Public Act 0134 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0597 Enrolled LRB102 12280 CMG 17617 b

Public Act 102-0134

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 10-20.73 and 34-18.67 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new)

Sec. 10-20.73. Student identification; suicide prevention information. Each school district shall provide contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and for the Crisis Text Line on the back of each student identification card issued by the school district. If the school district does not issue student identification cards to its students or to all of its students, the school district must publish this information on its website.

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new)

Sec. 34-18.67. Student identification; suicide prevention information. The school district shall provide contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and for the Crisis Text Line on the back of each student identification card issued by the school district. If the school district does not issue student identification cards to its students or to all of its students, the school district must publish this information on its website.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2021.

Effective Date: 7/23/2021