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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
| 5 | | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
| 6 | | amended by adding Section 2310-542 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-542 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2310-542. Safe gun storage public awareness campaign. |
| 9 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall develop |
| 10 | | and implement a comprehensive 2-year statewide safe gun |
| 11 | | storage public awareness campaign. The campaign shall include |
| 12 | | the following: |
| 13 | | (1) Sustained and focused messaging over the course of |
| 14 | | the 2-year campaign period. |
| 15 | | (2) Messages paired with information about enforcement |
| 16 | | or incentives for safe gun storage. |
| 17 | | (3) Geographic and cultural considerations. |
| 18 | | (b) The campaign shall be divided into the following 3 |
| 19 | | phases: |
| 20 | | (1) A statewide messaging strategy that shall develop |
| 21 | | research-based, culturally appropriate messaging for |
| 22 | | awareness of gun safety, reducing access to lethal means, |
| 23 | | and encouraging safe storage. The campaign shall include |
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| 1 | | formats such as paid advertising on Chicago Transit |
| 2 | | Authority trains, bus stops, billboards, digital or social |
| 3 | | media campaigns, radio, and other public education and |
| 4 | | outreach. |
| 5 | | (2) A gun lock and gun safe distribution campaign and |
| 6 | | gun buy-back programs. This phase shall require the |
| 7 | | following: |
| 8 | | (A) Developing a focused strategy to distribute, |
| 9 | | through community-based organizations, gun locks and |
| 10 | | gun safes in areas most affected by gun violence. |
| 11 | | (B) Pairing gun lock distribution with brief |
| 12 | | counseling or education sessions, which has been shown |
| 13 | | to significantly increase safe storage practices. |
| 14 | | (C) Developing an education and training program |
| 15 | | on safe storage counseling and screening for health |
| 16 | | care professionals, including pediatric primary care |
| 17 | | and emergency room departments. |
| 18 | | (D) Developing education and training on the |
| 19 | | Firearms Restraining Order Act for practitioners, law |
| 20 | | enforcement, and the general public. |
| 21 | | (E) Focusing on suicide prevention, youth or young |
| 22 | | adult survivors of gun violence, and families at risk |
| 23 | | due to domestic violence. |
| 24 | | (F) Incorporating gun buy-back opportunities in |
| 25 | | partnership with law enforcement, community-based |
| 26 | | organizations, and other local stakeholders. |
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| 1 | | (3) A comprehensive evaluation to measure changes in |
| 2 | | gun safety behaviors and the overall impact and |
| 3 | | effectiveness of the campaign to promote safety. Metrics |
| 4 | | to be measured include, but are not limited to, the |
| 5 | | following: |
| 6 | | (A) Changes in parent behavior and perception. |
| 7 | | (B) Media campaign metrics and digital analytics. |
| 8 | | (C) The number of people reached through each |
| 9 | | strategy. |
| 10 | | (D) The number of gun locks and gun safes |
| 11 | | distributed. |
| 12 | | (E) Changes in intentional and unintentional |
| 13 | | firearm injury. |
| 14 | | (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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