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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 Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
8		-	Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
9		-	follows:
10		-	(105 ILCS 110/3)
11		-	Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
12		-	program established under this Act shall include, but not be
13		-	limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
14		-	for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
15		-	State: human ecology and health; human growth and development;
16		-	the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and
17		-	social responsibilities of family life, including sexual
18		-	abstinence until marriage; the prevention and control of
19		-	disease, including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the
20		-	prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS; age-appropriate
21		-	sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in
22		-	grades pre-kindergarten through 12; public and environmental
23		-	health; consumer health; safety education and disaster
24		-	survival; mental health and illness; personal health habits;
25		-	alcohol and drug use and abuse, including the medical and
26		-	legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; abuse
	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 Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
	7	+	5 Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
	8	+	6 follows:
	9	+	7 (105 ILCS 110/3)
	10	+	8 Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
	11	+	9 program established under this Act shall include, but not be
	12	+	10 limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
	13	+	11 for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
	14	+	12 State: human ecology and health; human growth and development;
	15	+	13 the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and
	16	+	14 social responsibilities of family life, including sexual
	17	+	15 abstinence until marriage; the prevention and control of
	18	+	16 disease, including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the
	19	+	17 prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS; age-appropriate
	20	+	18 sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in
	21	+	19 grades pre-kindergarten through 12; public and environmental
	22	+	20 health; consumer health; safety education and disaster
	23	+	21 survival; mental health and illness; personal health habits;
	24	+	22 alcohol and drug use and abuse, including the medical and
	25	+	23 legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; abuse
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33		-	during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically accurate
34		-	information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and
35		-	e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental
36		-	health. The instruction on mental health and illness must
37		-	evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the
38		-	relationship between physical and mental health so as to
39		-	enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that
40		-	promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include
41		-	how and where to find mental health resources and specialized
42		-	treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course
43		-	material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned
44		-	Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include
45		-	information about cancer, including, without limitation, types
46		-	of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of
47		-	early prevention and detection, and information on where to go
48		-	for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
49		-	following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
50		-	in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
51		-	first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
52		-	resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
53		-	diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
54		-	suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
55		-	Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
56		-	properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
57		-	training must be in accordance with standards of the American
58		-	Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
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	34	+	1 during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically accurate
	35	+	2 information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and
	36	+	3 e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental
	37	+	4 health. The instruction on mental health and illness must
	38	+	5 evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the
	39	+	6 relationship between physical and mental health so as to
	40	+	7 enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that
	41	+	8 promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include
	42	+	9 how and where to find mental health resources and specialized
	43	+	10 treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course
	44	+	11 material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned
	45	+	12 Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include
	46	+	13 information about cancer, including, without limitation, types
	47	+	14 of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of
	48	+	15 early prevention and detection, and information on where to go
	49	+	16 for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
	50	+	17 following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
	51	+	18 in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
	52	+	19 first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
	53	+	20 resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
	54	+	21 diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
	55	+	22 suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
	56	+	23 Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
	57	+	24 properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
	58	+	25 training must be in accordance with standards of the American
	59	+	26 Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
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61		-	nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
62		-	an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
63		-	basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
64		-	Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9
65		-	through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and
66		-	discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the
67		-	instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information
68		-	provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal
69		-	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,
70		-	study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum:
71		-	(1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic
72		-	reaction, including anaphylaxis;
73		-	(2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to
74		-	allergens; and
75		-	(3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.
76		-	The school board of each public elementary and secondary
77		-	school in the State shall encourage all teachers and other
78		-	school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
79		-	knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
80		-	life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
81		-	Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
82		-	in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
83		-	American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
84		-	certifying organization. A school board may use the services
85		-	of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
86		-	life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
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89		-	personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
90		-	to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
91		-	person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
92		-	another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
93		-	administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
94		-	addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
95		-	appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
96		-	conduct training programs for teachers and other school
97		-	personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
98		-	to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
99		-	resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
100		-	teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
101		-	programs and other extracurricular school activities to
102		-	acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
103		-	necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
104		-	resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
105		-	established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
106		-	certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
107		-	of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
108		-	program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
109		-	incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
110		-	who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
111		-	cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
112		-	accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
113		-	American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
114		-	certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
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117		-	automated external defibrillator. A school district that
118		-	applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
119		-	half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
120		-	is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
121		-	on a first-come, first-serve basis.
122		-	No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any
123		-	class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
124		-	receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
125		-	resuscitation or how to use an automated external
126		-	defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
127		-	objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
128		-	course or program or the training shall not be reason for
129		-	suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
130		-	Curricula developed under programs established in
131		-	accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
132		-	alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
133		-	instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
134		-	shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
135		-	effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall
136		-	be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
137		-	Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
138		-	and secondary schools in this State instructional materials
139		-	and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating
140		-	the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,
141		-	school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula
142		-	during the school day or as part of an after school program,
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	70	+	1 nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
	71	+	2 an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
	72	+	3 basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
	73	+	4 Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9
	74	+	5 through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and
	75	+	6 discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the
	76	+	7 instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information
	77	+	8 provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal
	78	+	9 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,
	79	+	10 study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum:
	80	+	11 (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic
	81	+	12 reaction, including anaphylaxis;
	82	+	13 (2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to
	83	+	14 allergens; and
	84	+	15 (3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.
	85	+	16 The school board of each public elementary and secondary
	86	+	17 school in the State shall encourage all teachers and other
	87	+	18 school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
	88	+	19 knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
	89	+	20 life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
	90	+	21 Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
	91	+	22 in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
	92	+	23 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
	93	+	24 certifying organization. A school board may use the services
	94	+	25 of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
	95	+	26 life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
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145		-	support services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose
146		-	parent, parents, or guardians are chemically dependent.
147		-	(Source: P.A. 101-305, eff. 1-1-20; 102-464, eff. 8-20-21;
148		-	102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23.)
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	106	+	1 personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
	107	+	2 to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
	108	+	3 person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
	109	+	4 another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
	110	+	5 administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
	111	+	6 addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
	112	+	7 appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
	113	+	8 conduct training programs for teachers and other school
	114	+	9 personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
	115	+	10 to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
	116	+	11 resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
	117	+	12 teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
	118	+	13 programs and other extracurricular school activities to
	119	+	14 acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
	120	+	15 necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
	121	+	16 resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
	122	+	17 established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
	123	+	18 certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
	124	+	19 of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
	125	+	20 program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
	126	+	21 incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
	127	+	22 who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
	128	+	23 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
	129	+	24 accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
	130	+	25 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
	131	+	26 certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
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	142	+	1 automated external defibrillator. A school district that
	143	+	2 applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
	144	+	3 half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
	145	+	4 is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
	146	+	5 on a first-come, first-serve basis.
	147	+	6 No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any
	148	+	7 class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
	149	+	8 receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
	150	+	9 resuscitation or how to use an automated external
	151	+	10 defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
	152	+	11 objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
	153	+	12 course or program or the training shall not be reason for
	154	+	13 suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
	155	+	14 Curricula developed under programs established in
	156	+	15 accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
	157	+	16 alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
	158	+	17 instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
	159	+	18 shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
	160	+	19 effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall
	161	+	20 be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
	162	+	21 Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
	163	+	22 and secondary schools in this State instructional materials
	164	+	23 and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating
	165	+	24 the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,
	166	+	25 school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula
	167	+	26 during the school day or as part of an after school program,
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	178	+	1 support services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose
	179	+	2 parent, parents, or guardians are chemically dependent.
	180	+	3 (Source: P.A. 101-305, eff. 1-1-20; 102-464, eff. 8-20-21;
	181	+	4 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23.)
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