Bill Text: IL HB0597 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered

---

Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires school districts to provide contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and for the Crisis Text Line on the back of each student identification card issued by the school district. Provides that if the school district does not issue student identification cards to its students or to all of its students, the school district must publish this information on its website. Effective July 1, 2021.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0134 [HB0597 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0597-Chaptered.html

---

Public Act 102-0134
HB0597 Enrolled LRB102 12280 CMG 17617 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
10-20.73 and 34-18.67 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new)
Sec. 10-20.73. Student identification; suicide prevention
information. Each school district shall provide contact
information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and
for the Crisis Text Line on the back of each student
identification card issued by the school district. If the
school district does not issue student identification cards to
its students or to all of its students, the school district
must publish this information on its website.
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new)
Sec. 34-18.67. Student identification; suicide prevention
information. The school district shall provide contact
information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and
for the Crisis Text Line on the back of each student
identification card issued by the school district. If the
school district does not issue student identification cards to
its students or to all of its students, the school district

must publish this information on its website.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2021.