Hundreds of new lawstook effect in Illinois

on January 1.

These five new laws may affect parents and the choices they

make on behalf of their children.

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

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

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

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

5. Under 18? No more tanning for you.

House Bill 188

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.

Read a complete list of l

aws protecting parents and children that took effect on January 1.

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