95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1616


 
Introduced 2/22/2007, by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













105 ILCS 5/2-3.142 new










    Amends the School Code.  Requires the State Board of Education to develop a curriculum for use in middle schools and high schools that (1) educates students on the dangers of gang membership from a legal standpoint, emotional standpoint, and mental health standpoint; (2) offers strategies for leaving a gang if a student has already joined one; (3) includes a component about the legal ramifications of drug dealing; and (4) offers information for those students who need drug treatment.
















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HB1616

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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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2-3.142 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.142  new)
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    Sec. 2-3.142. The State Board of Education shall develop a 
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curriculum for use in middle schools and high schools that does 
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all of the following:
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        (1) Educates students on the dangers of gang membership 
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    from a legal standpoint, emotional standpoint, and mental 
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    health standpoint.
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        (2) Offers strategies for leaving a gang if a student 
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    has already joined one.
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        (3) Includes a component about the legal ramifications 
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    of drug dealing.
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        (4) Offers information for those students who need drug 
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    treatment.