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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 changing Section
8		-	27-13.2 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/27-13.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.2)
10		-	Sec. 27-13.2. Required instruction.
11		-	(a) In every public school there shall be instruction,
12		-	study, and discussion of effective methods by which pupils may
13		-	recognize the danger of and avoid abduction, and in every
14		-	public school maintaining any of grades kindergarten through
15		-	8, there shall be, for such grades, instruction, study, and
16		-	discussion of effective methods for the prevention and
17		-	avoidance of drugs and the dangers of opioid and substance
18		-	abuse. School boards may include such required instruction,
19		-	study, and discussion in the courses of study regularly taught
20		-	in the public schools of their respective districts; provided,
21		-	however, that such instruction shall be given each year to all
22		-	pupils in grades kindergarten through 8. The State
23		-	Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to
24		-	all public and non-public schools instructional materials
25		-	which may be used by such schools as guidelines for
26		-	development of a program of instruction under this subsection
	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 changing Section
	7	+	5 27-13.2 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/27-13.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.2)
	9	+	7 Sec. 27-13.2. Required instruction.
	10	+	8 (a) In every public school there shall be instruction,
	11	+	9 study, and discussion of effective methods by which pupils may
	12	+	10 recognize the danger of and avoid abduction, and in every
	13	+	11 public school maintaining any of grades kindergarten through
	14	+	12 8, there shall be, for such grades, instruction, study, and
	15	+	13 discussion of effective methods for the prevention and
	16	+	14 avoidance of drugs and the dangers of opioid and substance
	17	+	15 abuse. School boards may include such required instruction,
	18	+	16 study, and discussion in the courses of study regularly taught
	19	+	17 in the public schools of their respective districts; provided,
	20	+	18 however, that such instruction shall be given each year to all
	21	+	19 pupils in grades kindergarten through 8. The State
	22	+	20 Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to
	23	+	21 all public and non-public schools instructional materials
	24	+	22 which may be used by such schools as guidelines for
	25	+	23 development of a program of instruction under this subsection
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33		-	(a) Section; provided, however, that each school board shall
34		-	itself determine the minimum amount of instruction time which
35		-	shall qualify as a program of instruction which will satisfy
36		-	the requirements of this subsection (a) Section.
37		-	The State Superintendent of Education, in cooperation with
38		-	the Department of Children and Family Services, shall prepare
39		-	and disseminate to all public schools and non-public schools,
40		-	information on instructional materials and programs about
41		-	child sexual abuse which may be used by such schools for their
42		-	own or community programs. Such information may also be
43		-	disseminated by such schools to parents.
44		-	(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the foregoing
45		-	provisions of this Section, no pupil in any of grades
46		-	kindergarten through 8 shall be required to take or
47		-	participate in any class or course providing instruction in
48		-	recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse if the parent or
49		-	guardian of the pupil submits written objection thereto; and
50		-	refusal to take or participate in such class or course after
51		-	such written objection is made shall not be reason for
52		-	failing, suspending or expelling such pupil. Each school board
53		-	intending to offer any such class or course to pupils in any of
54		-	grades kindergarten through 8 shall give not less than 5 days
55		-	written notice to the parents or guardians of such pupils
56		-	before commencing the class or course.
57		-	(c) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in every
58		-	State-required health course for grades 9 through 12, a school
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	34	+	1 (a) Section; provided, however, that each school board shall
	35	+	2 itself determine the minimum amount of instruction time which
	36	+	3 shall qualify as a program of instruction which will satisfy
	37	+	4 the requirements of this subsection (a) Section.
	38	+	5 The State Superintendent of Education, in cooperation with
	39	+	6 the Department of Children and Family Services, shall prepare
	40	+	7 and disseminate to all public schools and non-public schools,
	41	+	8 information on instructional materials and programs about
	42	+	9 child sexual abuse which may be used by such schools for their
	43	+	10 own or community programs. Such information may also be
	44	+	11 disseminated by such schools to parents.
	45	+	12 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the foregoing
	46	+	13 provisions of this Section, no pupil in any of grades
	47	+	14 kindergarten through 8 shall be required to take or
	48	+	15 participate in any class or course providing instruction in
	49	+	16 recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse if the parent or
	50	+	17 guardian of the pupil submits written objection thereto; and
	51	+	18 refusal to take or participate in such class or course after
	52	+	19 such written objection is made shall not be reason for
	53	+	20 failing, suspending or expelling such pupil. Each school board
	54	+	21 intending to offer any such class or course to pupils in any of
	55	+	22 grades kindergarten through 8 shall give not less than 5 days
	56	+	23 written notice to the parents or guardians of such pupils
	57	+	24 before commencing the class or course.
	58	+	25 (c) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in every
	59	+	26 State-required health course for grades 9 through 12, a school
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61		-	district shall provide instruction, study, and discussion on
62		-	the dangers of fentanyl. Information for the instruction,
63		-	study, and discussion of fentanyl shall come from information
64		-	provided by the National Institutes of Health, the United
65		-	States Drug Enforcement Administration, or the United States
66		-	Department of Health and Human Services. This instruction,
67		-	study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum, all of the
68		-	following:
69		-	(1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
70		-	explanation of the differences between synthetic and
71		-	nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
72		-	fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
73		-	illegal uses of fentanyl.
74		-	(2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
75		-	fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
76		-	amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
77		-	risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
78		-	(A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
79		-	(B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
80		-	a person's knowledge;
81		-	(C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
82		-	person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
83		-	properties; and
84		-	(D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
85		-	hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
86		-	precisely does to a person's body.
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89		-	(3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
90		-	other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
91		-	(4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
92		-	how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
93		-	shall include:
94		-	(A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
95		-	(B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
96		-	nasal spray or an injection; and
97		-	(C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
98		-	fentanyl.
99		-	Students shall be assessed on the instruction required
100		-	under this subsection (c). The assessment may include, but is
101		-	not limited to:
102		-	(1) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
103		-	drugs;
104		-	(2) hypoxia;
105		-	(3) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
106		-	(4) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
107		-	(5) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
108		-	The instruction required under this subsection (c) shall
109		-	be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse, or school
110		-	counselor.
111		-	(Source: P.A. 102-195, eff. 7-30-21.)
112		-	Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
113		-	Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
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116		-	follows:
117		-	(105 ILCS 110/3)
118		-	Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
119		-	program established under this Act shall include, but not be
120		-	limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
121		-	for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
122		-	State: human ecology and health; human growth and development;
123		-	the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and
124		-	social responsibilities of family life, including sexual
125		-	abstinence until marriage; the prevention and control of
126		-	disease, including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the
127		-	prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS; age-appropriate
128		-	sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in
129		-	grades pre-kindergarten through 12; public and environmental
130		-	health; consumer health; safety education and disaster
131		-	survival; mental health and illness; personal health habits;
132		-	alcohol and drug use and abuse, including the medical and
133		-	legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; abuse
134		-	during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically accurate
135		-	information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and
136		-	e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental
137		-	health. The instruction on mental health and illness must
138		-	evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the
139		-	relationship between physical and mental health so as to
140		-	enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that
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	70	+	1 district shall provide instruction, study, and discussion on
	71	+	2 the dangers of fentanyl. Information for the instruction,
	72	+	3 study, and discussion of fentanyl shall come from information
	73	+	4 provided by the National Institutes of Health, the United
	74	+	5 States Drug Enforcement Administration, or the United States
	75	+	6 Department of Health and Human Services. This instruction,
	76	+	7 study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum, all of the
	77	+	8 following:
	78	+	9 (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
	79	+	10 explanation of the differences between synthetic and
	80	+	11 nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
	81	+	12 fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
	82	+	13 illegal uses of fentanyl.
	83	+	14 (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
	84	+	15 fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
	85	+	16 amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
	86	+	17 risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
	87	+	18 (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
	88	+	19 (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
	89	+	20 a person's knowledge;
	90	+	21 (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
	91	+	22 person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
	92	+	23 properties; and
	93	+	24 (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
	94	+	25 hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
	95	+	26 precisely does to a person's body.
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143		-	promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include
144		-	how and where to find mental health resources and specialized
145		-	treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course
146		-	material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned
147		-	Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include
148		-	information about cancer, including, without limitation, types
149		-	of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of
150		-	early prevention and detection, and information on where to go
151		-	for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
152		-	following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
153		-	in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
154		-	first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
155		-	resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
156		-	diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
157		-	suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
158		-	Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
159		-	properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
160		-	training must be in accordance with standards of the American
161		-	Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
162		-	nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
163		-	an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
164		-	basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
165		-	The school board of each public elementary and secondary
166		-	school in the State shall encourage all teachers and other
167		-	school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
168		-	knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
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171		-	life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
172		-	Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
173		-	in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
174		-	American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
175		-	certifying organization. A school board may use the services
176		-	of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
177		-	life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
178		-	personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
179		-	to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
180		-	person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
181		-	another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
182		-	administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
183		-	addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
184		-	appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
185		-	conduct training programs for teachers and other school
186		-	personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
187		-	to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
188		-	resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
189		-	teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
190		-	programs and other extracurricular school activities to
191		-	acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
192		-	necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
193		-	resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
194		-	established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
195		-	certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
196		-	of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
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199		-	program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
200		-	incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
201		-	who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
202		-	cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
203		-	accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
204		-	American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
205		-	certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
206		-	automated external defibrillator. A school district that
207		-	applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
208		-	half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
209		-	is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
210		-	on a first-come, first-serve basis.
211		-	No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any
212		-	class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
213		-	receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
214		-	resuscitation or how to use an automated external
215		-	defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
216		-	objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
217		-	course or program or the training shall not be reason for
218		-	suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
219		-	Curricula developed under programs established in
220		-	accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
221		-	alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
222		-	instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
223		-	shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
224		-	effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall
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	106	+	1 (3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
	107	+	2 other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
	108	+	3 (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
	109	+	4 how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
	110	+	5 shall include:
	111	+	6 (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
	112	+	7 (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
	113	+	8 nasal spray or an injection; and
	114	+	9 (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
	115	+	10 fentanyl.
	116	+	11 Students shall be assessed on the instruction required
	117	+	12 under this subsection (c). The assessment may include, but is
	118	+	13 not limited to:
	119	+	14 (1) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
	120	+	15 drugs;
	121	+	16 (2) hypoxia;
	122	+	17 (3) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
	123	+	18 (4) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
	124	+	19 (5) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
	125	+	20 The instruction required under this subsection (c) shall
	126	+	21 be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse, or school
	127	+	22 counselor.
	128	+	23 (Source: P.A. 102-195, eff. 7-30-21.)
	129	+	24 Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
	130	+	25 Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
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227		-	be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
228		-	Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
229		-	and secondary schools in this State instructional materials
230		-	and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating
231		-	the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,
232		-	school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula
233		-	during the school day or as part of an after school program,
234		-	support services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose
235		-	parent, parents, or guardians are chemically dependent.
236		-	Curricula developed under programs established in accordance
237		-	with this Act in the major educational area of alcohol and drug
238		-	use and abuse shall include the instruction, study, and
239		-	discussion required under subsection (c) of Section 27-13.2 of
240		-	the School Code.
241		-	(Source: P.A. 101-305, eff. 1-1-20; 102-464, eff. 8-20-21;
242		-	102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23.)
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	141	+	1 follows:
	142	+	2 (105 ILCS 110/3)
	143	+	3 Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
	144	+	4 program established under this Act shall include, but not be
	145	+	5 limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
	146	+	6 for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
	147	+	7 State: human ecology and health; human growth and development;
	148	+	8 the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and
	149	+	9 social responsibilities of family life, including sexual
	150	+	10 abstinence until marriage; the prevention and control of
	151	+	11 disease, including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the
	152	+	12 prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS; age-appropriate
	153	+	13 sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in
	154	+	14 grades pre-kindergarten through 12; public and environmental
	155	+	15 health; consumer health; safety education and disaster
	156	+	16 survival; mental health and illness; personal health habits;
	157	+	17 alcohol and drug use and abuse, including the medical and
	158	+	18 legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; abuse
	159	+	19 during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically accurate
	160	+	20 information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and
	161	+	21 e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental
	162	+	22 health. The instruction on mental health and illness must
	163	+	23 evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the
	164	+	24 relationship between physical and mental health so as to
	165	+	25 enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that
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	176	+	1 promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include
	177	+	2 how and where to find mental health resources and specialized
	178	+	3 treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course
	179	+	4 material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned
	180	+	5 Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include
	181	+	6 information about cancer, including, without limitation, types
	182	+	7 of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of
	183	+	8 early prevention and detection, and information on where to go
	184	+	9 for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
	185	+	10 following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
	186	+	11 in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
	187	+	12 first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
	188	+	13 resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
	189	+	14 diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
	190	+	15 suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
	191	+	16 Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
	192	+	17 properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
	193	+	18 training must be in accordance with standards of the American
	194	+	19 Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
	195	+	20 nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
	196	+	21 an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
	197	+	22 basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
	198	+	23 The school board of each public elementary and secondary
	199	+	24 school in the State shall encourage all teachers and other
	200	+	25 school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
	201	+	26 knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
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	212	+	1 life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
	213	+	2 Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
	214	+	3 in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
	215	+	4 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
	216	+	5 certifying organization. A school board may use the services
	217	+	6 of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
	218	+	7 life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
	219	+	8 personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
	220	+	9 to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
	221	+	10 person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
	222	+	11 another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
	223	+	12 administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
	224	+	13 addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
	225	+	14 appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
	226	+	15 conduct training programs for teachers and other school
	227	+	16 personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
	228	+	17 to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
	229	+	18 resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
	230	+	19 teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
	231	+	20 programs and other extracurricular school activities to
	232	+	21 acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
	233	+	22 necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
	234	+	23 resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
	235	+	24 established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
	236	+	25 certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
	237	+	26 of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
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	248	+	1 program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
	249	+	2 incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
	250	+	3 who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
	251	+	4 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
	252	+	5 accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
	253	+	6 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
	254	+	7 certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
	255	+	8 automated external defibrillator. A school district that
	256	+	9 applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
	257	+	10 half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
	258	+	11 is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
	259	+	12 on a first-come, first-serve basis.
	260	+	13 No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any
	261	+	14 class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
	262	+	15 receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
	263	+	16 resuscitation or how to use an automated external
	264	+	17 defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
	265	+	18 objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
	266	+	19 course or program or the training shall not be reason for
	267	+	20 suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
	268	+	21 Curricula developed under programs established in
	269	+	22 accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
	270	+	23 alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
	271	+	24 instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
	272	+	25 shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
	273	+	26 effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall
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	284	+	1 be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
	285	+	2 Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
	286	+	3 and secondary schools in this State instructional materials
	287	+	4 and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating
	288	+	5 the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,
	289	+	6 school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula
	290	+	7 during the school day or as part of an after school program,
	291	+	8 support services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose
	292	+	9 parent, parents, or guardians are chemically dependent.
	293	+	10 Curricula developed under programs established in accordance
	294	+	11 with this Act in the major educational area of alcohol and drug
	295	+	12 use and abuse shall include the instruction, study, and
	296	+	13 discussion required under subsection (c) of Section 27-13.2 of
	297	+	14 the School Code.
	298	+	15 (Source: P.A. 101-305, eff. 1-1-20; 102-464, eff. 8-20-21;
	299	+	16 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23.)
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