Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
Filed: 3/22/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1330 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1330 as follows:

 
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on page 25, line 13, after the period, by inserting the 
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following:

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"Such staff shall be named "specially trained personnel"."; and

 
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on page 25, line 20, by replacing "Designated staff" with "Such 
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additional staff shall also be named "specially trained 
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personnel".  Specially trained personnel"; and
 
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on page 26, line 19, by replacing "designated or appointed 
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staff" with  "specially trained personnel"; and
 
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on page 27, line 6, by deleting "designate or appoint and"; and
 
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on page 27, line 22, by deleting "designate or appoint and"; 
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on page 34, immediately below line 19, by inserting the 
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following:
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    ""Domestic or sexual violence organization" means a 
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nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides 
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assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or to 
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advocates for such victims, including an organization carrying 
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out a domestic or sexual violence program; an organization 
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operating a shelter or a rape crisis center or providing 
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counseling services; or an organization that seeks to eliminate 
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domestic or sexual violence through legislative advocacy or 
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policy change, public education, or service collaboration."; 
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and
 
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on page 35, immediately below line 22, by inserting the 
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following:
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    ""Youth", except as otherwise provided in this Code, means 
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a child, student, or juvenile below the age of 21 years who has 
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not yet completed his or her prescribed course of study or has 
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not graduated from secondary school as provided in Section 
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22-22 of this Code.  "Youth" includes, but is not limited to, 
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unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or 
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guardian."; and
 
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on page 36, immediately below line 3, by inserting the 
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following:

 


 






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    "A school district may require a youth to provide 
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verification that he or she is or has been a victim of domestic 
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or sexual violence only when the youth asserts rights under 
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this subsection (c-5) on the basis of domestic or sexual 
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violence.  Any one of the following is acceptable verification 
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of a youth's claim of domestic or sexual violence:
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        (1) A written statement from the youth or anyone who 
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    has knowledge of the circumstances that support the youth's 
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    claim.
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        (2) A police report, government agency record, or court 
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    record.
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        (3) A statement or other documentation from a domestic 
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    or sexual violence organization or any other organization 
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    from which the youth sought services or advice.
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        (4) Documentation from a lawyer, clergy person, 
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    medical professional, or other professional from whom the 
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    youth sought domestic or sexual violence services or 
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    advice.
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        (5) Any other evidence, such as physical evidence of 
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    violence, that supports the claim.
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A  youth who has provided acceptable verification that he or she 
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is or has been a victim of domestic or sexual violence must not 
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be required to provide any additional verification if the 
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youth's efforts to assert rights under this Code stem from a 
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claim involving the same perpetrator."; and

 
 


 






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on page 40, immediately below line 12, by inserting the 
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following:
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    "A school district may require a youth to provide 
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verification that he or she is or has been a victim of domestic 
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or sexual violence only when a youth asserts rights under this 
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Section on the basis of domestic or sexual violence.  Any one of 
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the following is acceptable verification of a youth's claim of 
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domestic or sexual violence:
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        (1) A written statement from the youth or anyone who 
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    has knowledge of the circumstances that support the youth's 
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    claim.
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        (2) A police report, government agency record, or court 
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    record.
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        (3) A statement or other documentation from a domestic 
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    or sexual violence organization or any other organization 
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    from which the youth sought services or advice.
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        (4) Documentation from a lawyer, clergy person, 
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    medical professional, or other professional from whom the 
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    youth sought domestic or sexual violence services or 
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    advice.
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        (5) Any other evidence, such as physical evidence of 
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    violence, that supports the claim.
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A youth who has provided acceptable verification that he or she 
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is or has been a victim of domestic or sexual violence must not 
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be required to provide any additional verification if the 
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youth's efforts to assert rights under this Code stem from a 
 


 






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claim involving the same perpetrator.
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    In this Section:
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    "Domestic or sexual violence organization" means a 
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nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides 
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assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or to 
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advocates for such victims, including an organization carrying 
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out a domestic or sexual violence program; an organization 
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operating a shelter or a rape crisis center or providing 
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counseling services; or an organization that seeks to eliminate 
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domestic or sexual violence through legislative advocacy or 
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policy change, public education, or service collaboration.
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    "Domestic violence" includes one or more acts or threats of 
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violence among family or household members or persons who have 
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or have had a dating or engagement relationship, not including 
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acts of self-defense or the defense of another, as "domestic 
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violence" and "family or household members" are defined in 
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Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.

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    "Perpetrator" means an individual who commits or is alleged 
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to have committed any act of domestic or sexual violence.
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    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking 
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of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of 
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1961 in Sections 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 
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12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual violence committed 
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by perpetrators who are strangers to the victim and sexual 
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violence committed by perpetrators who are known or related by 
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blood or marriage to the victim.
 


 






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    "Student" means any youth enrolled, eligible to enroll, or 
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previously enrolled in a school who has not yet graduated from 
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secondary school as provided in Section 22-22 of this Code.
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    "Victim" means an individual who has been subjected to one 
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or more acts of domestic or sexual violence.
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    "Youth", except as otherwise provided in this Code, means a 
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child, student, or juvenile below the age of 21 years who has 
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not yet completed his or her prescribed course of study or has 
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not graduated from secondary school as provided in Section 
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22-22 of this Code.  "Youth" includes, but is not limited to, 
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unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or 
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guardian.".