Sen. Dale Fowler

Filed: 3/8/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3261

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3261 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
510-22.39 and by adding Section 34-18.85 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-41 and P.A.
8103-542)
9    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
10    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
11    (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
12programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school
13personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
14kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
15warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
16in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and

 

 

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1referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
2Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
3under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
4administered by certified instructors trained by a national
5association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,
6to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
7subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator
8obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
9in-service training program, he or she may present a
10certificate of successful completion of the training to the
11school district to satisfy the requirements of this
12subsection.
13    Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
14practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
15    A course of instruction as described in this subsection
16(b) must include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive
17learning environments, and whole child set forth in subsection
18(b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and may provide information
19that is relevant to and within the scope of the duties of
20licensed school personnel or school administrators. Such
21information may include, but is not limited to:
22        (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
23    and staff;
24        (2) the relationship between educator wellness and
25    student learning;
26        (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and

 

 

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1    learning;
2        (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
3    the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
4    higher risk of experiencing trauma;
5        (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
6    recognizing trauma among various student groups in
7    connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
8    orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
9    factors; and
10        (6) effective district practices that are shown to:
11            (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
12        trauma on student behavior and learning; and
13            (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
14    (c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school
15personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic
16knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
17syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
18causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing
19its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources
20of counseling and referral, and any other information that may
21be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such
22pupils. The School Board shall supervise such training. The
23State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health
24shall jointly develop standards for such training.
25    (d) In this subsection (d):
26    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household

 

 

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1member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
2defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
3of 1986.
4    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
5of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
61961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
711-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5,
812-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
9sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
10the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
11are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
12    At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
13program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
14but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
15teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school
16psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons
17with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs
18of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training
19concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth
20victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
21parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or
22sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to
23appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,
24and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school
25district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to
26such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school

 

 

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1personnel must be trained to understand, provide information
2and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are
3parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
4violence.
5    (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
6for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
7persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and
8management.
9    (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
10conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
11teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
12for all personnel.
13    (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
14conduct in-service training for all school district employees
15on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
16instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
17life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
18school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
19requirements under this subsection by using the training,
20including online training, available from the American College
21of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
22    School district employees who are trained to respond to
23trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
24civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
25constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
26    (i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least

 

 

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1once every 3 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
2training for all school district employees on how to identify
3trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
4of 2012.
5(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
6102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-128, eff. 6-30-23; 103-413, eff.
71-1-24; revised 11-27-23.)
 
8    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-542 but
9before amendment by P.A. 103-41)
10    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
11    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers,
12administrators, and school support personnel.
13    (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
14programs listed in this Section, teachers, administrators, and
15school support personnel who work with pupils must be trained
16in the following topics: health conditions of students;
17social-emotional learning; developing cultural competency;
18identifying warning signs of mental illness and suicidal
19behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence and the needs
20of expectant and parenting youth; protections and
21accommodations for students; educator ethics; responding to
22child sexual abuse and grooming behavior; and effective
23instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution.
24In-service training programs in these topics shall be credited
25toward hours of professional development required for license

 

 

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1renewal as outlined in subsection (e) of Section 21B-45.
2    School support personnel may be exempt from in-service
3training if the training is not relevant to the work they do.
4    Nurses and school nurses, as defined by Section 10-22.23,
5are exempt from training required in subsection (b-5).
6    Beginning July 1, 2024, all teachers, administrators, and
7school support personnel shall complete training as outlined
8in Section 10-22.39 during an in-service training program
9conducted by their school board or through other training
10opportunities, including, but not limited to, institutes under
11Section 3-11. Such training must be completed within 6 months
12of employment by a school board and renewed at least once every
135 years, unless required more frequently by other State or
14federal law or in accordance with this Section. If teachers,
15administrators, or school support personnel obtain training
16outside of an in-service training program or from a previous
17public school district or nonpublic school employer, they may
18present documentation showing current compliance with this
19subsection to satisfy the requirement of receiving training
20within 6 months of first being employed. Training may be
21delivered through online, asynchronous means.
22    (b-5) Training regarding health conditions of students for
23staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
24limited to:
25        (1) Chronic health conditions of students.
26        (2) Anaphylactic reactions and management. Such

 

 

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1    training shall be conducted by persons with expertise in
2    anaphylactic reactions and management.
3        (3) The management of asthma, the prevention of asthma
4    symptoms, and emergency response in the school setting.
5        (4) The basics of seizure recognition and first aid
6    and appropriate emergency protocols. Such training must be
7    fully consistent with the best practice guidelines issued
8    by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
9        (5) The basics of diabetes care, how to identify when
10    a student with diabetes needs immediate or emergency
11    medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an
12    emergency.
13        (6) Current best practices regarding the
14    identification and treatment of attention deficit
15    hyperactivity disorder.
16        (7) Instruction on how to respond to an incident
17    involving life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable,
18    how to use a school's trauma kit. Beginning with the
19    2024-2025 school year, training on life-threatening
20    bleeding must be completed within 6 months of the employee
21    first being employed by a school board and renewed within
22    2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
23    training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
24    first being employed by a school board and renewed at
25    least once every 5 years thereafter.
26    In consultation with professional organizations with

 

 

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1expertise in student health issues, including, but not limited
2to, asthma management, anaphylactic reactions, seizure
3recognition, and diabetes care, the State Board of Education
4shall make available resource materials for educating school
5personnel about student health conditions and emergency
6response in the school setting.
7    A school board may satisfy the life-threatening bleeding
8training under this subsection by using the training,
9including online training, available from the American College
10of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
11    (b-10) The training regarding social-emotional learning,
12for staff required by this Section may include, at a minimum,
13providing education to all school personnel about the content
14of the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, how
15those standards apply to everyday school interactions, and
16examples of how social emotional learning can be integrated
17into instructional practices across all grades and subjects.
18    (b-15) The training regarding developing cultural
19competency for staff required by this Section shall include,
20but is not limited to, understanding and reducing implicit
21bias, including implicit racial bias. As used in this
22subsection, "implicit racial bias" has the meaning set forth
23in Section 10-20.61.
24    (b-20) The training regarding identifying warning signs of
25mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth for
26staff required by this Section shall include, but is not

 

 

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1limited to, appropriate intervention and referral techniques,
2including resources and guidelines as outlined in Section
32-3.166, and must include the definitions of trauma,
4trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
5forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.
6    Illinois Mental Health First Aid training, established
7under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act, may
8satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
9    If teachers, administrators, or school support personnel
10obtain mental health first aid training outside of an
11in-service training program, they may present a certificate of
12successful completion of the training to the school district
13to satisfy the requirements of this subsection. Training
14regarding the implementation of trauma-informed practices
15satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
16    (b-25) As used in this subsection:
17    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
18member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
19defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
20of 1986.
21    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
22of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
231961 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
2411-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
2512-15, and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including
26sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to

 

 

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1the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
2are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
3    The training regarding domestic and sexual violence and
4the needs of expectant and parenting youth for staff required
5by this Section must be conducted by persons with expertise in
6domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and
7parenting youth, and shall include, but is not limited to:
8        (1) communicating with and listening to youth victims
9    of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting
10    youth;
11        (2) connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual
12    violence and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate
13    in-school services and other agencies, programs, and
14    services as needed;
15        (3) implementing the school district's policies,
16    procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth,
17    including confidentiality; at . At a minimum, school
18    personnel must be trained to understand, provide
19    information and referrals, and address issues pertaining
20    to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
21    domestic or sexual violence; and
22        (4) procedures for responding to incidents of teen
23    dating violence that take place at the school, on school
24    grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles
25    used for school-provided transportation as outlined in
26    Section 3.10 of the Critical Health Problems and

 

 

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1    Comprehensive Health Education Act.
2    (b-30) The training regarding protections and
3accommodations for students shall include, but is not limited
4to, instruction on the federal Americans with Disabilities
5Act, as it pertains to the school environment, and
6homelessness. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year,
7training on homelessness must be completed within 6 months of
8an employee first being employed by a school board and renewed
9within 2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
10training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
11first being employed by a school board and renewed at least
12once every 5 years thereafter. Training on homelessness shall
13include the following:
14        (1) the definition of homeless children and youths
15    under 42 U.S.C. 11434a;
16        (2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
17        (3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
18    under State and federal law;
19        (4) the steps to take when a homeless or
20    housing-insecure student is identified; and
21        (5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
22    name and contact number of the school or school district
23    homeless liaison.
24    School boards may work with a community-based organization
25that specializes in working with homeless children and youth
26to develop and provide the training.

 

 

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1    (b-35) The training regarding educator ethics and
2responding to child sexual abuse and grooming behavior shall
3include, but is not limited to, teacher-student conduct,
4school employee-student conduct, and evidence-informed
5training on preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding
6to child sexual abuse and grooming as outlined in Section
710-23.13.
8    (b-40) The training regarding effective instruction in
9violence prevention and conflict resolution required by this
10Section shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements
11of Section 27-23.4.
12    (b-45) (c) Beginning July 1, 2024, all nonpublic
13elementary and secondary school teachers, administrators, and
14school support personnel shall complete the training set forth
15in subsection (b-5). Training must be completed within 6
16months of first being employed by a nonpublic school and
17renewed at least once every 5 years, unless required more
18frequently by other State or federal law. If nonpublic
19teachers, administrators, or school support personnel obtain
20training from a public school district or nonpublic school
21employer, the teacher, administrator, or school support
22personnel may present documentation to the nonpublic school
23showing current compliance with this subsection to satisfy the
24requirement of receiving training within 6 months of first
25being employed. must include the definitions of trauma,
26trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set

 

 

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1forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and
2    (c) (Blank).
3    (d) (Blank).
4    (e) (Blank).
5    (f) (Blank).
6    (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
7conduct in-service training for all school district employees
8on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
9instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
10life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
11school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
12requirements under this subsection by using the training,
13including online training, available from the American College
14of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
15    School district employees who are trained to respond to
16trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
17civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
18constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
19    (i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
20once every 3 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
21training for all school district employees on how to identify
22trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
23of 2012.
24(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
25102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-128, eff. 6-30-23; 103-413, eff.
261-1-24; 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563

 

 

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1for effective date of P.A. 103-542); revised 11-27-23.)
 
2    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-41)
3    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
4    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers,
5administrators, and school support personnel.
6    (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
7programs listed in this Section, teachers, administrators, and
8school support personnel who work with pupils must be trained
9in the following topics: health conditions of students;
10social-emotional learning; developing cultural competency;
11identifying warning signs of mental illness and suicidal
12behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence and the needs
13of expectant and parenting youth; protections and
14accommodations for students; educator ethics; responding to
15child sexual abuse and grooming behavior; and effective
16instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution.
17In-service training programs in these topics shall be credited
18toward hours of professional development required for license
19renewal as outlined in subsection (e) of Section 21B-45.
20    School support personnel may be exempt from in-service
21training if the training is not relevant to the work they do.
22    Nurses and school nurses, as defined by Section 10-22.23,
23are exempt from training required in subsection (b-5).
24    Beginning July 1, 2024, all teachers, administrators, and
25school support personnel shall complete training as outlined

 

 

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1in Section 10-22.39 during an in-service training program
2conducted by their school board or through other training
3opportunities, including, but not limited to, institutes under
4Section 3-11. Such training must be completed within 6 months
5of employment by a school board and renewed at least once every
65 years, unless required more frequently by other State or
7federal law or in accordance with this Section. If teachers,
8administrators, or school support personnel obtain training
9outside of an in-service training program or from a previous
10public school district or nonpublic school employer, they may
11present documentation showing current compliance with this
12subsection to satisfy the requirement of receiving training
13within 6 months of first being employed. Training may be
14delivered through online, asynchronous means.
15    (b-5) Training regarding health conditions of students for
16staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
17limited to:
18        (1) Chronic health conditions of students.
19        (2) Anaphylactic reactions and management. Such
20    training shall be conducted by persons with expertise in
21    anaphylactic reactions and management.
22        (3) The management of asthma, the prevention of asthma
23    symptoms, and emergency response in the school setting.
24        (4) The basics of seizure recognition and first aid
25    and appropriate emergency protocols. Such training must be
26    fully consistent with the best practice guidelines issued

 

 

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1    by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2        (5) The basics of diabetes care, how to identify when
3    a student with diabetes needs immediate or emergency
4    medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an
5    emergency.
6        (6) Current best practices regarding the
7    identification and treatment of attention deficit
8    hyperactivity disorder.
9        (7) Instruction on how to respond to an incident
10    involving life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable,
11    how to use a school's trauma kit. Beginning with the
12    2024-2025 school year, training on life-threatening
13    bleeding must be completed within 6 months of the employee
14    first being employed by a school board and renewed within
15    2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
16    training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
17    first being employed by a school board and renewed at
18    least once every 5 years thereafter.
19    In consultation with professional organizations with
20expertise in student health issues, including, but not limited
21to, asthma management, anaphylactic reactions, seizure
22recognition, and diabetes care, the State Board of Education
23shall make available resource materials for educating school
24personnel about student health conditions and emergency
25response in the school setting.
26    A school board may satisfy the life-threatening bleeding

 

 

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1training under this subsection by using the training,
2including online training, available from the American College
3of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
4    (b-10) The training regarding social-emotional learning,
5for staff required by this Section may include, at a minimum,
6providing education to all school personnel about the content
7of the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, how
8those standards apply to everyday school interactions, and
9examples of how social emotional learning can be integrated
10into instructional practices across all grades and subjects.
11    (b-15) The training regarding developing cultural
12competency for staff required by this Section shall include,
13but is not limited to, understanding and reducing implicit
14bias, including implicit racial bias. As used in this
15subsection, "implicit racial bias" has the meaning set forth
16in Section 10-20.61.
17    (b-20) The training regarding identifying warning signs of
18mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth for
19staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
20limited to, appropriate intervention and referral techniques,
21including resources and guidelines as outlined in Section
222-3.166, and must include the definitions of trauma,
23trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
24forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.
25    Illinois Mental Health First Aid training, established
26under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act, may

 

 

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1satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
2    If teachers, administrators, or school support personnel
3obtain mental health first aid training outside of an
4in-service training program, they may present a certificate of
5successful completion of the training to the school district
6to satisfy the requirements of this subsection. Training
7regarding the implementation of trauma-informed practices
8satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
9    (b-25) As used in this subsection:
10    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
11member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
12defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
13of 1986.
14    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
15of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
161961 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
1711-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
1812-15, and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including
19sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
20the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
21are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
22    The training regarding domestic and sexual violence and
23the needs of expectant and parenting youth for staff required
24by this Section must be conducted by persons with expertise in
25domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and
26parenting youth, and shall include, but is not limited to:

 

 

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1        (1) communicating with and listening to youth victims
2    of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting
3    youth;
4        (2) connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual
5    violence and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate
6    in-school services and other agencies, programs, and
7    services as needed;
8        (3) implementing the school district's policies,
9    procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth,
10    including confidentiality; at . At a minimum, school
11    personnel must be trained to understand, provide
12    information and referrals, and address issues pertaining
13    to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
14    domestic or sexual violence; and
15        (4) procedures for responding to incidents of teen
16    dating violence that take place at the school, on school
17    grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles
18    used for school-provided transportation as outlined in
19    Section 3.10 of the Critical Health Problems and
20    Comprehensive Health Education Act.
21    (b-30) The training regarding protections and
22accommodations for students shall include, but is not limited
23to, instruction on the federal Americans with Disabilities
24Act, as it pertains to the school environment, and
25homelessness. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year,
26training on homelessness must be completed within 6 months of

 

 

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1an employee first being employed by a school board and renewed
2within 2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
3training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
4first being employed by a school board and renewed at least
5once every 5 years thereafter. Training on homelessness shall
6include the following:
7        (1) the definition of homeless children and youths
8    under 42 U.S.C. 11434a;
9        (2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
10        (3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
11    under State and federal law;
12        (4) the steps to take when a homeless or
13    housing-insecure student is identified; and
14        (5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
15    name and contact number of the school or school district
16    homeless liaison.
17    School boards may work with a community-based organization
18that specializes in working with homeless children and youth
19to develop and provide the training.
20    (b-35) The training regarding educator ethics and
21responding to child sexual abuse and grooming behavior shall
22include, but is not limited to, teacher-student conduct,
23school employee-student conduct, and evidence-informed
24training on preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding
25to child sexual abuse and grooming as outlined in Section
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1    (b-40) The training regarding effective instruction in
2violence prevention and conflict resolution required by this
3Section shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements
4of Section 27-23.4.
5    (b-45) (c) Beginning July 1, 2024, all nonpublic
6elementary and secondary school teachers, administrators, and
7school support personnel shall complete the training set forth
8in subsection (b-5). Training must be completed within 6
9months of first being employed by a nonpublic school and
10renewed at least once every 5 years, unless required more
11frequently by other State or federal law. If nonpublic
12teachers, administrators, or school support personnel obtain
13training from a public school district or nonpublic school
14employer, the teacher, administrator, or school support
15personnel may present documentation to the nonpublic school
16showing current compliance with this subsection to satisfy the
17requirement of receiving training within 6 months of first
18being employed. must include the definitions of trauma,
19trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
20forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and
21    (c) (Blank).
22    (d) (Blank).
23    (e) (Blank).
24    (f) (Blank).
25    (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
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1on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
2instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
3life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
4school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
5requirements under this subsection by using the training,
6including online training, available from the American College
7of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
8    School district employees who are trained to respond to
9trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
10civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
11constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
12    (h) (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
13conduct in-service training on homelessness for all school
14personnel. The training shall include:
15        (1) the definition of homeless children and youth
16    under Section 11434a of Title 42 of the United States
17    Code;
18        (2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
19        (3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
20    under State and federal law;
21        (4) the steps to take when a homeless or
22    housing-insecure student is identified; and
23        (5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
24    name and contact number of the school or school district
25    homeless liaison.
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1organization that specializes in working with homeless
2children and youth to develop and provide the training.
3    (i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
4once every 3 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
5training for all school district employees on how to identify
6trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
7of 2012.
8(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
9102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-41, eff. 8-20-24; 103-128, eff.
106-30-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24; 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see
11Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for effective date of P.A.
12103-542); revised 11-27-23.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.85 new)
14    Sec. 34-18.85. Training on identifying trafficking in
15persons. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
16once every 3 years, the board shall conduct in-service
17training for all school district employees on how to identify
18trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
19of 2012.
 
20    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
21changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
22that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
23represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
24not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes

 

 

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1made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
2Public Act.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.".