103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1561 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/10-22.39 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies. Defines "trauma kit". Provides that products purchased for the on-site trauma kit shall be, wherever possible, products that are manufactured in the United States. Requires a school board to conduct in-service training for all school district employees on the methods to respond to trauma at least once every 2 years. Provides that a school board may satisfy the trauma response training requirements by using the training, including online training, available from the American College of Surgeons or any other similar organization. Provides that in all matters relating to trauma response training, school district employees are immune from civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. Effective immediately. LRB103 28818 RJT 55203 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1561 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/10-22.39 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/10-22.39 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies. Defines "trauma kit". Provides that products purchased for the on-site trauma kit shall be, wherever possible, products that are manufactured in the United States. Requires a school board to conduct in-service training for all school district employees on the methods to respond to trauma at least once every 2 years. Provides that a school board may satisfy the trauma response training requirements by using the training, including online training, available from the American College of Surgeons or any other similar organization. Provides that in all matters relating to trauma response training, school district employees are immune from civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. Effective immediately. LRB103 28818 RJT 55203 b LRB103 28818 RJT 55203 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1561 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/10-22.39 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/10-22.39 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new
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Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies. Defines "trauma kit". Provides that products purchased for the on-site trauma kit shall be, wherever possible, products that are manufactured in the United States. Requires a school board to conduct in-service training for all school district employees on the methods to respond to trauma at least once every 2 years. Provides that a school board may satisfy the trauma response training requirements by using the training, including online training, available from the American College of Surgeons or any other similar organization. Provides that in all matters relating to trauma response training, school district employees are immune from civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. Effective immediately.
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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 School Code is amended by adding Sections
5 10-20.85 and 34-18.82 and by changing Section 10-22.39 as
6 follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
8 Sec. 10-20.85. Trauma kit.
9 (a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
10 response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
11 following:
12 (1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
13 Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
14 (2) One compression bandage.
15 (3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
16 by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
17 (4) Protective gloves and a marker.
18 (5) Scissors.
19 (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
20 Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
21 Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
22 Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
23 (7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1561 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new105 ILCS 5/10-22.39 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new 105 ILCS 5/10-22.39 105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new
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105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies. Defines "trauma kit". Provides that products purchased for the on-site trauma kit shall be, wherever possible, products that are manufactured in the United States. Requires a school board to conduct in-service training for all school district employees on the methods to respond to trauma at least once every 2 years. Provides that a school board may satisfy the trauma response training requirements by using the training, including online training, available from the American College of Surgeons or any other similar organization. Provides that in all matters relating to trauma response training, school district employees are immune from civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. Effective immediately.
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1 to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
2 other items that (i) are approved by a local law
3 enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
4 adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
5 stored in a readily available kit.
6 (b) Each school district may maintain an on-site trauma
7 kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies.
8 (c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
9 products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
10 Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
11 States.
12 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
13 Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
14 (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
15 (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
16 programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school
17 personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
18 kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
19 warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
20 in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
21 referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
22 Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
23 under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
24 administered by certified instructors trained by a national
25 association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,
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1 to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
2 subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator
3 obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
4 in-service training program, he or she may present a
5 certificate of successful completion of the training to the
6 school district to satisfy the requirements of this
7 subsection.
8 Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
9 practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
10 A course of instruction as described in this subsection
11 (b) may provide information that is relevant to and within the
12 scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school
13 administrators. Such information may include, but is not
14 limited to:
15 (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
16 and staff;
17 (2) the relationship between educator wellness and
18 student learning;
19 (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
20 learning;
21 (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
22 the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
23 higher risk of experiencing trauma;
24 (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
25 recognizing trauma among various student groups in
26 connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
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1 orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
2 factors; and
3 (6) effective district practices that are shown to:
4 (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
5 trauma on student behavior and learning; and
6 (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
7 (c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school
8 personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic
9 knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
10 syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
11 causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing
12 its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources
13 of counseling and referral, and any other information that may
14 be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such
15 pupils. The School Board shall supervise such training. The
16 State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health
17 shall jointly develop standards for such training.
18 (d) In this subsection (d):
19 "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
20 member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
21 defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
22 of 1986.
23 "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
24 of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
25 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
26 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5,
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1 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
2 sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
3 the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
4 are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
5 At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
6 program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
7 but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
8 teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school
9 psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons
10 with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs
11 of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training
12 concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth
13 victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
14 parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or
15 sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to
16 appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,
17 and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school
18 district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to
19 such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school
20 personnel must be trained to understand, provide information
21 and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are
22 parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
23 violence.
24 (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
25 for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
26 persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and
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1 management.
2 (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
3 conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
4 teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
5 for all personnel.
6 (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
7 conduct in-service training for all school district employees
8 on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
9 instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
10 life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
11 school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
12 requirements under this subsection by using the training,
13 including online training, available from the American College
14 of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
15 In all matters relating to trauma response training,
16 school district employees are immune from civil liability in
17 the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful
18 or wanton misconduct.
19 (Source: P.A. 101-350, eff. 1-1-20; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
20 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
21 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
22 Sec. 34-18.82. Trauma kit; trauma response training.
23 (a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
24 response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
25 following:
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1 (1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
2 Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
3 (2) One compression bandage.
4 (3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
5 by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
6 (4) Protective gloves and a marker.
7 (5) Scissors.
8 (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
9 Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
10 Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
11 Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
12 (7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
13 to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
14 other items that (i) are approved by a local law
15 enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
16 adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
17 stored in a readily available kit.
18 (b) The school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit
19 at each school for bleeding emergencies.
20 (c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
21 products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
22 Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
23 States.
24 (d) At least once every 2 years, the board shall conduct
25 in-service training for all school district employees on the
26 methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
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1 instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
2 life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
3 school's trauma kit. The board may satisfy the training
4 requirements under this subsection by using the training,
5 including online training, available from the American College
6 of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
7 In all matters relating to trauma response training,
8 school district employees are immune from civil liability in
9 the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful
10 or wanton misconduct.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.
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