Teachers could soon see mental health resources on their school IDs under a measure passed in the Illinois Senate.
House Bill 3000, sponsored by local State Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb), will require all school districts serving students in grades 6-12 to have the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and the Safe2Help Illinois helpline on all employee IDs.
Currently, that information is required in student handbooks or planners and on student IDs if schools issue them.
The bill will now be sent to the governor’s desk.
Hammond represents most of Mercer County.