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| Public Act 102-0416 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 1. This Act may be referred to as the Beyond | ||||
Charity Law. | ||||
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||
10-20.75 and 34-18.67 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.75 new) | ||||
Sec. 10-20.75. Identification cards; suicide prevention | ||||
information. Each school district that serves pupils in any of | ||||
grades 6 through 12 and that issues an identification card to | ||||
pupils in any of grades 6 through 12 shall provide contact | ||||
information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | ||||
(988), the Crisis Text Line, and either the Safe2Help Illinois | ||||
helpline or a local suicide prevention hotline or both on the | ||||
identification card. The contact information shall identify | ||||
each helpline that may be contacted through text messaging. | ||||
The contact information shall be included in the school's | ||||
student handbook and also the student planner if a student | ||||
planner is custom printed by the school for distribution to | ||||
pupils in any of grades 6 through 12. | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new) | ||
Sec. 34-18.67. Identification cards; suicide prevention | ||
information. If the school district issues an identification | ||
card to pupils in any of grades 6 through 12, the district | ||
shall provide contact information for the National Suicide | ||
Prevention Lifeline (988), the Crisis Text Line, and either | ||
the Safe2Help Illinois helpline or a local suicide prevention | ||
hotline or both on the identification card. The contact | ||
information shall identify each helpline that may be contacted | ||
through text messaging. The contact information shall be | ||
included in the school's student handbook and also the student | ||
planner if a student planner is custom printed by the school | ||
for distribution to pupils in any of grades 6 through 12.
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Section 10. The Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act | ||
is amended by changing Section 25 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 58/25)
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Sec. 25. Awareness. To raise mental health awareness on | ||
college campuses, each public college or university must do | ||
all of the following: | ||
(1) Develop and implement an annual student | ||
orientation session aimed at raising awareness about | ||
mental health conditions. | ||
(2) Assess courses and seminars available to students | ||
through their regular academic experiences and implement | ||
mental health awareness curricula if opportunities for | ||
integration exist. | ||
(3) Create and feature a page on its website or mobile | ||
application with information dedicated solely to the | ||
mental health resources available to students at the | ||
public college or university and in the surrounding | ||
community. | ||
(4) Distribute messages related to mental health | ||
resources that encourage help-seeking behavior through the | ||
online learning platform of the public college or | ||
university during high stress periods of the academic | ||
year, including, but not limited to, midterm or final | ||
examinations. These stigma-reducing strategies must be | ||
based on documented best practices. | ||
(5) Three years after the effective date of this Act, | ||
implement an online screening tool to raise awareness and | ||
establish a mechanism to link or refer students of the | ||
public college or university to services. Screenings and | ||
resources must be available year round for students and, | ||
at a minimum, must (i) include validated screening tools | ||
for depression, an anxiety disorder, an eating disorder, | ||
substance use, alcohol-use disorder, post-traumatic stress | ||
disorder, and bipolar disorder, (ii) provide resources for | ||
immediate connection to services, if indicated, including | ||
emergency resources, (iii) provide general information | ||
about all mental health-related resources available to | ||
students of the public college or university, and (iv) | ||
function anonymously. | ||
(6) At least once per term and at times of high | ||
academic stress, including midterm or final examinations, | ||
provide students information regarding online screenings | ||
and resources.
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(7) Provide contact information for the National | ||
Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988), the Crisis Text Line, | ||
and a local suicide prevention hotline on each student | ||
identification card issued by the public college or | ||
university if the public college or university issues | ||
student identification cards. The contact information | ||
shall identify each helpline that may be contacted through | ||
text messaging. The contact information shall be included | ||
in the public college's or university's student handbook | ||
and also the student planner if a student planner is | ||
custom printed by the public college or university for | ||
distribution to students. | ||
(Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.) | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2022. | ||