103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3924 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that school districts shall provide instruction on the dangers of fentanyl Sets forth what the instruction of fentanyl shall contain. Provides that students shall be assessed on the fentanyl instruction. LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3924 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that school districts shall provide instruction on the dangers of fentanyl Sets forth what the instruction of fentanyl shall contain. Provides that students shall be assessed on the fentanyl instruction. LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3924 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that school districts shall provide instruction on the dangers of fentanyl Sets forth what the instruction of fentanyl shall contain. Provides that students shall be assessed on the fentanyl instruction. LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b A BILL FOR HB3924LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b HB3924 LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b HB3924 LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b 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 Section 5 27-23.17 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new) 7 Sec. 27-23.17. Fentanyl education. 8 (a) School districts shall provide instruction on the 9 dangers of fentanyl. This instruction shall include, but is 10 not limited to: 11 (1) information on fentanyl itself, including, an 12 explanation of the differences between synthetic and 13 non-synthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of 14 fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and 15 illegal uses of fentanyl; 16 (2) the side effects and the risk factors of using 17 fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal 18 amounts of fentanyl in comparison to other drugs. 19 Information of the risk factors may include, but are not 20 limited to: 21 (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl; 22 (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without 23 a person's knowledge; 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3924 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that school districts shall provide instruction on the dangers of fentanyl Sets forth what the instruction of fentanyl shall contain. Provides that students shall be assessed on the fentanyl instruction. LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b A BILL FOR 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b HB3924 LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b HB3924- 2 -LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b HB3924 - 2 - LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b HB3924 - 2 - LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b 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) providing details about the process of lacing 8 fentanyl in other drugs and why drugs get laced with 9 fentanyl; and 10 (4) providing details about how to detect fentanyl in 11 drugs and how to save someone from an overdose of 12 fentanyl, which shall include: 13 (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips; 14 (B) how to buy and use Narcan, either through 15 nasal spray or injections; and 16 (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on 17 fentanyl; 18 (b) Students shall be assessed on the instruction provided 19 in this Section. The assessment may include, but is not 20 limited to: 21 (1) the differences between synthetic and 22 non-synthetic drugs; 23 (2) Hypoxia; 24 (3) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body; 25 (4) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and 26 (5) how to detect and prevent overdoses. HB3924 - 2 - LRB103 27675 RJT 54052 b