Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB2771: SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act, the Illinois Local Library Act, the Public Library District Act of 1991, the Village Library Act, the Libraries in Parks Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the Probation and Probation Officers Act to require the placement of contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Amends the School Code. With respect to the comprehensive health education program, provides that a school board shall require each public school serving students in any of grades 6 through 12 to assess courses and seminars available to those students through their regular academic experiences and implement age-appropriate, evidence-based suicide prevention curricula if opportunities for integration exist. Further amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In provisions concerning an inmate's successful transition to the community, provides that release planning shall include access to suicide prevention resources.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2771Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Christopher BeltSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index See Index Amends the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act, the IllinoisLocal Library Act, the Public Library District Act of 1991, the VillageLibrary Act, the Libraries in Parks Act, the Assisted Living and SharedHousing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, theIllinois Public Aid Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and theProbation and Probation Officers Act to require the placement of contactinformation…
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2771Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Christopher BeltSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index See Index Amends the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act, the IllinoisLocal Library Act, the Public Library District Act of 1991, the VillageLibrary Act, the Libraries in Parks Act, the Assisted Living and SharedHousing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, theIllinois Public Aid Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and theProbation and Probation Officers Act to require the placement of contactinformation for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Amends theSchool Code. With respect to the comprehensive health education program,provides that a school board shall require each public school servingstudents in any of grades 6 through 12 to assess courses and seminarsavailable to those students through their regular academic experiences andimplement age-appropriate, evidence-based suicide prevention curricula ifopportunities for integration exist. Further amends the Unified Code ofCorrections. In provisions concerning an inmate's successful transition tothe community, provides that release planning shall include access tosuicide prevention resources. LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENTMAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENTMAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENTMAY APPLY A BILL FOR SB2771LRB104 16416 LNS 29806 b SB2771 LRB104 …