Hundreds of new laws took effect in Illinois on Jan. 1. Here are some of the most interesting laws that affect parents.

2. Hundreds of new laws
took effect in Illinois
on January 1.

3. These five new laws may affect
parents and the choices they
make on behalf of their
children.

4. 1. No legal repercussions for
eavesdropping on your children?
A new exception to the state’s
eavesdropping law gives
parents the right to supervise
and monitor the electronic
accounts of their children
without fear that the child will
file lawsuit against them.
House Bill 3038

5. 2. School cannot ask for children's
social media passwords
The Privacy in the School
Setting Act prohibits a
college or university from
requesting or requiring a
student or his or her
parents to provide a
password to a student’s
account or profile on a
social networking website.
Read more here.
House Bill 64

6. 3. If you have joint custody, YOU should be the
first option for temporary care of your child
This law states that if the parent responsible for the
care of a child needs to find temporary care for the
child, they must first offer the option of temporary
care to the other parent before hiring a babysitter.
House Bill 2992

7. 4. Students must be vaccinated to
attend junior high and high school
Students entering 6th
and 12th grade at any
public, private or
parochial school will
now need to receive
an immunization
containing the
meningitis vaccine.
Read more here.
House Bill 3190

8. 5. Under 18? No more tanning for you.
Under previous Illinois law,
young people were allowed to
tan with their parents’
permission. However, study
after study has demonstrated
that tanning – particularly
during your formative years –
greatly increases the risk of
cancer. The new law prohibits
all commercial tanning facilities
from allowing people younger
than 18 to tan unless they have
a doctor’s prescription.
Underage tanning in private
homes is still allowed.
House Bill 188

9. Read a complete list of
laws protecting parents and children
that took effect on January 1.
Illinoissenatedemocrats.com