Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that each school district, charter school, or alternative school or any school receiving public funds must develop a suicide contact tracing and intervention program in the event of an apparent suicide of a student to help direct resources to students who are close contacts to a deceased student. Provides that the program shall interview close contacts to determine if any external factors may be connected to the apparent suicide of a student and if the factors are affecting other students who are close contacts. Provides that each school district, charter school, or alternative school or any school receiving public funds must ensure that counseling services are always available to students. Provides that counseling services may be provided either in person at the school building or in a virtual format. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board shall require each public institution of higher education to develop a suicide contact tracing and intervention program in the event of an apparent suicide of a student to help direct resources to students who are close contacts to a deceased student. Provides that the program shall interview close contacts to determine if any external factors may be connected to the apparent suicide of a student and if the factors are affecting other students who are close contacts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-07 - Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Tom Weber [HB4353 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Tom Weber [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-064	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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