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1		AN ACT concerning education.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
5		Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
6		follows:
7		(105 ILCS 110/3)
8		Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
9		program established under this Act shall include, but not be
10		limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
11		for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
12		State: human ecology and health; human growth and development;
13		the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and
14		social responsibilities of family life, including sexual
15		abstinence until marriage; the prevention and control of
16		disease, including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the
17		prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS; age-appropriate
18		sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in
19		grades pre-kindergarten through 12; public and environmental
20		health; consumer health; safety education and disaster
21		survival; mental health and illness; personal health habits;
22		alcohol and drug use and abuse, including the medical and
23		legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; abuse

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1		during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically accurate
2		information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and
3		e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental
4		health. The instruction on mental health and illness must
5		evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the
6		relationship between physical and mental health so as to
7		enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that
8		promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include
9		how and where to find mental health resources and specialized
10		treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course
11		material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned
12		Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include
13		information about cancer, including, without limitation, types
14		of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of
15		early prevention and detection, and information on where to go
16		for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
17		following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
18		in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
19		first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
20		resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
21		diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
22		suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
23		Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
24		properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
25		training must be in accordance with standards of the American
26		Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another

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1		nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
2		an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
3		basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
4		Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9
5		through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and
6		discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the
7		instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information
8		provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal
9		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,
10		study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum:
11		(1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic
12		reaction, including anaphylaxis;
13		(2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to
14		allergens; and
15		(3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.
16		No later than 30 days after the first day of each school
17		year, the The school board of each public elementary and
18		secondary school in the State shall provide encourage all
19		teachers, administrators, and other school personnel, as
20		determined by school officials, with information regarding
21		emergency procedures and to acquire, develop, and maintain the
22		knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
23		life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
24		Heimlich maneuver, hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
25		and use of the school district's automated external
26		defibrillator and rescue breathing. The information training

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1		shall be in accordance with standards of the American Red
2		Cross, the American Heart Association, or another nationally
3		recognized certifying organization. A school board may use the
4		services of non-governmental entities whose personnel have
5		expertise in life-saving techniques to instruct teachers,
6		administrators, and other school personnel in these
7		techniques. Each school board is encouraged to have in its
8		employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one person who is
9		certified, by the American Red Cross or by another qualified
10		certifying agency, as qualified to administer first aid and
11		cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In addition, each school board
12		is authorized to allocate appropriate portions of its
13		institute or inservice days to conduct training programs for
14		teachers and other school personnel who have expressed an
15		interest in becoming certified qualified to administer
16		emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. School
17		boards are urged to encourage their teachers and other school
18		personnel who coach school athletic programs and other
19		extracurricular school activities to acquire, develop, and
20		maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to properly
21		administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in
22		accordance with standards and requirements established by the
23		American Red Cross or another qualified certifying agency.
24		Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall
25		establish and administer a matching grant program to pay for
26		half of the cost that a school district incurs in training

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1		those teachers and other school personnel who express an
2		interest in becoming qualified to administer first aid or
3		cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
4		accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
5		American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
6		certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
7		automated external defibrillator. A school district that
8		applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
9		half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
10		is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
11		on a first-come, first-serve basis.
12		No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any
13		class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
14		receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
15		resuscitation or how to use an automated external
16		defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
17		objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
18		course or program or the training shall not be reason for
19		suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
20		Curricula developed under programs established in
21		accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
22		alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
23		instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
24		shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
25		effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall
26		be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of

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1		Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
2		and secondary schools in this State instructional materials
3		and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating
4		the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,
5		school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula
6		during the school day or as part of an after-school after
7		school program, support services and instruction for pupils or
8		pupils whose parent, parents, or guardians are chemically
9		dependent. Curricula developed under programs established in
10		accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
11		alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include the instruction,
12		study, and discussion required under subsection (c) of Section
13		27-13.2 of the School Code.
14		(Source: P.A. 102-464, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
15		102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-212, eff. 1-1-24; 103-365, eff.
16		1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
17		Section 10. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
18		changing Section 25 and by adding Section 60 as follows:
19		(105 ILCS 128/25)
20		Sec. 25. Annual review.
21		(a) Each public school district, through its school board
22		or the board's designee, shall conduct a minimum of one annual
23		meeting at which it will review each school building's
24		emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and

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1		procedures, including procedures regarding the school
2		district's threat assessment team, procedures regarding the
3		school district's cardiac emergency response plan, the
4		efficacy and effects of law enforcement drills, and each
5		building's compliance with the school safety drill programs.
6		The purpose of this annual review shall be to review and update
7		the emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
8		procedures and the school safety drill programs of the
9		district and each of its school buildings. This review must be
10		at no cost to the school district. In updating a school
11		building's emergency and crisis response plans, consideration
12		may be given to making the emergency and crisis response plans
13		available to first responders, administrators, and teachers
14		for implementation and utilization through the use of
15		electronic applications on electronic devices, including, but
16		not limited to, smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers.
17		(b) Each school board or the board's designee is required
18		to participate in the annual review and to invite each of the
19		following parties to the annual review and provide each party
20		with a minimum of 30 days' notice before the date of the annual
21		review:
22		(1) The principal of each school within the school
23		district or his or her official designee.
24		(2) Representatives from any other education-related
25		organization or association deemed appropriate by the
26		school district.

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1		(3) Representatives from all local first responder
2		organizations to participate, advise, and consult in the
3		review process, including, but not limited to:
4		(A) the appropriate local fire department or
5		district;
6		(B) the appropriate local law enforcement agency;
7		(C) the appropriate local emergency medical
8		services agency if the agency is a separate, local
9		first responder unit; and
10		(D) any other member of the first responder or
11		emergency management community that has contacted the
12		district superintendent or his or her designee during
13		the past year to request involvement in a school's
14		emergency planning or drill process.
15		(4) The school board or its designee may also choose
16		to invite to the annual review any other persons whom it
17		believes will aid in the review process, including, but
18		not limited to, any members of any other education-related
19		organization or the first responder or emergency
20		management community.
21		(c) Upon the conclusion of the annual review, the school
22		board or the board's designee shall sign a one page report,
23		which may be in either a check-off format or a narrative
24		format, that does the following:
25		(1) summarizes the review's recommended changes to the
26		existing school safety plans and drill plans;

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1		(2) lists the parties that participated in the annual
2		review, and includes the annual review's attendance
3		record;
4		(3) certifies that an effective review of the
5		emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
6		procedures and the school safety drill programs of the
7		district and each of its school buildings has occurred;
8		(4) states that the school district will implement
9		those plans, protocols, procedures, and programs, during
10		the academic year; and
11		(5) includes the authorization of the school board or
12		the board's designee.
13		(d) The school board or its designee shall send a copy of
14		the report to each party that participates in the annual
15		review process and to the appropriate regional superintendent
16		of schools. If any of the participating parties have comments
17		on the certification document, those parties shall submit
18		their comments in writing to the appropriate regional
19		superintendent. The regional superintendent shall maintain a
20		record of these comments. The certification document may be in
21		a check-off format or narrative format, at the discretion of
22		the district superintendent.
23		(e) The review must occur at least once during the fiscal
24		year, at a specific time chosen at the school district
25		superintendent's discretion.
26		(f) A private school shall conduct a minimum of one annual

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1		meeting at which the school must review each school building's
2		emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
3		procedures, including procedures regarding the school's
4		cardiac emergency response plan, and each building's
5		compliance with the school safety drill programs of the
6		school. The purpose of this annual review shall be to review
7		and update the emergency and crisis response plans, protocols,
8		and procedures and the school safety drill programs of the
9		school. This review must be at no cost to the private school.
10		The private school shall invite representatives from all
11		local first responder organizations to participate, advise,
12		and consult in the review process, including, but not limited
13		to, the following:
14		(1) the appropriate local fire department or fire
15		protection district;
16		(2) the appropriate local law enforcement agency;
17		(3) the appropriate local emergency medical services
18		agency if the agency is a separate, local first responder
19		unit; and
20		(4) any other member of the first responder or
21		emergency management community that has contacted the
22		school's chief administrative officer or his or her
23		designee during the past year to request involvement in
24		the school's emergency planning or drill process.
25		(Source: P.A. 101-455, eff. 8-23-19; 102-395, eff. 8-16-21.)

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1		(105 ILCS 128/60 new)
2		Sec. 60. Cardiac emergency response plan.
3		(a) A school district and a private school shall develop a
4		cardiac emergency response plan in place in accordance with
5		guidelines set forth by either the American Heart Association
6		or other nationally recognized, evidence-based standards that
7		addresses the appropriate response to incidents involving an
8		individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar
9		life-threatening emergency while at a school or at a
10		school-sponsored activity or event. The plan must be
11		distributed to all teachers, administrators, school support
12		personnel, coaches, and other school staff identified by
13		school administrators at each school.
14		(b) A cardiac emergency response plan shall include, but
15		is not limited to, the following:
16		(1) Procedures to follow in the event of a cardiac
17		emergency at a school.
18		(2) A listing of every automated external
19		defibrillator that is present and clearly marked or easily
20		accessible at school athletic venues and events and at
21		school and the maintenance schedule for the automated
22		external defibrillator. The automated external
23		defibrillators shall be installed in accordance with the
24		Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness
25		Act, guidelines from the American Heart Association, or
26		other nationally recognized guidelines focused on

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