101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5507

 

Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.66 new

    Amends the School Code. Provides that a school shall notify the parent or guardian of a student who threatens to commit suicide and notify the parent or guardian of a student who searches the Internet, using an electronic device provided by the school, for information or terms related to suicide. Requires a school to maintain a record of the notice to the parent or guardian. Provides that at the request of a parent or guardian, a school may provide information and make recommendations related to an incident or threat. Provides that the school shall inform the parent of the availability of social work services, counseling, and other interventions and shall provide those services at the request of the parent or guardian. Provides for expungement of the record.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.73 and 34-18.66 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.73. Notification of suicidal threats.
8    (a) A school shall:
9        (1) notify the parent or guardian of a student who
10    threatens to commit suicide; and
11        (2) notify the parent or guardian of a student who
12    searches the Internet, using an electronic device provided
13    by the school, for information or terms related to suicide.
14    (b) If a school notifies a parent or guardian of an
15incident or threat required to be reported under subsection
16(a), the school shall produce and maintain a record that
17verifies that the parent or guardian was notified of the
18incident or threat. The school shall maintain the record
19described in this subsection in accordance with the
20requirements of State law; the Family Educational Rights and
21Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g; and 34 CFR Part 99.
22    (c) A school board shall adopt a policy regarding the
23process for:

 

 

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1        (1) notifying a parent or guardian as required in
2    subsection (a); and
3        (2) producing and retaining a record that verifies that
4    a parent or guardian was notified of an incident or threat
5    as required in subsection (a).
6    (d) At the request of a parent or guardian, a school may
7provide information and make recommendations related to an
8incident or threat described in subsection (a). The school
9shall inform the parent or guardian of the availability of
10social work services, mental health services, counseling, and
11other interventions and shall provide those services at the
12request of the parent or guardian.
13    (e) A school shall:
14        (1) provide a student a copy of a record maintained in
15    accordance with this Section that relates to the student if
16    the student requests a copy of the record; and
17        (2) expunge a record maintained in accordance with this
18    Section that relates to a student if the student has
19    graduated from high school and requests that the record be
20    expunged.
 
21    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.66 new)
22    Sec. 34-18.66. Threats of suicide.
23    (a) A school shall:
24        (1) notify the parent or guardian of a student who
25    threatens to commit suicide; and

 

 

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1        (2) notify the parent or guardian of a student who
2    searches the Internet, using an electronic device provided
3    by the school, for information or terms related to suicide.
4    (b) If a school notifies a parent or guardian of an
5incident or threat required to be reported under subsection
6(a), the school shall produce and maintain a record that
7verifies that the parent or guardian was notified of the
8incident or threat. The school shall maintain the record
9described in this subsection in accordance with the
10requirements of State law; the Family Educational Rights and
11Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g; and 34 CFR Part 99.
12    (c) The board shall adopt a policy regarding the process
13for:
14        (1) notifying a parent or guardian as required in
15    subsection (a); and
16        (2) producing and retaining a record that verifies that
17    a parent or guardian was notified of an incident or threat
18    as required in subsection (a).
19    (d) At the request of a parent or guardian, a school may
20provide information and make recommendations related to an
21incident or threat described in subsection (a). The school
22shall inform the parent or guardian of the availability of
23social work services, mental health services, counseling, and
24other interventions and shall provide those services at the
25request of the parent or guardian.
26    (e) A school shall:

 

 

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1        (1) provide a student a copy of a record maintained in
2    accordance with this Section that relates to the student if
3    the student requests a copy of the record; and
4        (2) expunge a record maintained in accordance with this
5    Section that relates to a student if the student has
6    graduated from high school and requests that the record be
7    expunged.