Mar 24, 2021 | Mason
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is sponsoring a measure that would update school suicide prevention guidance and give greater support to young people who are at an increased risk of committing suicide. “We know that students who have mental health...
Mar 22, 2021 | Mason
GURNEE, Ill. – As part of her commitment to helping domestic abuse victims and survivors, state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is backing a measure that would create a commission to identify and study contributing factors to crimes of severe domestic violence. “Domestic...
Mar 17, 2021 | Mason
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is fighting to restore benefits to veterans who have been barred from receiving them due to having service-related PTSD, traumatic brain injury, experiencing sexual assault or being a member of the LGBTQ community. “In...
Mar 12, 2021 | Mason
GURNEE, Ill. – Young people with allergies would be better protected at schools and day care centers under legislation backed by state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee. Mason is sponsoring a measure that would require state agencies to create policies for schools and day...
Mar 8, 2021 | Mason
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, recently introduced a bill that would require students to be taught about vaping as part of their sixth through twelfth grade health education curriculum. Mason’s House Bill 3202 would amend the state’s Comprehensive...
Mar 3, 2021 | Mason
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is sharing her support for a report recently published by the Move Over Task Force that offers recommendations on ways to better protect first responders while they are stopped on the side of roadways. The task force...