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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 changing Section
527-13.2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-13.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.2)
7    Sec. 27-13.2. Required instruction.
8    (a) In every public school there shall be instruction,
9study, and discussion of effective methods by which pupils may
10recognize the danger of and avoid abduction, and in every
11public school maintaining any of grades kindergarten through
128, there shall be, for such grades, instruction, study, and
13discussion of effective methods for the prevention and
14avoidance of drugs and the dangers of opioid and substance
15abuse. School boards may include such required instruction,
16study, and discussion in the courses of study regularly taught
17in the public schools of their respective districts; provided,
18however, that such instruction shall be given each year to all
19pupils in grades kindergarten through 8. The State
20Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to
21all public and non-public schools instructional materials
22which may be used by such schools as guidelines for
23development of a program of instruction under this subsection

 

 

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1(a); provided, however, that each school board shall itself
2determine the minimum amount of instruction time which shall
3qualify as a program of instruction which will satisfy the
4requirements of this subsection (a).
5    The State Superintendent of Education, in cooperation with
6the Department of Children and Family Services, shall prepare
7and disseminate to all public schools and non-public schools,
8information on instructional materials and programs about
9child sexual abuse which may be used by such schools for their
10own or community programs. Such information may also be
11disseminated by such schools to parents.
12    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, no
13pupil in any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall be
14required to take or participate in any class or course
15providing instruction in recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse
16if the parent or guardian of the pupil submits written
17objection thereto; and refusal to take or participate in such
18class or course after such written objection is made shall not
19be reason for failing, suspending or expelling such pupil.
20Each school board intending to offer any such class or course
21to pupils in any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall give
22not less than 5 days written notice to the parents or guardians
23of such pupils before commencing the class or course.
24    (c) (Blank). Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in
25every State-required health course for grades 9 through 12, a
26school district shall provide instruction, study, and

 

 

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1discussion on the dangers of fentanyl. Information for the
2instruction, study, and discussion of fentanyl shall come from
3information provided by the National Institutes of Health, the
4United States Drug Enforcement Administration, or the United
5States Department of Health and Human Services. This
6instruction, study, and discussion shall include, at a
7minimum, all of the following:
8        (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
9    explanation of the differences between synthetic and
10    nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
11    fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
12    illegal uses of fentanyl.
13        (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
14    fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
15    amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
16    risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
17            (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
18            (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
19        a person's knowledge;
20            (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
21        person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
22        properties; and
23            (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
24        hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
25        precisely does to a person's body.
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1    other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
2        (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
3    how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
4    shall include:
5            (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
6            (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
7        nasal spray or an injection; and
8            (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
9        fentanyl.
10    Students shall be assessed on the instruction required
11under this subsection (c). The assessment may include, but is
12not limited to:
13        (1) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
14    drugs;
15        (2) hypoxia;
16        (3) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
17        (4) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
18        (5) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
19    The instruction required under this subsection (c) shall
20be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse, or school
21counselor.
22(Source: P.A. 102-195, eff. 7-30-21; 103-365, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
23    Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
24Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
25follows:
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 110/3)
2    Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program.
3    (a) The program established under this Act shall include,
4but not be limited to, the following major educational areas
5as a basis for curricula in all elementary and secondary
6schools in this State: human ecology and health; human growth
7and development; the emotional, psychological, physiological,
8hygienic, and social responsibilities of family life,
9including sexual abstinence until marriage; the prevention and
10control of disease, including instruction in grades 6 through
1112 on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS;
12age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and
13prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12;
14public and environmental health; consumer health; safety
15education and disaster preparedness survival; mental health
16and illness; personal health habits; alcohol and drug use and
17abuse, including the use and abuse of fentanyl, and the
18medical and legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco
19use; abuse during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically
20accurate information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and
21e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental
22health. The instruction on mental health and illness must
23evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the
24relationship between physical and mental health so as to
25enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that

 

 

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1promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include
2how and where to find mental health resources and specialized
3treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course
4material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned
5Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include
6information about cancer, including, without limitation, types
7of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of
8early prevention and detection, and information on where to go
9for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
10following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
11in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
12first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
13resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
14diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
15suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
16Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
17properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
18training must be in accordance with standards of the American
19Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
20nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
21an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
22basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
23    (b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9
24through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and
25discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the
26instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information

 

 

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1provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal
2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,
3study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum:
4        (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic
5    reaction, including anaphylaxis;
6        (2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to
7    allergens; and
8        (3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.
9    (c) The school board of each public elementary and
10secondary school in the State shall encourage all teachers and
11other school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
12knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
13life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
14Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
15in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
16American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
17certifying organization. A school board may use the services
18of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
19life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
20personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
21to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
22person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
23another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
24administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
25addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
26appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to

 

 

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1conduct training programs for teachers and other school
2personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
3to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
4resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
5teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
6programs and other extracurricular school activities to
7acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
8necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
9resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
10established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
11certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
12of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
13program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
14incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
15who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
16cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
17accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
18American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
19certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
20automated external defibrillator. A school district that
21applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
22half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
23is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
24on a first-come, first-serve basis.
25    (d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in
26any class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to

 

 

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1receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
2resuscitation or how to use an automated external
3defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
4objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
5course or program or the training shall not be reason for
6suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
7    (e) Curricula developed under programs established in
8accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
9alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
10instruction in grades 5 through 12, shall be age and
11developmentally appropriate, and may include the information
12contained in the Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
13Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of the School
14Code, as applicable. The instruction, which shall include
15matters relating to both the physical and legal effects and
16ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall be integrated
17into existing curricula; and the State Board of Education
18shall determine how to develop and make available to all
19elementary and secondary schools in this State instructional
20materials and guidelines that which will assist the schools in
21incorporating the instruction into their existing curricula.
22In addition, school districts may offer, as part of existing
23curricula during the school day or as part of an after-school
24after school program, support services and instruction for
25pupils or pupils whose parent, parents, or guardians are
26chemically dependent. Curricula developed under programs

 

 

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1established in accordance with this Act in the major
2educational area of alcohol and drug use and abuse shall
3include the instruction, study, and discussion required under
4subsection (c) of Section 27-13.2 of the School Code.
5    Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the program
6shall include instruction, study, and discussion on the
7dangers of fentanyl in grades 6 through 12. Information for
8the instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of
9fentanyl shall be age and developmentally appropriate and may
10include information contained in the Substance Use Prevention
11and Recovery Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of
12the School Code, as applicable. The instruction, study, and
13discussion on the dangers of fentanyl in grades 9 through 12
14shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
15        (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
16    explanation of the differences between synthetic and
17    nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
18    fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
19    illegal uses of fentanyl.
20        (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
21    fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
22    amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
23    risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
24            (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
25            (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
26        a person's knowledge;

 

 

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1            (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
2        person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
3        properties; and
4            (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
5        hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
6        precisely does to a person's body.
7        (3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
8    other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
9        (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
10    how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
11    shall include:
12            (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
13            (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
14        nasal spray or an injection; and
15            (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
16        fentanyl.
17Students in grades 9 through 12 shall be assessed on the
18instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of fentanyl.
19The assessment may include, but is not limited to:
20        (i) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
21    drugs;
22        (ii) hypoxia;
23        (iii) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
24        (iv) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
25        (v) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
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1fentanyl may be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse,
2or school counselor.
3(Source: P.A. 102-464, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
4102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-212, eff. 1-1-24; 103-365, eff.
51-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.