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Public Act 102-1067 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by adding Section 2310-542 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-542 new) | ||||
Sec. 2310-542. Safe gun storage public awareness campaign. | ||||
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall develop | ||||
and implement a comprehensive 2-year statewide safe gun | ||||
storage public awareness campaign. The campaign shall include | ||||
the following: | ||||
(1) Sustained and focused messaging over the course of | ||||
the 2-year campaign period. | ||||
(2) Messages paired with information about enforcement | ||||
or incentives for safe gun storage. | ||||
(3) Geographic and cultural considerations. | ||||
(b) The campaign shall be divided into the following 3 | ||||
phases: | ||||
(1) A statewide messaging strategy that shall develop | ||||
research-based, culturally appropriate messaging for | ||||
awareness of gun safety, reducing access to lethal means, | ||||
and encouraging safe storage. The campaign shall include |
formats such as paid advertising on Chicago Transit | ||
Authority trains, bus stops, billboards, digital or social | ||
media campaigns, radio, and other public education and | ||
outreach. | ||
(2) A gun lock and gun safe distribution campaign and | ||
gun buy-back programs. This phase shall require the | ||
following: | ||
(A) Developing a focused strategy to distribute, | ||
through community-based organizations, gun locks and | ||
gun safes in areas most affected by gun violence. | ||
(B) Pairing gun lock distribution with brief | ||
counseling or education sessions, which has been shown | ||
to significantly increase safe storage practices. | ||
(C) Developing an education and training program | ||
on safe storage counseling and screening for health | ||
care professionals, including pediatric primary care | ||
and emergency room departments. | ||
(D) Developing education and training on the | ||
Firearms Restraining Order Act for practitioners, law | ||
enforcement, and the general public. | ||
(E) Focusing on suicide prevention, youth or young | ||
adult survivors of gun violence, and families at risk | ||
due to domestic violence. | ||
(F) Incorporating gun buy-back opportunities in | ||
partnership with law enforcement, community-based | ||
organizations, and other local stakeholders. |
(3) A comprehensive evaluation to measure changes in | ||
gun safety behaviors and the overall impact and | ||
effectiveness of the campaign to promote safety. Metrics | ||
to be measured include, but are not limited to, the | ||
following: | ||
(A) Changes in parent behavior and perception. | ||
(B) Media campaign metrics and digital analytics. | ||
(C) The number of people reached through each | ||
strategy. | ||
(D) The number of gun locks and gun safes | ||
distributed. | ||
(E) Changes in intentional and unintentional | ||
firearm injury. | ||
(c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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