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Public Act 102-0464 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive | ||||
Health
Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as | ||||
follows:
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(105 ILCS 110/3)
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Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The | ||||
program established
under this Act shall include, but not be | ||||
limited to, the following major
educational areas as a basis | ||||
for curricula in all elementary and secondary
schools in this | ||||
State: human ecology and health ; , human growth and
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development ; , the emotional, psychological, physiological, | ||||
hygienic , and
social responsibilities of family life, | ||||
including sexual abstinence until
marriage ; the , prevention | ||||
and control of disease, including instruction in
grades 6 | ||||
through 12 on the prevention, transmission , and spread of | ||||
AIDS ; , age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and | ||||
prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 ; , | ||||
public and environmental health ; , consumer health ; , safety | ||||
education and
disaster survival ; , mental health and illness ; , | ||||
personal health habits ; ,
alcohol and , drug use , and abuse , | ||||
including the medical and legal ramifications
of alcohol, |
drug, and tobacco use ; , abuse during pregnancy ; , | ||
evidence-based and medically accurate information regarding | ||
sexual
abstinence ; , tobacco and e-cigarettes and other vapor | ||
devices; , nutrition ; , and dental health. The instruction on | ||
mental health and illness must evaluate the multiple | ||
dimensions of health by reviewing the relationship between | ||
physical and mental health so as to enhance student | ||
understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that promote health, | ||
well-being, and human dignity. The program shall also provide | ||
course material and instruction to advise pupils of the | ||
Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act.
The program shall | ||
include information about cancer, including , without | ||
limitation , types of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, | ||
the importance of early prevention and detection, and | ||
information on where to go for help. Notwithstanding the above | ||
educational areas, the following areas may also
be included as | ||
a basis for curricula in all elementary and secondary
schools | ||
in this State: basic first aid (including, but not limited to,
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), | ||
heart disease, diabetes, stroke, the
prevention of child | ||
abuse, neglect, and suicide, and teen dating violence in | ||
grades 7 through 12. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, | ||
training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary | ||
resuscitation (which training must be in accordance with | ||
standards of the American Red Cross, the American Heart | ||
Association, or another nationally recognized certifying |
organization) and how to use an automated external | ||
defibrillator shall be included as a basis for curricula in | ||
all secondary schools in this State. | ||
The school board of each
public elementary and secondary | ||
school in the State
shall encourage all teachers and other | ||
school personnel to acquire,
develop, and maintain the | ||
knowledge and skills necessary to properly
administer | ||
life-saving techniques, including , without limitation , the
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Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing.
The training shall be | ||
in
accordance with standards of the
American Red Cross, the | ||
American Heart Association, or another nationally
recognized | ||
certifying organization.
A school board may use the
services | ||
of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
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life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school | ||
personnel in
these techniques. Each school board
is encouraged | ||
to have in
its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one | ||
person who is certified, by
the American Red Cross or by | ||
another qualified certifying agency,
as qualified to | ||
administer first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In | ||
addition, each school board is authorized to
allocate | ||
appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to | ||
conduct
training programs for teachers and other school | ||
personnel who have expressed an
interest in becoming qualified | ||
to administer emergency first aid or
cardiopulmonary | ||
resuscitation. School boards are urged to
encourage their | ||
teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
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programs and other extracurricular school activities to | ||
acquire, develop, and
maintain the knowledge and skills | ||
necessary to properly administer first aid
and cardiopulmonary | ||
resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
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established by the American Red Cross or another qualified | ||
certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board | ||
of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant | ||
program to pay for half of the cost that a school district | ||
incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel | ||
who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer | ||
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
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accordance with standards of the
American Red Cross, the | ||
American Heart Association, or another nationally
recognized | ||
certifying organization) or in learning how to use an | ||
automated external defibrillator. A school district that | ||
applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay | ||
half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money | ||
is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants | ||
on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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No pupil shall be
required to take or participate in any | ||
class or course on AIDS or family
life instruction or to | ||
receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary | ||
resuscitation or how to use an automated external | ||
defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written | ||
objection
thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the | ||
course or program or the training shall
not be reason for |
suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
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Curricula developed under programs established in | ||
accordance with this
Act in the major educational area of | ||
alcohol and drug use and abuse shall
include classroom | ||
instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction,
which | ||
shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal | ||
effects
and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall | ||
be integrated into
existing curricula; and the State Board of | ||
Education shall develop and make
available to all elementary | ||
and secondary schools in this State
instructional materials | ||
and guidelines which will assist the schools in
incorporating | ||
the instruction into their existing curricula. In
addition, | ||
school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula | ||
during
the school day or as part of an after school program, | ||
support services and
instruction for pupils or pupils whose | ||
parent, parents, or guardians are
chemically dependent.
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(Source: P.A. 101-305, eff. 1-1-20; revised 8-21-20.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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