105 ILCS 5/2-3.166
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 2 - State Board of Education - Powers and Duties

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-267)Sec. 2-3.166. Youth suicide awareness and prevention.(a) This Section may be referred to as Ann Marie's Law.(b) The State Board of Education shall do both of the following:(1) In consultation with a youth suicide prevention     organization operating in this State and organizations representing school boards and school personnel, develop a model youth suicide awareness and prevention policy that is consistent with subsection (c) of this Section.(2) Compile, develop, and post on its publicly     accessible Internet website both of the following, which may include materials already publicly available:(A) Recommended guidelines and educational         materials for training and professional development.(B) Recommended resources and age-appropriate         educational materials on youth suicide awareness and prevention.(c) The model policy developed by the State Board of Education under  subsection (b) of this Section and any policy adopted by a school board  under subsection (d) of this Section shall include all of the following:(1) A statement on youth suicide awareness and     prevention.(2) Protocols for administering youth suicide     awareness and prevention education to staff and students.(3) Methods of prevention, including procedures for     early identification and referral of students at risk of suicide.(4) Methods of intervention, including procedures     that address an emotional or mental health safety plan for students identified as being at increased risk of suicide.(5) Methods of responding to a student or staff     suicide or suicide attempt.(6) Reporting procedures.(7) Recommended resources on youth suicide awareness     and prevention programs, including current contact information for such programs.(d) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, each school board shall review and update its current suicide awareness and prevention policy to be consistent with subsection (c) of this Section or adopt an age-appropriate youth suicide awareness and  prevention policy consistent with subsection (c) of this Section, inform each  school district employee and the parent or legal guardian of each  student enrolled in the school district of such policy, and post  such policy on the school district's publicly accessible Internet  website. The policy adopted by a school board under this  subsection (d) may be based upon the model policy developed by the  State Board of Education under subsection (b) of this Section.  (Source: P.A. 99-443, eff. 8-21-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-267)Sec. 2-3.166. Youth suicide awareness and prevention.(a) This Section may be referred to as Ann Marie's Law.(b) The State Board of Education shall do both of the following:(1) In consultation with a youth suicide prevention     organization operating in this State and organizations representing school boards and school personnel, develop a model youth suicide awareness and prevention policy that is consistent with subsection (c) of this Section.(2) Compile, develop, and post on its publicly     accessible Internet website both of the following, which may include materials already publicly available:(A) Recommended guidelines and educational         materials for training and professional development.(B) Recommended resources and age-appropriate         educational materials on youth suicide awareness and prevention.(c) The model policy developed by the State Board of Education under  subsection (b) of this Section and any policy adopted by a school board  under subsection (d) of this Section shall include all of the following:(1) A statement on youth suicide awareness and     prevention.(2) Protocols for administering youth suicide     awareness and prevention education to staff and students.(3) Methods of prevention, including procedures for     early identification and referral of students at risk of suicide.(4) Methods of intervention, including procedures     that address an emotional or mental health safety plan for students identified as being at increased risk of suicide, including those students who:(A) suffer from a mental health disorder;(B) suffer from a substance abuse disorder;(C) engage in self-harm or have previously         attempted suicide;(D) reside in an out-of-home placement;(E) are experiencing homelessness;(F) are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or         questioning (LGBTQ);(G) are bereaved by suicide; or(H) have a medical condition or certain types of         disabilities.(5) Methods of responding to a student or staff     suicide or suicide attempt.(6) Reporting procedures.(7) Recommended resources on youth suicide awareness     and prevention programs, including current contact information for such programs.(d) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, each school board shall review and update its current suicide awareness and prevention policy to be consistent with subsection (c) of this Section or adopt an age-appropriate youth suicide awareness and  prevention policy consistent with subsection (c) of this Section, inform each  school district employee and the parent or legal guardian of each  student enrolled in the school district of such policy, and post  such policy on the school district's publicly accessible Internet  website. The policy adopted by a school board under this  subsection (d) may be based upon the model policy developed by the  State Board of Education under subsection (b) of this Section.  (Source: P.A. 102-267, eff. 7-1-22.)