SB2771: SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION

SB2771 Enrolled LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 AN ACT concerning health. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Tammurra's Act. 5 Section 5. The County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act 6 is amended by adding Section 2.2 as follows: 7 (55 ILCS 75/2.2 new) 8 Sec. 2.2. Suicide prevention information. Each county 9 shelter care home and detention home authorized and 10 established by this Act shall place contact information for 11 the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the home in 12 a prominent location that is visible to and accessible by 13 children who are committed to the home by the court. 14 Section 10. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by 15 adding Section 1-9 as follows: 16 (75 ILCS 5/1-9 new) 17 Sec. 1-9. Suicide prevention information. A public library 18 shall place contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide 19 Prevention Lifeline in the library in a prominent location 20 that is visible to and accessible by patrons. SB2771 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 Section 15. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is 2 amended by adding Section 1-27 as follows: 3 (75 ILCS 16/1-27 new) 4 Sec. 1-27. Suicide prevention information. A public 5 library shall place contact information for the 9-8-8 National 6 Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the library in a prominent 7 location that is visible to and accessible by patrons. 8 Section 20. The Village Library Act is amended by adding 9 Section 4.5 as follows: 10 (75 ILCS 40/4.5 new) 11 Sec. 4.5. Suicide prevention information. A public library 12 shall place contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide 13 Prevention Lifeline in the library in a prominent location 14 that is visible to and accessible by patrons. 15 Section 25. The Libraries in Parks Act is amended by 16 adding Section 3b as follows: 17 (75 ILCS 65/3b new) 18 Sec. 3b. Suicide prevention information. A public library 19 shall place contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide 20 Prevention Lifeline in the library in a prominent location SB2771 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 that is visible to and accessible by patrons. 2 Section 30. The School Code is amended by changing Section 3 27-215 as follows: 4 (105 ILCS 5/27-215) 5 Sec. 27-215. Comprehensive health education program. 6 (a) In this subsection (a): 7 "Age and developmentally appropriate" means suitable to 8 particular ages or age groups of children or adolescents, 9 based on the developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral 10 capacity typical for the age or age group. 11 "Consent" means an affirmative, knowing, conscious, 12 ongoing, and voluntary agreement to engage in interpersonal, 13 physical, or sexual activity, which can be revoked at any 14 point, including during the course of interpersonal, physical, 15 or sexual activity. 16 The program established under this Act shall include, but 17 not be limited to, the following major educational areas as a 18 basis for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in 19 this State, with applicable Illinois Learning Standards 20 adopted by the State Board of Education guiding the 21 instruction in the program: 22 (1) human ecology, health, growth, development, 23 personal health habits, and nutrition, consistent with the 24 Illinois Learning Standards adopted by the State Board of SB2771 Enrolled - 4 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 Education; 2 (2) the emotional, psychological, physiological, 3 hygienic, and social responsibilities of family life, 4 including evidence-based and medically accurate 5 information regarding sexual abstinence; 6 (3) the prevention and control of disease, including 7 instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the prevention, 8 transmission, and spread of AIDS; 9 (4) age and developmentally appropriate sexual abuse, 10 consistent with Section 10-23.13 of this Code, abuse 11 during pregnancy, and assault awareness and prevention 12 education in grades prekindergarten through 12; 13 (5) public health, environmental health, disaster 14 preparedness education, and safety education; 15 (6) mental health and illness; 16 (7) dental health; 17 (8) cancer education that includes the types of 18 cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance 19 of early prevention and detection, and information on 20 where to get help and treatment for cancer; and 21 (9) age and developmentally appropriate consent 22 education. 23 The instruction on mental health and illness must evaluate 24 the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the 25 relationship between physical and mental health to enhance 26 student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that promote SB2771 Enrolled - 5 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 health, well-being, and human dignity and must include how and 2 where to find mental health resources and specialized 3 treatment in the State. To raise mental health awareness for 4 students in grades 6 through 12, a school board shall require 5 each public school serving students in any of grades 6 through 6 12 to implement age-appropriate, evidence-based suicide 7 prevention curricula if opportunities for integration exist. 8 The State Board of Education may make resource materials 9 available to support school districts and educators with 10 evidence-based, developmentally appropriate resources 11 regarding student instruction in the topics of mental health 12 and illness. The State Board of Education may make these 13 resource materials available on its Internet website. The 14 program shall also provide course material and instruction to 15 advise pupils of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. 16 Consent education must be age and developmentally 17 appropriate, and the instruction on age and developmentally 18 appropriate consent shall require only instruction aligning 19 with consent as defined in this Section. 20 (b) Notwithstanding the educational areas under subsection 21 (a), the following areas may also be included as a basis for 22 curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this 23 State: basic first aid (including, but not limited to, 24 cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), 25 heart disease, diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child 26 abuse, neglect, and suicide, and teen dating violence in SB2771 Enrolled - 6 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 grades 7 through 12. 2 (c) The State Superintendent of Education, in cooperation 3 with the Department of Children and Family Services, shall 4 prepare and disseminate to all public schools and nonpublic 5 schools information on instructional materials and programs 6 about child sexual abuse, which may be used by such schools for 7 their own or community programs. Such information may also be 8 disseminated by such schools to parents. 9 (d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in 10 any class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to 11 receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary 12 resuscitation or how to use an automated external 13 defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written 14 objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the 15 course or program or the training shall not be reason for 16 suspension or expulsion of the pupil. 17 (Source: P.A. 104-391, eff. 8-15-25.) 18 Section 35. The Public Higher Education Act is amended by 19 adding Section 11 as follows: 20 (110 ILCS 167/11 new) 21 Sec. 11. Suicide prevention information. A public 22 institution of higher education shall place contact 23 information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24 in the each of its facilities in a prominent location that is SB2771 Enrolled - 7 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 visible to and accessible by students and staff of the public 2 institution of higher education. 3 Section 40. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is 4 amended by adding Section 20 as follows: 5 (110 ILCS 330/20 new) 6 Sec. 20. Compliance with the Hospital Licensing Act; 7 suicide prevention information. The University of Illinois 8 Hospital shall comply with Section 11.11 of the Hospital 9 Licensing Act. 10 Section 45. The Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act is 11 amended by adding Section 151 as follows: 12 (210 ILCS 9/151 new) 13 Sec. 151. Suicide prevention information. An assisted 14 living or shared housing establishment shall place contact 15 information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 16 in the establishment in a prominent location that is visible 17 to and accessible by residents and staff of the establishment. 18 Section 50. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding 19 Section 3-202.2c as follows: 20 (210 ILCS 45/3-202.2c new) SB2771 Enrolled - 8 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 Sec. 3-202.2c. Suicide prevention information. A nursing 2 facility that is subject to this Act shall place contact 3 information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 4 in the facility in a prominent location that is visible to and 5 accessible by residents and staff of the facility. 6 Section 55. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by 7 adding Section 11.11 as follows: 8 (210 ILCS 85/11.11 new) 9 Sec. 11.11. Suicide prevention information. A hospital 10 shall conspicuously post contact information for the 9-8-8 11 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the hospital, either 12 by physical or electronic means, for display in an area of its 13 offices accessible by patients, employees, and visitors. 14 Section 60. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by 15 changing Section 7.01 as follows: 16 (225 ILCS 10/7.01) 17 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 18 delayed effective date ) 19 Sec. 7.01. Minimum standards for licensing; Department of 20 Early Childhood. 21 (a) The Department of Early Childhood must prescribe and 22 publish minimum standards for licensing that apply to day care SB2771 Enrolled - 9 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. The 2 Department of Early Childhood shall seek the advice and 3 assistance of persons representative of day care centers, day 4 care homes, and group day care homes in establishing such 5 standards. The standards prescribed and published under this 6 Act take effect as provided in the Illinois Administrative 7 Procedure Act, and are restricted to rules pertaining to the 8 following matters and to any rules required or permitted by 9 any other Section of this Act: 10 (1) The operation and conduct of the facility and 11 responsibility it assumes for child care; 12 (2) The character, suitability and qualifications of 13 the applicant and other persons directly responsible for 14 the care and welfare of children served. All child day 15 care center licensees and employees who are required to 16 report child abuse or neglect under the Abused and 17 Neglected Child Reporting Act shall be required to attend 18 training on recognizing child abuse and neglect, as 19 prescribed by Department of Early Childhood rules; 20 (3) The general financial ability and competence of 21 the applicant to provide necessary care for children and 22 to maintain prescribed standards; 23 (4) The number of individuals or staff required to 24 ensure adequate supervision and care of the children 25 received. The standards shall provide that each day care 26 center, day care home, and group day care home shall have SB2771 Enrolled - 10 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 on its premises during its hours of operation at least one 2 staff member certified in first aid, in the Heimlich 3 maneuver and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the 4 American Red Cross or other organization approved by rule 5 of the Department of Early Childhood. The Department of 6 Early Childhood may offer, or arrange for the offering, on 7 a periodic basis in each community in this State in 8 cooperation with the American Red Cross, the American 9 Heart Association or other appropriate organization, 10 voluntary programs to train operators of day care homes in 11 first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 12 (5) The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and 13 general adequacy of the premises, including maintenance of 14 adequate fire prevention and health standards conforming 15 to State laws and municipal codes to provide for the 16 physical comfort, care, and well-being of children 17 received; 18 (6) Provisions for food, clothing, educational 19 opportunities, program, equipment and individual supplies 20 to ensure the healthy physical, mental, and spiritual 21 development of children served; 22 (7) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of 23 children served; 24 (8) Maintenance of records pertaining to the 25 admission, progress, health, and discharge of children, 26 including, for day care centers and day care homes, SB2771 Enrolled - 11 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 records indicating each child has been immunized as 2 required by State regulations. The Department of Early 3 Childhood shall require proof that children enrolled in a 4 facility have been immunized against Haemophilus 5 Influenzae B (HIB); 6 (9) Filing of reports with the Department of Early 7 Childhood; 8 (10) Discipline of children; 9 (11) Protection and fostering of the particular 10 religious faith of the children served; 11 (12) Provisions prohibiting firearms on day care 12 center premises except in the possession of peace 13 officers; 14 (13) Provisions prohibiting handguns on day care home 15 premises except in the possession of peace officers or 16 other adults who must possess a handgun as a condition of 17 employment and who reside on the premises of a day care 18 home; 19 (14) Provisions requiring that any firearm permitted 20 on day care home premises, except handguns in the 21 possession of peace officers, shall be kept in a 22 disassembled state, without ammunition, in locked storage, 23 inaccessible to children and that ammunition permitted on 24 day care home premises shall be kept in locked storage 25 separate from that of disassembled firearms, inaccessible 26 to children; SB2771 Enrolled - 12 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 (15) Provisions requiring notification of parents or 2 guardians enrolling children at a day care home of the 3 presence in the day care home of any firearms and 4 ammunition and of the arrangements for the separate, 5 locked storage of such firearms and ammunition; and 6 (16) Provisions requiring all licensed child care 7 facility employees who care for newborns and infants to 8 complete training every 3 years on the nature of sudden 9 unexpected infant death (SUID), sudden infant death 10 syndrome (SIDS), and the safe sleep recommendations of the 11 American Academy of Pediatrics ; and . 12 (17) Provisions requiring all licensed day care 13 centers to place contact information for the 9-8-8 14 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the licensed day 15 care center in a prominent location that is visible to and 16 accessible by children and employees of the licensed day 17 care center. 18 All licensed day care home providers, licensed group day 19 care home providers, and licensed day care center directors 20 and classroom staff shall participate in at least one training 21 that includes the topics of early childhood social emotional 22 learning, infant and early childhood mental health, early 23 childhood trauma, or adverse childhood experiences. Current 24 licensed providers, directors, and classroom staff shall 25 complete training and shall participate in training that 26 includes the above topics at least once every 3 years. SB2771 Enrolled - 13 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 (b) The Department of Early Childhood, in applying 2 standards prescribed and published, as herein provided, shall 3 offer consultation through employed staff or other qualified 4 persons to assist applicants and licensees in meeting and 5 maintaining minimum requirements for a license and to help 6 them otherwise to achieve programs of excellence related to 7 the care of children served. Such consultation shall include 8 providing information concerning education and training in 9 early childhood development to providers of day care home 10 services. The Department of Early Childhood may provide or 11 arrange for such education and training for those providers 12 who request such assistance. 13 (c) The Department of Early Childhood shall distribute 14 copies of licensing standards to all licensees and applicants 15 for a license. Each licensee or holder of a permit shall 16 distribute copies of the appropriate licensing standards and 17 any other information required by the Department of Early 18 Childhood to child care facilities under its supervision. Each 19 licensee or holder of a permit shall maintain appropriate 20 documentation of the distribution of the standards. Such 21 documentation shall be part of the records of the facility and 22 subject to inspection by authorized representatives of the 23 Department of Early Childhood. 24 (d) The Department of Early Childhood shall prepare 25 summaries of day care licensing standards. Each licensee or 26 holder of a permit for a day care facility shall distribute a SB2771 Enrolled - 14 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 copy of the appropriate summary and any other information 2 required by the Department of Early Childhood, to the legal 3 guardian of each child cared for in that facility at the time 4 when the child is enrolled or initially placed in the 5 facility. The licensee or holder of a permit for a day care 6 facility shall secure appropriate documentation of the 7 distribution of the summary and brochure. Such documentation 8 shall be a part of the records of the facility and subject to 9 inspection by an authorized representative of the Department 10 of Early Childhood. 11 (e) The Department of Early Childhood shall distribute to 12 each licensee and holder of a permit copies of the licensing or 13 permit standards applicable to such person's facility. Each 14 licensee or holder of a permit shall make available by posting 15 at all times in a common or otherwise accessible area a 16 complete and current set of licensing standards in order that 17 all employees of the facility may have unrestricted access to 18 such standards. All employees of the facility shall have 19 reviewed the standards and any subsequent changes. Each 20 licensee or holder of a permit shall maintain appropriate 21 documentation of the current review of licensing standards by 22 all employees. Such records shall be part of the records of the 23 facility and subject to inspection by authorized 24 representatives of the Department of Early Childhood. 25 (f) Any standards involving physical examinations, 26 immunization, or medical treatment shall include appropriate SB2771 Enrolled - 15 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 exemptions for children whose parents object thereto on the 2 grounds that they conflict with the tenets and practices of a 3 recognized church or religious organization, of which the 4 parent is an adherent or member, and for children who should 5 not be subjected to immunization for clinical reasons. 6 (g) The Department of Early Childhood, in cooperation with 7 the Department of Public Health, shall work to increase 8 immunization awareness and participation among parents of 9 children enrolled in day care centers and day care homes by 10 publishing on the Department of Early Childhood's website 11 information about the benefits of immunization against vaccine 12 preventable diseases, including influenza and pertussis. The 13 information for vaccine preventable diseases shall include the 14 incidence and severity of the diseases, the availability of 15 vaccines, and the importance of immunizing children and 16 persons who frequently have close contact with children. The 17 website content shall be reviewed annually in collaboration 18 with the Department of Public Health to reflect the most 19 current recommendations of the Advisory Committee on 20 Immunization Practices (ACIP). The Department of Early 21 Childhood shall work with day care centers and day care homes 22 licensed under this Act to ensure that the information is 23 annually distributed to parents in August or September. 24 (h) Any standard adopted by the Department of Early 25 Childhood that requires an applicant for a license to operate 26 a day care home to include a copy of a high school diploma or SB2771 Enrolled - 16 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 equivalent certificate with the person's application shall be 2 deemed to be satisfied if the applicant includes a copy of a 3 high school diploma or equivalent certificate or a copy of a 4 degree from an accredited institution of higher education or 5 vocational institution or equivalent certificate. 6 (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26.) 7 Section 65. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 8 adding Section 3-7-7.5 and by changing Section 5-8A-4.2 as 9 follows: 10 (730 ILCS 5/3-7-7.5 new) 11 Sec. 3-7-7.5. Suicide prevention information. The 12 Department shall place contact information for the 9-8-8 13 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in each institution or 14 facility of the Department in a prominent location that is 15 visible to and accessible by committed persons in the 16 institution or facility. 17 (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4.2) 18 Sec. 5-8A-4.2. Successful transition to the community. 19 (a) The Department shall engage in reentry planning to 20 include individualized case planning for persons preparing to 21 be released to the community. This planning shall begin at 22 intake and be supported throughout the term of incarceration, 23 with a focused emphasis in the year prior to the inmate's SB2771 Enrolled - 17 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 mandatory statutory release date. All inmates within one year 2 of their mandatory statutory release data shall be deemed to 3 be in reentry status. The Department shall develop 4 administrative directives to define reentry status based on 5 the requirements of this Section. 6 (b) The Department shall develop incentives to increase 7 program and treatment participation, positive behavior, and 8 readiness to change. 9 (c) The Department shall coordinate with, and provide 10 access at the point of release for, community partners and 11 State and local government agencies to support successful 12 transitions through assistance in planning and by providing 13 appropriate programs to inmates in reentry status. The 14 Department shall work with community partners and appropriate 15 state agencies to support the successful transitions through 16 assistance in planning and by providing appropriate programs 17 to persons prior to release. Release planning shall include, 18 but is not limited to: 19 (1) necessary documentation to include birth 20 certificate, social security card, and identification 21 card; 22 (2) vocational or educational short-term and long-term 23 goals; 24 (3) financial literacy and planning to include 25 payments of fines, fees, restitution, child support, and 26 other debt; SB2771 Enrolled - 18 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 (4) access to healthcare, mental healthcare, and 2 chemical dependency treatment , including suicide 3 prevention resources ; 4 (5) living and transportation arrangements; 5 (6) family reunification, if appropriate, and 6 pro-social support networks; and 7 (7) information about community-based employment 8 services and employment service programs available for 9 persons with prior arrest or criminal convictions. 10 (d) The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall 11 create a Frequent Users Systems Engagement (FUSE) Re-Entry 12 rental subsidy supportive housing program for the most 13 vulnerable persons exiting the Department of Corrections. The 14 Re-Entry rental subsidy supportive housing program shall be 15 targeted to persons with disabilities who have a history of 16 incarcerations, hospitalizations, and homelessness. The 17 Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Department of 18 Human Services Statewide Housing Coordinator, stakeholders, 19 and the Department of Corrections shall adopt policies and 20 procedures for the FUSE Re-Entry rental subsidy supportive 21 housing program including eligibility criteria, geographic 22 distribution, and documentation requirements which are similar 23 to the Rental Housing Support Program. The funding formula for 24 this program shall be developed by calculating the number of 25 prison bed days saved through the timely releases that would 26 not be possible but for the Re-Entry rental subsidy supportive SB2771 Enrolled - 19 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 housing program. Funding shall include administrative costs 2 for the Illinois Housing Development Authority to operate the 3 program. 4 (e) The Department shall report to the General Assembly on 5 or before January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, on these 6 activities to support successful transitions to the community. 7 This report shall include the following information regarding 8 persons released from the Department: 9 (1) the total number of persons released each year 10 listed by county; 11 (2) the number of persons assessed as having a high or 12 moderate criminogenic need who have completed programming 13 addressing that criminogenic need prior to release listed 14 by program and county; 15 (3) the number of persons released in the reporting 16 year who have engaged in pre-release planning prior to 17 their release listed by county; 18 (4) the number of persons who have been released to 19 electronic detention prior to their mandatory supervised 20 release date; 21 (5) the number of persons who have been released after 22 their mandatory supervised release date, average time past 23 mandatory supervised release date, and reasons held past 24 mandatory supervised release date; and 25 (6) when implemented, the number of Frequent Users 26 Systems Engagement (FUSE) Re-Entry rental subsidy SB2771 Enrolled - 20 - LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b 1 supportive housing program participants and average prison 2 bed days saved. 3 (Source: P.A. 100-575, eff. 1-8-18.) 4 Section 70. The Probation and Probation Officers Act is 5 amended by adding Section 15.3 as follows: 6 (730 ILCS 110/15.3 new) 7 Sec. 15.3. Suicide prevention information. A department 8 shall ensure that, for all programs operated by the 9 department, contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide 10 Prevention Lifeline is posted in a prominent location that is 11 visible to and accessible by offenders in the program.