HB4704 amends the Student Confidential Reporting Act to include reports submitted to similar independent school helplines as confidential.
HB4704 amends the Student Confidential Reporting Act to ensure that any report or information submitted to a similar independent school helpline is confidential, may not be released except as otherwise provided in the Act or in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and is not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. This change aims to protect the privacy of students who use these helplines to report issues such as bullying, suicide, and school violence.
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