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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
8		-	10-20.85 and 34-18.82 and by changing Section 10-22.39 as
9		-	follows:
10		-	(105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
11		-	Sec. 10-20.85. Trauma kit.
12		-	(a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
13		-	response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
14		-	following:
15		-	(1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
16		-	Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
17		-	(2) One compression bandage.
18		-	(3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
19		-	by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
20		-	(4) Protective gloves and a marker.
21		-	(5) Scissors.
22		-	(6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
23		-	Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
24		-	Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
25		-	Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
26		-	(7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
	7	+	5 10-20.85 and 34-18.82 and by changing Section 10-22.39 as
	8	+	6 follows:
	9	+	7 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
	10	+	8 Sec. 10-20.85. Trauma kit.
	11	+	9 (a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
	12	+	10 response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
	13	+	11 following:
	14	+	12 (1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
	15	+	13 Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
	16	+	14 (2) One compression bandage.
	17	+	15 (3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
	18	+	16 by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
	19	+	17 (4) Protective gloves and a marker.
	20	+	18 (5) Scissors.
	21	+	19 (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
	22	+	20 Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
	23	+	21 Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
	24	+	22 Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
	25	+	23 (7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
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33		-	to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
34		-	other items that (i) are approved by a local law
35		-	enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
36		-	adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
37		-	stored in a readily available kit.
38		-	(b) Each school district may maintain an on-site trauma
39		-	kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies.
40		-	(c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
41		-	products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
42		-	Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
43		-	States.
44		-	(105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
45		-	Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
46		-	(a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
47		-	(b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
48		-	programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school
49		-	personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
50		-	kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
51		-	warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
52		-	in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
53		-	referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
54		-	Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
55		-	under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
56		-	administered by certified instructors trained by a national
57		-	association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,
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	34	+	1 to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
	35	+	2 other items that (i) are approved by a local law
	36	+	3 enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
	37	+	4 adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
	38	+	5 stored in a readily available kit.
	39	+	6 (b) Each school district may maintain an on-site trauma
	40	+	7 kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies.
	41	+	8 (c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
	42	+	9 products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
	43	+	10 Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
	44	+	11 States.
	45	+	12 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
	46	+	13 Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
	47	+	14 (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
	48	+	15 (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
	49	+	16 programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school
	50	+	17 personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
	51	+	18 kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
	52	+	19 warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
	53	+	20 in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
	54	+	21 referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
	55	+	22 Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
	56	+	23 under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
	57	+	24 administered by certified instructors trained by a national
	58	+	25 association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,
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60		-	to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
61		-	subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator
62		-	obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
63		-	in-service training program, he or she may present a
64		-	certificate of successful completion of the training to the
65		-	school district to satisfy the requirements of this
66		-	subsection.
67		-	Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
68		-	practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
69		-	A course of instruction as described in this subsection
70		-	(b) may provide information that is relevant to and within the
71		-	scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school
72		-	administrators. Such information may include, but is not
73		-	limited to:
74		-	(1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
75		-	and staff;
76		-	(2) the relationship between educator wellness and
77		-	student learning;
78		-	(3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
79		-	learning;
80		-	(4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
81		-	the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
82		-	higher risk of experiencing trauma;
83		-	(5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
84		-	recognizing trauma among various student groups in
85		-	connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
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88		-	orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
89		-	factors; and
90		-	(6) effective district practices that are shown to:
91		-	(A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
92		-	trauma on student behavior and learning; and
93		-	(B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
94		-	(c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school
95		-	personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic
96		-	knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
97		-	syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
98		-	causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing
99		-	its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources
100		-	of counseling and referral, and any other information that may
101		-	be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such
102		-	pupils. The School Board shall supervise such training. The
103		-	State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health
104		-	shall jointly develop standards for such training.
105		-	(d) In this subsection (d):
106		-	"Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
107		-	member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
108		-	defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
109		-	of 1986.
110		-	"Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
111		-	of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
112		-	1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
113		-	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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116		-	12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
117		-	sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
118		-	the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
119		-	are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
120		-	At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
121		-	program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
122		-	but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
123		-	teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school
124		-	psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons
125		-	with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs
126		-	of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training
127		-	concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth
128		-	victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
129		-	parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or
130		-	sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to
131		-	appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,
132		-	and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school
133		-	district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to
134		-	such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school
135		-	personnel must be trained to understand, provide information
136		-	and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are
137		-	parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
138		-	violence.
139		-	(e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
140		-	for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
141		-	persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and
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	69	+	1 to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
	70	+	2 subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator
	71	+	3 obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
	72	+	4 in-service training program, he or she may present a
	73	+	5 certificate of successful completion of the training to the
	74	+	6 school district to satisfy the requirements of this
	75	+	7 subsection.
	76	+	8 Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
	77	+	9 practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
	78	+	10 A course of instruction as described in this subsection
	79	+	11 (b) may provide information that is relevant to and within the
	80	+	12 scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school
	81	+	13 administrators. Such information may include, but is not
	82	+	14 limited to:
	83	+	15 (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
	84	+	16 and staff;
	85	+	17 (2) the relationship between educator wellness and
	86	+	18 student learning;
	87	+	19 (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
	88	+	20 learning;
	89	+	21 (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
	90	+	22 the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
	91	+	23 higher risk of experiencing trauma;
	92	+	24 (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
	93	+	25 recognizing trauma among various student groups in
	94	+	26 connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
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144		-	management.
145		-	(f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
146		-	conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
147		-	teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
148		-	for all personnel.
149		-	(g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
150		-	conduct in-service training for all school district employees
151		-	on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
152		-	instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
153		-	life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
154		-	school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
155		-	requirements under this subsection by using the training,
156		-	including online training, available from the American College
157		-	of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
158		-	School district employees who are trained to respond to
159		-	trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
160		-	civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
161		-	constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
162		-	(Source: P.A. 101-350, eff. 1-1-20; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
163		-	102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
164		-	(105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
165		-	Sec. 34-18.82. Trauma kit; trauma response training.
166		-	(a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
167		-	response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
168		-	following:
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171		-	(1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
172		-	Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
173		-	(2) One compression bandage.
174		-	(3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
175		-	by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
176		-	(4) Protective gloves and a marker.
177		-	(5) Scissors.
178		-	(6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
179		-	Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
180		-	Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
181		-	Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
182		-	(7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
183		-	to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
184		-	other items that (i) are approved by a local law
185		-	enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
186		-	adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
187		-	stored in a readily available kit.
188		-	(b) The school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit
189		-	at each school for bleeding emergencies.
190		-	(c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
191		-	products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
192		-	Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
193		-	States.
194		-	(d) At least once every 2 years, the board shall conduct
195		-	in-service training for all school district employees on the
196		-	methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
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199		-	instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
200		-	life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
201		-	school's trauma kit. The board may satisfy the training
202		-	requirements under this subsection by using the training,
203		-	including online training, available from the American College
204		-	of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
205		-	School district employees who are trained to respond to
206		-	trauma pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be immune from
207		-	civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
208		-	constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
209		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
210		-	becoming law.
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	105	+	1 orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
	106	+	2 factors; and
	107	+	3 (6) effective district practices that are shown to:
	108	+	4 (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
	109	+	5 trauma on student behavior and learning; and
	110	+	6 (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
	111	+	7 (c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school
	112	+	8 personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic
	113	+	9 knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
	114	+	10 syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
	115	+	11 causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing
	116	+	12 its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources
	117	+	13 of counseling and referral, and any other information that may
	118	+	14 be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such
	119	+	15 pupils. The School Board shall supervise such training. The
	120	+	16 State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health
	121	+	17 shall jointly develop standards for such training.
	122	+	18 (d) In this subsection (d):
	123	+	19 "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
	124	+	20 member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
	125	+	21 defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
	126	+	22 of 1986.
	127	+	23 "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
	128	+	24 of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
	129	+	25 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
	130	+	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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	141	+	1 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
	142	+	2 sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
	143	+	3 the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
	144	+	4 are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
	145	+	5 At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
	146	+	6 program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
	147	+	7 but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
	148	+	8 teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school
	149	+	9 psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons
	150	+	10 with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs
	151	+	11 of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training
	152	+	12 concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth
	153	+	13 victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
	154	+	14 parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or
	155	+	15 sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to
	156	+	16 appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,
	157	+	17 and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school
	158	+	18 district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to
	159	+	19 such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school
	160	+	20 personnel must be trained to understand, provide information
	161	+	21 and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are
	162	+	22 parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
	163	+	23 violence.
	164	+	24 (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
	165	+	25 for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
	166	+	26 persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and
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	177	+	1 management.
	178	+	2 (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
	179	+	3 conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
	180	+	4 teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
	181	+	5 for all personnel.
	182	+	6 (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
	183	+	7 conduct in-service training for all school district employees
	184	+	8 on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
	185	+	9 instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
	186	+	10 life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
	187	+	11 school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
	188	+	12 requirements under this subsection by using the training,
	189	+	13 including online training, available from the American College
	190	+	14 of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
	191	+	15 School district employees who are trained to respond to
	192	+	16 trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
	193	+	17 civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
	194	+	18 constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
	195	+	19 (Source: P.A. 101-350, eff. 1-1-20; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
	196	+	20 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
	197	+	21 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
	198	+	22 Sec. 34-18.82. Trauma kit; trauma response training.
	199	+	23 (a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
	200	+	24 response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
	201	+	25 following:
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	212	+	1 (1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
	213	+	2 Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
	214	+	3 (2) One compression bandage.
	215	+	4 (3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
	216	+	5 by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
	217	+	6 (4) Protective gloves and a marker.
	218	+	7 (5) Scissors.
	219	+	8 (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
	220	+	9 Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
	221	+	10 Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
	222	+	11 Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
	223	+	12 (7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
	224	+	13 to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
	225	+	14 other items that (i) are approved by a local law
	226	+	15 enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
	227	+	16 adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
	228	+	17 stored in a readily available kit.
	229	+	18 (b) The school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit
	230	+	19 at each school for bleeding emergencies.
	231	+	20 (c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
	232	+	21 products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
	233	+	22 Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
	234	+	23 States.
	235	+	24 (d) At least once every 2 years, the board shall conduct
	236	+	25 in-service training for all school district employees on the
	237	+	26 methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
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	248	+	1 instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
	249	+	2 life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
	250	+	3 school's trauma kit. The board may satisfy the training
	251	+	4 requirements under this subsection by using the training,
	252	+	5 including online training, available from the American College
	253	+	6 of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
	254	+	7 School district employees who are trained to respond to
	255	+	8 trauma pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be immune from
	256	+	9 civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
	257	+	10 constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
	258	+	11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	259	+	12 becoming law.
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