(105 ILCS 5/26-4)
Sec. 26-4.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-50.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-5)
Sec. 26-5.
Duties
of truant officers.
The truant officer of the school district, whenever notified by the
Superintendent, teacher, or other person of violations of this Article, or
the county truant officer, when notified by the County Superintendent,
shall investigate all cases of truancy or non-attendance at school in their
respective jurisdictions, and if the children complained of are not exempt
under the provisions of this Article, the truant officer shall proceed as
is provided in this Article. The county truant officer, within the county
and the district truant officers, within their respective districts, shall
in the exercise of their duties be conservators of the peace and shall keep
the same, suppress riots, routs, affray, fighting, breaches of the peace,
and prevent crime; and may arrest offenders on view and cause them to be
brought before proper officials for trial or examination.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-6)
Sec. 26-6.
List and reports in districts employing truant officers.
In school districts which employ truant officers the clerk or
secretary of the school board shall at the beginning of each school year
furnish a copy of the last school census to the superintendent of
schools (or principal teacher) in the district, together with the names
and addresses of the truant officers in the district, and the
superintendent, (or principal teacher) shall compare the census list
with the enrollment of the school or schools and, from time to time,
report to the proper truant officers the names and addresses of persons
having custody or control of children included under the provisions of
this Article who are truant or who are chronic or habitual truants for whom
supportive services and other school resources have failed to correct the
truant behavior and who are not in regular attendance at public schools
and also the names of persons having custody or control of children who are
not in regular attendance at school and whose names are not included in
the census list.
(Source: P.A. 80-908.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-7)
Sec. 26-7. Notice
to custodian-Notice of non-compliance. If any person fails to send any child under his custody or control to
some lawful school, the truant officer or, in a school district that does not have a truant officer, the regional superintendent of schools or his or her designee
shall, as soon as practicable after
he is notified thereof, give notice in person or by mail to such person
that such child shall be present at the proper public school on the day
following the receipt of such notice. The notice shall state the date that
attendance at school must begin and that such attendance must be continuous
and consecutive in the district during the remainder of the school year.
The truant officer or, in a school district that does not have a truant officer, the regional superintendent of schools or his or her designee shall at the same time that such notice is given notify
the teacher or superintendent of the proper public school thereof and the
teacher or superintendent shall notify the truant officer or regional superintendent of schools of any
non-compliance therewith.
(Source: P.A. 93-858, eff. 1-1-05.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-8)
Sec. 26-8. Determination as to compliance - Complaint in circuit court.
Except for a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code, a truant officer or, in a school district that does not have a truant officer, the regional superintendent of schools or his or her designee, after giving the notice provided in Section 26-7, shall
determine whether the notice has been complied with. If 3 notices have been given and the notices have not
been complied with, and if the persons having custody or control have knowingly
and willfully permitted the truant behavior to continue, the regional superintendent of schools, or his or her designee, of the school district where the child resides shall conduct a truancy hearing. If the regional superintendent determines as a result of the hearing that the child is truant, the regional superintendent shall, if age appropriate at the discretion of the regional superintendent, require the student to complete 20 to 40 hours of community service over a period of 90 days. If the truancy persists, the regional superintendent shall (i) make complaint against the persons having custody or control to the state's
attorney or in the circuit court in the county where such person resides
for failure to comply with the provisions of this Article or (ii) conduct truancy mediation and encourage the student to enroll in a graduation incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code. If, however,
after giving the notice provided in Section 26-7 the truant behavior has
continued, and the child is beyond the control of the parents, guardians
or custodians, a truancy petition shall be filed under the provisions of
Article III of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
(Source: P.A. 102-456, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-8a) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-8a)
Sec. 26-8a.
The petition for court action shall include the name of the
truant minor, the names and addresses of persons having custody or control
of the student, the dates of the truant behavior, the dates and nature of
contacts or conferences with the student and the persons having custody
or control of the student, and the nature of the supportive services, alternative
programs and other school resources the school district provided to that
child in an effort to correct that child's truant behavior.
(Source: P.A. 80-908.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-8b) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-8b)
Sec. 26-8b.
When a petition is filed, it shall be set for an
adjudicatory hearing within 10 days and acted upon within 30 days, subject
to the provisions of the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of
1987 if filed thereunder.
(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-9)
Sec. 26-9.
School
officers and teachers to assist truant officers.
School officers, superintendents, teachers or other persons shall render
such assistance and furnish such information as they have to aid truant
officers in the performance of their duties.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-10)
Sec. 26-10.
Fine for noncompliance.) Any person having custody or control
of a child subject to the provisions of this Article to whom notice has
been given of the child's truancy and who knowingly and wilfully permits
such a child to persist in his truancy within that school year, upon conviction
thereof shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be subject to
not more than 30 days imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $500.
(Source: P.A. 80-908.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-11)
Sec. 26-11.
Punishment for certain offenses.
Any person who induces or attempts to induce any child to be absent from
school unlawfully, or who knowingly employs or harbors, while school is in
session, any child absent unlawfully from school for 3 consecutive school
days, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 77-2267.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-12)
Sec. 26-12. Punitive action. (a) No punitive action,
including out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, or court action, shall
be taken against truant minors for such truancy unless appropriate and available supportive services
and other school resources have been provided to the student. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10-22.6 of this Code, a truant minor may not be expelled for nonattendance unless he or she has accrued 15 consecutive days of absences without valid cause and the student cannot be located by the school district or the school district has located the student but cannot, after exhausting all available supportive services, compel the student to return to school.
(b) A school district may not refer a truant, chronic truant, or truant minor to any other local public entity, as defined under Section 1-206 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, for that local public entity to issue the child a fine or a fee as punishment for his or her truancy. (c) A school district may refer any person having custody or control of a truant, chronic truant, or truant minor to any other local public entity, as defined under Section 1-206 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, for that local public entity to issue the person a fine or fee for the child's truancy only if the school district's truant officer, regional office of education, or intermediate service center has been notified of the truant behavior and the school district, regional office of education, or intermediate service center has offered all appropriate and available supportive services and other school resources to the child. Before a school district may refer a person having custody or control of a child to a municipality, as defined under Section 1-1-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code, the school district must provide the following appropriate and available services: (1) For any child who is a homeless child, as defined | ||
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(2) For any child with a documented disability, a | ||
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(3) For any child currently being evaluated by a | ||
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(d) Before a school district may refer a person having custody or control of a child to a local public entity under this Section, the school district must document any appropriate and available supportive services offered to the child. In the event a meeting under this Section does not occur, a school district must have documentation that it made reasonable efforts to convene the meeting at a mutually convenient time and date for the school district and the person having custody or control of the child and, but for the conduct of that person, the meeting would have occurred. (Source: P.A. 100-810, eff. 1-1-19; 100-825, eff. 8-13-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-13)
Sec. 26-13. Absenteeism and truancy policies. School districts shall
adopt policies, consistent with rules adopted by the State Board of
Education and Section 22-92, which identify the appropriate supportive services and available
resources which are provided for truants and chronic truants.
(Source: P.A. 102-157, eff. 7-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-14)
Sec. 26-14. Truancy programs for dropouts. Any dropout, as defined in
Section 26-2a, who is 17 years of age
may apply to a school district
for status as a truant, and the school district shall permit such person to
participate in the district's various programs and resources for truants.
At the time of the person's application, the district may request
documentation of his dropout status for the previous 6 months.
(Source: P.A. 93-858, eff. 1-1-05.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-15)
Sec. 26-15.
Truant minors.
When a regional superintendent has reason
to believe that a pupil is a truant minor as defined in Section 26-2a, the
regional superintendent may report such pupil under the provisions of the
Juvenile Court Act.
(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
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(105 ILCS 5/26-16) Sec. 26-16. Graduation incentives program.
(a) The General Assembly finds that it is critical to provide options for children to succeed in school. The purpose of this Section is to provide incentives for and encourage all Illinois students who have experienced or are experiencing difficulty in the traditional education system to enroll in alternative programs. (b) Any student who is below the age of 20 years is eligible to enroll in a graduation incentives program if he or she: (1) is considered a dropout pursuant to Section | ||
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(3) is pregnant or is a parent; (4) has been assessed as chemically dependent; or (5) is enrolled in a bilingual education or LEP | ||
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(c) The following programs qualify as graduation incentives programs for students meeting the criteria established in this Section: (1) Any public elementary or secondary education | ||
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(2) Any alternative learning opportunities program | ||
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(3) Vocational or job training courses approved by | ||
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(4) Job and career programs approved by the State | ||
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(5) Adult education courses that offer preparation | ||
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(d) Graduation incentives programs established by school districts are entitled to claim general State aid and evidence-based funding, subject to Sections 13B-50, 13B-50.5, and 13B-50.10 of this Code. Graduation incentives programs operated by regional offices of education are entitled to receive general State aid and evidence-based funding at the foundation level of support per pupil enrolled. A school district must ensure that its graduation incentives program receives supplemental general State aid, transportation reimbursements, and special education resources, if appropriate, for students enrolled in the program.
(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.) |
(105 ILCS 5/26-17) Sec. 26-17. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 97-911, eff. 8-8-12. Repealed internally, eff. 11-2-12.) |
(105 ILCS 5/26-18) Sec. 26-18. Chronic absenteeism report and support. (a) As used in this Section: "Chronic absence" means absences that total 10% or more of school days of the most recent academic school year, including absences with and without valid cause, as defined in Section 26-2a of this Code, and out-of-school suspensions for an enrolled student. "Student" means any enrolled student that is subject to compulsory attendance under Section 26-1 of this Code but does not mean a student for whom a documented homebound or hospital record is on file during the student's absence from school. (b) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The early years are a critical period in | ||
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(2) Being absent too many days from school can make | ||
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(3) Every day of school attendance matters for all | ||
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(c) Beginning July 1, 2018, every school district, charter school, or alternative school or any school receiving public funds shall collect and review its chronic absence data and determine what systems of support and resources are needed to engage chronically absent students and their families to encourage the habit of daily attendance and promote success. The review shall include an analysis of chronic absence data from each attendance center or campus of the school district, charter school, or alternative school or other school receiving public funds. (d) School districts, charter schools, or alternative schools or any school receiving public funds are encouraged to provide a system of support to students who are at risk of reaching or exceeding chronic absence levels with strategies such as those available through the Illinois Multi-tiered Systems of Support Network. Schools additionally are encouraged to make resources available to families such as those available through the State Board of Education's Family Engagement Framework to support and engage students and their families to encourage heightened school engagement and improved daily school attendance.
(Source: P.A. 100-156, eff. 1-1-18 .) |
(105 ILCS 5/26-19) Sec. 26-19. Chronic absenteeism in preschool children. (a) In this Section, "chronic absence" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 26-18 of this Code. (b) The General Assembly makes all of the following findings: (1) The early years are an extremely important period | ||
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(2) Missed learning opportunities in the early years | ||
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(3) Attendance patterns in the early years serve as | ||
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(c) The Preschool for All Program and Preschool for All Expansion Program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code shall collect and review its chronic absence data and determine what support and resources are needed to positively engage chronically absent students and their families to encourage the habit of daily attendance and promote success. (d) The Preschool for All Program and Preschool for All Expansion Program under Section 2-3.71 of this Code are encouraged to do all of the following: (1) Provide support to students who are at risk of | ||
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(2) Make resources available to families, such as | ||
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(3) Include information about chronic absenteeism as | ||
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(e) On or before July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Preschool for All Program and Preschool for All Expansion Program shall report all data collected under subsection (c) of this Section to the State Board of Education, which shall make the report publicly available via the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map Internet website and the Preschool for All Program or Preschool for All Expansion Program triennial report.
(Source: P.A. 102-539, eff. 8-20-21.) |
(105 ILCS 5/Art. 26A heading) ARTICLE 26A. CHILDREN AND STUDENTS WHO ARE PARENTS, EXPECTANT PARENTS, OR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE
(Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 7-1-25.) |
(105 ILCS 5/26A-1) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) Sec. 26A-1. Scope of Article. This Article applies to all school districts and schools governed by this Code, including schools operating under Article 13, 13A, 13B, 27A, 32, 33, or 34. However, this Article does not apply to the Department of Juvenile Justice School District.
(Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 7-1-25.) |
(105 ILCS 5/26A-5) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) Sec. 26A-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to ensure that Illinois schools have policies, procedures, or both, in place that enable children and students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence to be identified by schools in a manner respectful of their privacy and safety, treated with dignity and regard, and provided the protection, instruction, and related services necessary to enable them to meet State educational standards and successfully attain a school diploma. This Article shall be interpreted liberally to aid in this purpose. Nothing in this Article precludes or may be used to preclude a mandated reporter from reporting child abuse or child neglect as required under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 7-1-25.) |
(105 ILCS 5/26A-10) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) Sec. 26A-10. Definitions. In this Article: "Confidential" means information or facts expected and intended to be kept private or protected by an existing privilege in the Code of Civil Procedure. Confidential information may be disclosed by a school or school district if such disclosure is required by State or federal law or is necessary to complete proceedings relevant to this Article. Designation of student information as confidential applies to the school and school district and does not limit a student's right to speak about the student's experiences. "Consent" includes, at a minimum, a recognition that (i) consent is a freely given agreement to sexual activity, (ii) an individual's lack of verbal or physical resistance or submission resulting from the use of threat of force does not constitute consent, (iii) an individual's manner of dress does not constitute consent, (iv) an individual's consent to past sexual activity does not constitute consent to future sexual activity, (v) an individual's consent to engage in one type of sexual activity with one person does not constitute consent to engage in any other type of sexual activity or sexual activity with another person, (vi) an individual can withdraw consent at any time, and (vii) an individual cannot consent to sexual activity if that individual is unable to understand the nature of the activity or give knowing consent due to the circumstances that include, but are not limited to, all the following: (1) The individual is incapacitated due to the use or | ||
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(2) The individual is asleep or unconscious. (3) The individual is under the age of consent. (4) The individual is incapacitated due to a mental | ||
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"Domestic or sexual violence" means domestic violence, gender-based harassment, sexual activity without consent, sexual assault, sexual violence, or stalking. Domestic or sexual violence may occur through electronic communication. Domestic or sexual violence exists regardless of when or where the violence occurred, whether or not the violence is the subject of a criminal investigation or the perpetrator has been criminally charged or convicted of a crime, whether or not an order of protection or a no-contact order is pending before or has been issued by a court, or whether or not any domestic or sexual violence took place on school grounds, during regular school hours, or during a school-sponsored event. "Domestic or sexual violence organization" means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or advocates for those victims, including an organization carrying out a domestic or sexual violence program, an organization operating a shelter or a rape crisis center or providing counseling services, an accredited children's advocacy center, an organization that provides services to or advocates on behalf of children and students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or gender nonconforming, an organization that provides services to or advocates on behalf of children and students who are parents or expectant parents, or an organization seeking to eliminate domestic or sexual violence or to address the consequences of that violence for its victims through legislative advocacy or policy change, public education, or service collaboration. "Domestic violence" means abuse, as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, by family or household members, as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. "Electronic communication" includes communications via telephone, mobile phone, computer, email, video recorder, fax machine, telex, pager, apps or applications, or any other electronic communication or cyberstalking under Section 12-7.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012. "Expectant parent" means a student who (i) is pregnant and (ii) has not yet received a diploma for completion of a secondary education, as defined in Section 22-22. "Gender-based harassment" means any harassment or discrimination on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived sex or gender, including unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, or unwelcome conduct, including verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct that is not sexual in nature but is related to a student's status as a parent, expectant parent, or victim of domestic or sexual violence. "Harassment" means any unwelcome conduct on the basis of a student's actual or perceived race, gender, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, order of protection status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or citizenship status that has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with the individual's academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive learning environment. "Perpetrator" means an individual who commits or is alleged to have committed any act of domestic or sexual violence. The term "perpetrator" must be used with caution when applied to children, particularly young children. "Poor academic performance" means a student who has (i) scored in the 50th percentile or below on a school district-administered standardized test, (ii) received a score on a State assessment that does not meet standards in one or more of the fundamental learning areas under Section 27-1, as applicable for the student's grade level, or (iii) not met grade-level expectations on a school district-designated assessment. "Representative" means an adult who is authorized to act on behalf of a student during a proceeding, including an attorney, parent, or guardian. "School" means a school district or school governed by this Code, including a school operating under Article 13, 13A, 13B, 27A, 32, 33, or 34, other than the Department of Juvenile Justice School District. "School" includes any other entity responsible for administering public schools, such as cooperatives, joint agreements, charter schools, special charter districts, regional offices of education, local agencies, or the Department of Human Services, and nonpublic schools recognized by the State Board of Education. "Sexual activity" means any knowingly touching or fondling by one person, either directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, anus, mouth, or breast of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal. "Sexual assault" or "sexual violence" means any conduct of an adult or minor child proscribed in Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except for Sections 11-35, 11-40, and 11-45 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including conduct committed by a perpetrator who is a stranger to the victim and conduct by a perpetrator who is known or related by blood or marriage to the victim. "Stalking" means any conduct proscribed in Section 12-7.3, 12-7.4, or 12-7.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including stalking committed by a perpetrator who is a stranger to the victim and stalking committed by a perpetrator who is known or related by blood or marriage to the victim. "Student" or "pupil" means any child who has not yet received a diploma for completion of a secondary education. "Student" includes, but is not limited to, an unaccompanied minor not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian. "Student at risk of academic failure" means a student who is at risk of failing to meet the Illinois Learning Standards or failing to graduate from elementary or high school and who demonstrates a need for educational support or social services beyond those provided by the regular school program. "Student parent" means a student who is a custodial or noncustodial parent taking an active role in the care and supervision of a child and who has not yet received a diploma for completion of a secondary education. "Support person" means any person whom the victim has chosen to include in proceedings for emotional support or safety. A support person does not participate in proceedings but is permitted to observe and support the victim with parent or guardian approval. "Support person" may include, but is not limited to, an advocate, clergy, a counselor, and a parent or guardian. If a student is age 18 years or older, the student has the right to choose a support person without parent or guardian approval. "Survivor-centered" means a systematic focus on the needs and concerns of a survivor of sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking that (i) ensures the compassionate and sensitive delivery of services in a nonjudgmental manner, (ii) ensures an understanding of how trauma affects survivor behavior, (iii) maintains survivor safety, privacy, and, if possible, confidentiality, and (iv) recognizes that a survivor is not responsible for the sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. "Trauma-informed response" means a response involving an understanding of the complexities of sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking through training centered on the neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence of societal myths and stereotypes surrounding sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, and understanding the behavior of perpetrators. "Victim" means an individual who has been subjected to one or more acts of domestic or sexual violence.
(Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 7-1-25.) |
(105 ILCS 5/26A-15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 1, 2025) Sec. 26A-15. Ensuring Success in School Task Force. (a) The Ensuring Success in School Task Force is created to draft and publish model policies and intergovernmental agreements for inter-district transfers; draft and publish model complaint resolution procedures as required in subsection (c) of Section 26A-25; identify current mandatory educator and staff training and additional new trainings needed to meet the requirements as required in Section 26A-25 and Section 26A-35. These recommended policies and agreements shall be survivor-centered and rooted in trauma-informed responses and used to support all students, from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, who are survivors of domestic or sexual violence, regardless of whether the perpetrator is school-related or not, or who are parenting or pregnant, regardless of whether the school is a public school, nonpublic school, or charter school. (b) The Task Force shall be representative of the geographic, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender identity, and cultural diversity of this State. The Task Force shall consist of all of the following members, who must be appointed no later than 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly: (1) One Representative appointed by the Speaker of | ||
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(3) One Senator appointed by the President of the | ||
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(4) One Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||
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(5) One member who represents a State-based | ||
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(6) One member who represents a State-based, | ||
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(7) One member who represents a statewide, nonprofit, | ||
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(8) One member who represents a statewide, nonprofit, | ||
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(9) One member who represents an organization that | ||
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(10) One member who represents a youth-led | ||
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(13) One member who represents a statewide | ||
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(14) One member who represents a statewide | ||
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(15) One member who represents a statewide | ||
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(16) One member who represents a statewide | ||
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(17) One member who represents a different statewide | ||
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(18) One member who represents a statewide | ||
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(c) The Task Force shall first meet at the call of the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent meeting shall be called by the chairperson, who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of Education. The State Board of Education shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. (d) On or before June 30, 2024, the Task Force shall report its work, including model policies, guidance recommendations, and agreements, to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report must include all of the following: (1) Model school and district policies to facilitate | ||
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(3) Model school and district complaint resolution | ||
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(e) The Task Force is dissolved upon submission of its report under subsection (d). (f) This Section is repealed on December 1, 2025.
(Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 5-20-22 (see Section 5 of P.A. 102-894 for effective date of P.A. 102-466).) |
(105 ILCS 5/26A-20) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) Sec. 26A-20. Review and revision of policies and procedures. (a) No later than July 1, 2024 and every 2 years thereafter, each school district must review all existing policies and procedures and must revise any existing policies and procedures that may act as a barrier to the immediate enrollment and re-enrollment, attendance, graduation, and success in school of any student who is a student parent, expectant student parent, or victim of domestic or sexual violence or any policies or procedures that may compromise a criminal investigation relating to domestic or sexual violence or may re-victimize students. A school district must adopt new policies and procedures, as needed, to implement this Section and to ensure that immediate and effective steps are taken to respond to students who are student parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence. (b) A school district's policy must be consistent with the model policy and procedures adopted by the State Board of Education and under Public Act 101-531. (c) A school district's policy on the procedures that a student or his or her parent or guardian may follow if he or she chooses to report an incident of alleged domestic or sexual violence must, at a minimum, include all of the following: (1) The name and contact information for domestic or | ||
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(2) The name, title, and contact information for | ||
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(3) An option for the student or the student's parent | ||
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(4) An option for reports by third parties and | ||
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(5) Information regarding the various individuals, | ||
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(d) A school district must post its revised policies and procedures on its website, distribute them at the beginning of each school year to each student, and make copies available to each student and his or her parent or guardian for inspection and copying at no cost to the student or parent or guardian at each school within a school district.
(Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 7-1-25.) |
(105 ILCS 5/26A-25) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) Sec. 26A-25. Complaint resolution procedure. (a) On or before July 1, 2024, each school district must adopt one procedure to resolve complaints of violations of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The respondent must be one or more of the following: the school, school district, or school personnel. These procedures shall comply with the confidentiality provisions of Sections 26A-20 and 26A-30. The procedures must include, at minimum, all of the following: (1) The opportunity to consider the most appropriate | ||
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(3) Complainants alleging violations of this | ||
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(b) A school district must determine the individuals who will resolve complaints of violations of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. (1) All individuals whose duties include resolution | ||
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(2) Each school must have a sufficient number of | ||
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(3) The complainant and any witnesses shall (i) | ||
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(c) When the alleged violation of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly involves making a determination or finding of responsibility of causing harm: (1) The individual making the finding must use a | ||
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(2) The complainant and respondent and any witnesses | ||
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(3) A live hearing is not required. If the complaint | ||
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(d) Each party and witness may request and must be allowed to have a representative or support persons of their choice accompany them to any meeting or proceeding related to the alleged violence or violation of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly if the involvement of the representative or support persons does not result in undue delay of the meeting or proceeding. This representative or support persons must comply with any rules of the school district's complaint resolution procedure. If the representative or support persons violate the rules or engage in behavior or advocacy that harasses, abuses, or intimidates either part, a witness, or an individual resolving the complaint, the representative or support person may be prohibited from further participation in the meeting or proceeding. (e) The complainant, regardless of the level of involvement in the complaint resolution procedure, and the respondent must have the opportunity to provide or present evidence and witnesses on their behalf during the complaint resolution procedure. (f) The complainant and respondent and any named perpetrator directly impacted by the results of the complaint resolution procedure, are entitled to simultaneous written notification of the results of the complaint resolution procedure, including information regarding appeals rights and procedures, within 10 business days after a decision or sooner if required by State or federal law or district policy. (1) The complainant, respondents, and named | ||
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(2) An individual reviewing the findings or remedies | ||
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(3) The complainant and respondent and any | ||
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(g) Each school district must have a procedure to determine interim protective measures and support services available pending the resolution of the complaint including the implementation of court orders.
(Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 7-1-25.) |