Bill Title: Amends the School Code. With regard to the in-service training program on the warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth, provides that a school district may utilize the Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and administered by certified instructors trained by a national association recognized as an authority in behavioral health, to provide the training. Provides that if licensed school personnel or an administrator obtains mental health first aid training outside of an in-service training program, he or she may present a certificate of successful completion of the training to the school district to satisfy the training requirements.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-2)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0350 [SB1731 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Third Reading in House	2019-05-23	115	0	2	0	117	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2019-04-12	53	0	6	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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