SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill heading to the Illinois House floor could require school districts to include suicide prevention contact information on the back of school employee IDs.
Illinois currently requires school districts to include this information on identification cards for students in grades 6 through 12.
The new proposal would ensure teachers and other school staff have the same information readily available.
"It's good for them to have the same information that the students have just so they know who to refer someone to and to refer them to their own IDs if they need assistance calling 9-8-8 or one of the hotlines," Rep. Amy Elik (R-Alton). "But also, teachers and staff may use that information for themselves too."
House Bill 3000 passed unanimously out of the House Education Policy Committee Wednesday. Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) has seven co-sponsors for the legislation as it heads to the House floor.
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