocate | 14 | | appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to | 15 | | conduct
training programs for teachers and other school | 16 | | personnel who have expressed an
interest in becoming qualified | 17 | | to administer emergency first aid or
cardiopulmonary | 18 | | resuscitation. School boards are urged to
encourage their | 19 | | teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
| 20 | | programs and other extracurricular school activities to | 21 | | acquire, develop, and
maintain the knowledge and skills | 22 | | necessary to properly administer first aid
and cardiopulmonary | 23 | | resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
| 24 | | established by the American Red Cross or another qualified | 25 | | certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board | 26 | | of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant |
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| 1 | | program to pay for half of the cost that a school district | 2 | | incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel | 3 | | who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer | 4 | | cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
| 5 | | accordance with standards of the
American Red Cross, the | 6 | | American Heart Association, or another nationally
recognized | 7 | | certifying organization) or in learning how to use an | 8 | | automated external defibrillator. A school district that | 9 | | applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay | 10 | | half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money | 11 | | is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants | 12 | | on a first-come, first-serve basis.
| 13 | | No pupil shall be
required to take or participate in any | 14 | | class or course on AIDS or family
life instruction or to | 15 | | receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary | 16 | | resuscitation or how to use an automated external | 17 | | defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written | 18 | | objection
thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the | 19 | | course or program or the training shall
not be reason for | 20 | | suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
| 21 | | Curricula developed under programs established in | 22 | | accordance with this
Act in the major educational area of | 23 | | alcohol and drug use and abuse shall
include classroom | 24 | | instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction,
which | 25 | | shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal | 26 | | effects
and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall |
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| 1 | | be integrated into
existing curricula; and the State Board of | 2 | | Education shall develop and make
available to all elementary | 3 | | and secondary schools in this State
instructional materials | 4 | | and guidelines which will assist the schools in
incorporating | 5 | | the instruction into their existing curricula. In
addition, | 6 | | school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula | 7 | | during
the school day or as part of an after school program, | 8 | | support services and
instruction for pupils or pupils whose | 9 | | parent, parents, or guardians are
chemically dependent. | 10 | | Curricula developed under programs established in accordance | 11 | | with this
Act in the major educational area of alcohol and drug | 12 | | use and abuse shall
include the instruction, study, and | 13 | | discussion required under subsection (c) of Section 27-13.2 of | 14 | | the School Code.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 101-305, eff. 1-1-20; 102-464, eff. 8-20-21; | 16 | | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23 .)
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