Louie's Law, which would create a drug education curriculum for state K-12 schools, passes state House, on way to GovPritzker
Legislation to create a comprehensive drug education curriculum for the state's public schools is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk.
"This just goes to show you that the legislature is united in making sure that our youth are safe," said Chelsea Laliberte Barnes, the co-founder of the Arlington Heights-based community recovery center Live4Lali and a co-author of the bill."But we have a lot of work to do ahead of us. We have to implement this bill. It doesn't just stop when the governor signs it."
If the measure is signed by the governor, the Illinois State Board of Education and the Department of Human Services will work with advocates to develop substance use prevention and recovery resource materials for public elementary and secondary schools by July 1, 2024.
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