HB 299

Abstract

Amends the Green Cleaning Schools Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 140/1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.7 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying and cyber-bullying, provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the term "cyber-bullying" includes bullying through the distribution by electronic means or the posting of a digital replica of an individual who is engaged in an activity in which the depicted individual did not engage in, including, but not limited to, sexually explicit digitized depictions of the individual. Defines "artificial intelligence", "digital replica", and "generative artificial intelligence". House Floor Amendment No. 3 Makes a technical correction. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying and cyber-bullying, provides that bullying includes posting or distributing sexually explicit images. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the term "cyber-bullying" includes the posting or distribution of a digital replica by electronic means. Defines "artificial intelligence", "digital replica", and "generative artificial intelligence". Effective July 1, 2025.