Bill Title: Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Beyond Charity Law. Amends the School Code. Provides that 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. Amends the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. Provides that if a public higher education institution issues student identification cards to its students, the institution must provide contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988), the Crisis Text Line, and a local suicide prevention hotline on the identification card. Requires the contact information on the school's or institution's card to identify each helpline that may be contacted through text messaging. Provides that the contact information shall also be included in the student handbook and student planner if a student planner is custom printed by the school or institution. Effective July 1, 2022.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-11)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0416 [HB1778 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2021-08-23	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2021-05-31	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2021-04-20	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2021-02-16	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 002	2021-04-20	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2021-04-09	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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