Public Act 103-0128
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
10-20.85 and 34-18.82 and by changing Section 10-22.39 as
follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
Sec. 10-20.85. Trauma kit.
(a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
following:
(1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
(2) One compression bandage.
(3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
(4) Protective gloves and a marker.
(5) Scissors.
(6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
(7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
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to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
other items that (i) are approved by a local law
enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
stored in a readily available kit.
(b) Each school district may maintain an on-site trauma
kit at each school of the district for bleeding emergencies.
(c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
States.
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
(a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
(b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school
personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
administered by certified instructors trained by a national
association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,
to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator
obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
in-service training program, he or she may present a
certificate of successful completion of the training to the
school district to satisfy the requirements of this
subsection.
Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
A course of instruction as described in this subsection
(b) may provide information that is relevant to and within the
scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school
administrators. Such information may include, but is not
limited to:
(1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
and staff;
(2) the relationship between educator wellness and
student learning;
(3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
learning;
(4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
higher risk of experiencing trauma;
(5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
recognizing trauma among various student groups in
connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
factors; and
(6) effective district practices that are shown to:
(A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
trauma on student behavior and learning; and
(B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
(c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school
personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic
knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing
its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources
of counseling and referral, and any other information that may
be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such
pupils. The School Board shall supervise such training. The
State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health
shall jointly develop standards for such training.
(d) In this subsection (d):
"Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
of 1986.
"Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5,
12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school
psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons
with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs
of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training
concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth
victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or
sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to
appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,
and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school
district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to
such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school
personnel must be trained to understand, provide information
and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are
parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
violence.
(e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and
management.
(f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
for all personnel.
(g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
conduct in-service training for all school district employees
on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
requirements under this subsection by using the training,
including online training, available from the American College
of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
School district employees who are trained to respond to
trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 101-350, eff. 1-1-20; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
Sec. 34-18.82. Trauma kit; trauma response training.
(a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid
response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the
following:
(1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
(2) One compression bandage.
(3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
(4) Protective gloves and a marker.
(5) Scissors.
(6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States
Department of Homeland Security or the American College of
Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
(7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any
other items that (i) are approved by a local law
enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can
adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be
stored in a readily available kit.
(b) The school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit
at each school for bleeding emergencies.
(c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those
products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty
Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United
States.
(d) At least once every 2 years, the board shall conduct
in-service training for all school district employees on the
methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
school's trauma kit. The board may satisfy the training
requirements under this subsection by using the training,
including online training, available from the American College
of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
School district employees who are trained to respond to
trauma pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be immune from
civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.