Public Act 102-0416

HB1778 Enrolled LRB102 11751 CMG 17086 b

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

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.

Section 10. The Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act

is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:

(110 ILCS 58/25)

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.

(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.)