Bill > HB4704

This bill amends the Student Confidential Reporting Act and the Freedom of Information Act to protect the confidentiality of information shared with school helplines. Specifically, it ensures that any reports or information submitted to a "similar independent school helpline" (defined as a confidential, toll-free service for students to report threats to school safety, not intended for punishment, and involving trained operators) are treated with the same confidentiality as reports made to the Safe2Help Illinois program. This means such information cannot be released except under specific circumstances outlined in the Student Confidential Reporting Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and it is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, which is a law that generally grants the public access to government records. Violating these confidentiality provisions by intentionally disclosing such information will be a Class C misdemeanor, a minor criminal offense.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4704&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104