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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); provided, however, that each school board shall itself
34		-	determine the minimum amount of instruction time which shall
35		-	qualify as a program of instruction which will satisfy the
36		-	requirements of this subsection (a).
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) of this Section, no
45		-	pupil in any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall be
46		-	required to take or participate in any class or course
47		-	providing instruction in recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse
48		-	if the parent or guardian of the pupil submits written
49		-	objection thereto; and refusal to take or participate in such
50		-	class or course after such written objection is made shall not
51		-	be reason for failing, suspending or expelling such pupil.
52		-	Each school board intending to offer any such class or course
53		-	to pupils in any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall give
54		-	not less than 5 days written notice to the parents or guardians
55		-	of such pupils before commencing the class or course.
56		-	(c) (Blank). Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in
57		-	every State-required health course for grades 9 through 12, a
58		-	school district shall provide instruction, study, and
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	34	+	1 (a); provided, however, that each school board shall itself
	35	+	2 determine the minimum amount of instruction time which shall
	36	+	3 qualify as a program of instruction which will satisfy the
	37	+	4 requirements of this subsection (a).
	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) of this Section, no
	46	+	13 pupil in any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall be
	47	+	14 required to take or participate in any class or course
	48	+	15 providing instruction in recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse
	49	+	16 if the parent or guardian of the pupil submits written
	50	+	17 objection thereto; and refusal to take or participate in such
	51	+	18 class or course after such written objection is made shall not
	52	+	19 be reason for failing, suspending or expelling such pupil.
	53	+	20 Each school board intending to offer any such class or course
	54	+	21 to pupils in any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall give
	55	+	22 not less than 5 days written notice to the parents or guardians
	56	+	23 of such pupils before commencing the class or course.
	57	+	24 (c) (Blank). Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in
	58	+	25 every State-required health course for grades 9 through 12, a
	59	+	26 school district shall provide instruction, study, and
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61		-	discussion on the dangers of fentanyl. Information for the
62		-	instruction, study, and discussion of fentanyl shall come from
63		-	information provided by the National Institutes of Health, the
64		-	United States Drug Enforcement Administration, or the United
65		-	States Department of Health and Human Services. This
66		-	instruction, study, and discussion shall include, at a
67		-	minimum, all of the following:
68		-	(1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
69		-	explanation of the differences between synthetic and
70		-	nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
71		-	fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
72		-	illegal uses of fentanyl.
73		-	(2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
74		-	fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
75		-	amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
76		-	risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
77		-	(A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
78		-	(B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
79		-	a person's knowledge;
80		-	(C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
81		-	person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
82		-	properties; and
83		-	(D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
84		-	hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
85		-	precisely does to a person's body.
86		-	(3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
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89		-	other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
90		-	(4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
91		-	how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
92		-	shall include:
93		-	(A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
94		-	(B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
95		-	nasal spray or an injection; and
96		-	(C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
97		-	fentanyl.
98		-	Students shall be assessed on the instruction required
99		-	under this subsection (c). The assessment may include, but is
100		-	not limited to:
101		-	(1) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
102		-	drugs;
103		-	(2) hypoxia;
104		-	(3) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
105		-	(4) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
106		-	(5) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
107		-	The instruction required under this subsection (c) shall
108		-	be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse, or school
109		-	counselor.
110		-	(Source: P.A. 102-195, eff. 7-30-21; 103-365, eff. 1-1-24.)
111		-	Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
112		-	Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
113		-	follows:
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116		-	(105 ILCS 110/3)
117		-	Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program.
118		-	(a) The program established under this Act shall include,
119		-	but not be limited to, the following major educational areas
120		-	as a basis for curricula in all elementary and secondary
121		-	schools in this State: human ecology and health; human growth
122		-	and development; the emotional, psychological, physiological,
123		-	hygienic, and social responsibilities of family life,
124		-	including sexual abstinence until marriage; the prevention and
125		-	control of disease, including instruction in grades 6 through
126		-	12 on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS;
127		-	age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and
128		-	prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12;
129		-	public and environmental health; consumer health; safety
130		-	education and disaster preparedness survival; mental health
131		-	and illness; personal health habits; alcohol and drug use and
132		-	abuse, including the use and abuse of fentanyl, and the
133		-	medical and legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco
134		-	use; abuse during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically
135		-	accurate 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 discussion on the dangers of fentanyl. Information for the
	71	+	2 instruction, study, and discussion of fentanyl shall come from
	72	+	3 information provided by the National Institutes of Health, the
	73	+	4 United States Drug Enforcement Administration, or the United
	74	+	5 States Department of Health and Human Services. This
	75	+	6 instruction, study, and discussion shall include, at a
	76	+	7 minimum, all of the following:
	77	+	8 (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
	78	+	9 explanation of the differences between synthetic and
	79	+	10 nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
	80	+	11 fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
	81	+	12 illegal uses of fentanyl.
	82	+	13 (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
	83	+	14 fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
	84	+	15 amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
	85	+	16 risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
	86	+	17 (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
	87	+	18 (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
	88	+	19 a person's knowledge;
	89	+	20 (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
	90	+	21 person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
	91	+	22 properties; and
	92	+	23 (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
	93	+	24 hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
	94	+	25 precisely does to a person's body.
	95	+	26 (3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
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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		-	(b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9
166		-	through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and
167		-	discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the
168		-	instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information
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171		-	provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal
172		-	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,
173		-	study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum:
174		-	(1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic
175		-	reaction, including anaphylaxis;
176		-	(2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to
177		-	allergens; and
178		-	(3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.
179		-	(c) The school board of each public elementary and
180		-	secondary school in the State shall encourage all teachers and
181		-	other school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
182		-	knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
183		-	life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
184		-	Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
185		-	in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
186		-	American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
187		-	certifying organization. A school board may use the services
188		-	of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
189		-	life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
190		-	personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
191		-	to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
192		-	person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
193		-	another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
194		-	administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
195		-	addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
196		-	appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
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199		-	conduct training programs for teachers and other school
200		-	personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
201		-	to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
202		-	resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
203		-	teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
204		-	programs and other extracurricular school activities to
205		-	acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
206		-	necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
207		-	resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
208		-	established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
209		-	certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
210		-	of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
211		-	program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
212		-	incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
213		-	who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
214		-	cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
215		-	accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
216		-	American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
217		-	certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
218		-	automated external defibrillator. A school district that
219		-	applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
220		-	half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
221		-	is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
222		-	on a first-come, first-serve basis.
223		-	(d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in
224		-	any class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
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	106	+	1 other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
	107	+	2 (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
	108	+	3 how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
	109	+	4 shall include:
	110	+	5 (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
	111	+	6 (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
	112	+	7 nasal spray or an injection; and
	113	+	8 (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
	114	+	9 fentanyl.
	115	+	10 Students shall be assessed on the instruction required
	116	+	11 under this subsection (c). The assessment may include, but is
	117	+	12 not limited to:
	118	+	13 (1) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
	119	+	14 drugs;
	120	+	15 (2) hypoxia;
	121	+	16 (3) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
	122	+	17 (4) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
	123	+	18 (5) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
	124	+	19 The instruction required under this subsection (c) shall
	125	+	20 be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse, or school
	126	+	21 counselor.
	127	+	22 (Source: P.A. 102-195, eff. 7-30-21; 103-365, eff. 1-1-24.)
	128	+	23 Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
	129	+	24 Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
	130	+	25 follows:
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227		-	receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
228		-	resuscitation or how to use an automated external
229		-	defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
230		-	objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
231		-	course or program or the training shall not be reason for
232		-	suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
233		-	(e) Curricula developed under programs established in
234		-	accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
235		-	alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
236		-	instruction in grades 5 through 12, shall be age and
237		-	developmentally appropriate, and may include the information
238		-	contained in the Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
239		-	Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of the School
240		-	Code, as applicable. The instruction, which shall include
241		-	matters relating to both the physical and legal effects and
242		-	ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall be integrated
243		-	into existing curricula; and the State Board of Education
244		-	shall determine how to develop and make available to all
245		-	elementary and secondary schools in this State instructional
246		-	materials and guidelines that which will assist the schools in
247		-	incorporating the instruction into their existing curricula.
248		-	In addition, school districts may offer, as part of existing
249		-	curricula during the school day or as part of an after-school
250		-	after school program, support services and instruction for
251		-	pupils or pupils whose parent, parents, or guardians are
252		-	chemically dependent. Curricula developed under programs
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255		-	established in accordance with this Act in the major
256		-	educational area of alcohol and drug use and abuse shall
257		-	include the instruction, study, and discussion required under
258		-	subsection (c) of Section 27-13.2 of the School Code.
259		-	Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the program
260		-	shall include instruction, study, and discussion on the
261		-	dangers of fentanyl in grades 6 through 12. Information for
262		-	the instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of
263		-	fentanyl shall be age and developmentally appropriate and may
264		-	include information contained in the Substance Use Prevention
265		-	and Recovery Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of
266		-	the School Code, as applicable. The instruction, study, and
267		-	discussion on the dangers of fentanyl in grades 9 through 12
268		-	shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
269		-	(1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
270		-	explanation of the differences between synthetic and
271		-	nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
272		-	fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
273		-	illegal uses of fentanyl.
274		-	(2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
275		-	fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
276		-	amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
277		-	risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
278		-	(A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
279		-	(B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
280		-	a person's knowledge;
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283		-	(C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
284		-	person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
285		-	properties; and
286		-	(D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
287		-	hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
288		-	precisely does to a person's body.
289		-	(3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
290		-	other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
291		-	(4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
292		-	how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
293		-	shall include:
294		-	(A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
295		-	(B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
296		-	nasal spray or an injection; and
297		-	(C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
298		-	fentanyl.
299		-	Students in grades 9 through 12 shall be assessed on the
300		-	instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of fentanyl.
301		-	The assessment may include, but is not limited to:
302		-	(i) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
303		-	drugs;
304		-	(ii) hypoxia;
305		-	(iii) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
306		-	(iv) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
307		-	(v) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
308		-	The instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of
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	141	+	1 (105 ILCS 110/3)
	142	+	2 Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program.
	143	+	3 (a) The program established under this Act shall include,
	144	+	4 but not be limited to, the following major educational areas
	145	+	5 as a basis for curricula in all elementary and secondary
	146	+	6 schools in this State: human ecology and health; human growth
	147	+	7 and development; the emotional, psychological, physiological,
	148	+	8 hygienic, and social responsibilities of family life,
	149	+	9 including sexual abstinence until marriage; the prevention and
	150	+	10 control of disease, including instruction in grades 6 through
	151	+	11 12 on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS;
	152	+	12 age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and
	153	+	13 prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12;
	154	+	14 public and environmental health; consumer health; safety
	155	+	15 education and disaster preparedness survival; mental health
	156	+	16 and illness; personal health habits; alcohol and drug use and
	157	+	17 abuse, including the use and abuse of fentanyl, and the
	158	+	18 medical and legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco
	159	+	19 use; abuse during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically
	160	+	20 accurate 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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311		-	fentanyl may be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse,
312		-	school social worker, law enforcement officer, or school
313		-	counselor.
314		-	(Source: P.A. 102-464, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
315		-	102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-212, eff. 1-1-24; 103-365, eff.
316		-	1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
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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 (b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9
	199	+	24 through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and
	200	+	25 discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the
	201	+	26 instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information
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	212	+	1 provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal
	213	+	2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,
	214	+	3 study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum:
	215	+	4 (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic
	216	+	5 reaction, including anaphylaxis;
	217	+	6 (2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to
	218	+	7 allergens; and
	219	+	8 (3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.
	220	+	9 (c) The school board of each public elementary and
	221	+	10 secondary school in the State shall encourage all teachers and
	222	+	11 other school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
	223	+	12 knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
	224	+	13 life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
	225	+	14 Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
	226	+	15 in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
	227	+	16 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
	228	+	17 certifying organization. A school board may use the services
	229	+	18 of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
	230	+	19 life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
	231	+	20 personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
	232	+	21 to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
	233	+	22 person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
	234	+	23 another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
	235	+	24 administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
	236	+	25 addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
	237	+	26 appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
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	248	+	1 conduct training programs for teachers and other school
	249	+	2 personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
	250	+	3 to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
	251	+	4 resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
	252	+	5 teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
	253	+	6 programs and other extracurricular school activities to
	254	+	7 acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
	255	+	8 necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
	256	+	9 resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
	257	+	10 established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
	258	+	11 certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
	259	+	12 of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
	260	+	13 program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
	261	+	14 incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
	262	+	15 who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
	263	+	16 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
	264	+	17 accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
	265	+	18 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
	266	+	19 certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
	267	+	20 automated external defibrillator. A school district that
	268	+	21 applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
	269	+	22 half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
	270	+	23 is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
	271	+	24 on a first-come, first-serve basis.
	272	+	25 (d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in
	273	+	26 any class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
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	284	+	1 receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
	285	+	2 resuscitation or how to use an automated external
	286	+	3 defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
	287	+	4 objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
	288	+	5 course or program or the training shall not be reason for
	289	+	6 suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
	290	+	7 (e) Curricula developed under programs established in
	291	+	8 accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
	292	+	9 alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
	293	+	10 instruction in grades 5 through 12, shall be age and
	294	+	11 developmentally appropriate, and may include the information
	295	+	12 contained in the Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
	296	+	13 Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of the School
	297	+	14 Code, as applicable. The instruction, which shall include
	298	+	15 matters relating to both the physical and legal effects and
	299	+	16 ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall be integrated
	300	+	17 into existing curricula; and the State Board of Education
	301	+	18 shall determine how to develop and make available to all
	302	+	19 elementary and secondary schools in this State instructional
	303	+	20 materials and guidelines that which will assist the schools in
	304	+	21 incorporating the instruction into their existing curricula.
	305	+	22 In addition, school districts may offer, as part of existing
	306	+	23 curricula during the school day or as part of an after-school
	307	+	24 after school program, support services and instruction for
	308	+	25 pupils or pupils whose parent, parents, or guardians are
	309	+	26 chemically dependent. Curricula developed under programs
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	320	+	1 established in accordance with this Act in the major
	321	+	2 educational area of alcohol and drug use and abuse shall
	322	+	3 include the instruction, study, and discussion required under
	323	+	4 subsection (c) of Section 27-13.2 of the School Code.
	324	+	5 Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the program
	325	+	6 shall include instruction, study, and discussion on the
	326	+	7 dangers of fentanyl in grades 6 through 12. Information for
	327	+	8 the instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of
	328	+	9 fentanyl shall be age and developmentally appropriate and may
	329	+	10 include information contained in the Substance Use Prevention
	330	+	11 and Recovery Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of
	331	+	12 the School Code, as applicable. The instruction, study, and
	332	+	13 discussion on the dangers of fentanyl in grades 9 through 12
	333	+	14 shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
	334	+	15 (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
	335	+	16 explanation of the differences between synthetic and
	336	+	17 nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
	337	+	18 fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
	338	+	19 illegal uses of fentanyl.
	339	+	20 (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
	340	+	21 fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
	341	+	22 amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
	342	+	23 risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
	343	+	24 (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
	344	+	25 (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
	345	+	26 a person's knowledge;
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	356	+	1 (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
	357	+	2 person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
	358	+	3 properties; and
	359	+	4 (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
	360	+	5 hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
	361	+	6 precisely does to a person's body.
	362	+	7 (3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
	363	+	8 other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
	364	+	9 (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
	365	+	10 how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
	366	+	11 shall include:
	367	+	12 (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
	368	+	13 (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
	369	+	14 nasal spray or an injection; and
	370	+	15 (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
	371	+	16 fentanyl.
	372	+	17 Students in grades 9 through 12 shall be assessed on the
	373	+	18 instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of fentanyl.
	374	+	19 The assessment may include, but is not limited to:
	375	+	20 (i) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
	376	+	21 drugs;
	377	+	22 (ii) hypoxia;
	378	+	23 (iii) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
	379	+	24 (iv) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
	380	+	25 (v) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
	381	+	26 The instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of
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	392	+	1 fentanyl may be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse,
	393	+	2 school social worker, law enforcement officer, or school
	394	+	3 counselor.
	395	+	4 (Source: P.A. 102-464, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
	396	+	5 102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-212, eff. 1-1-24; 103-365, eff.
	397	+	6 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
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