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SB 1793 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

SCH CD-SUICIDE AWARENES POLICY

Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to (i) develop a model youth suicide awareness and prevention policy; (ii) compile, develop, and post on its Internet website recommended guidelines and educational materials for professional educator training and recommended resources and age-appropriate educational materials on youth suicide awareness and prevention; and (iii) develop a model youth suicide awareness and prevention curriculum and make such curriculum available to all school districts and, upon request, to nonpublic schools. Requires each school board to (i) adopt an age-appropriate youth suicide awareness and prevention policy and (ii) require 4 hours of training in youth suicide awareness and prevention every 5 years for professional educators in school buildings serving students in any of grades 6 through 12. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 24, 2015 Signed Aug 21, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2015 · House May 21, 2015

How they voted

45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
May 31, 2015
D Democratic29
29 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
68
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
10
Aug 21, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 28, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000
upper
May 27, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
upper
May 22, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 21, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2015
upper
May 21, 2015
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 21, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-1)
house
May 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
May 13, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
lower
May 13, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
May 4, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hastings
upper
Apr 23, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
upper
Mar 18, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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