102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB0266

 

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Sen. Celina Villanueva

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.62  from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.62
105 ILCS 5/27-9.1  from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.1
105 ILCS 5/27-9.2  from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.2
105 ILCS 110/3

    Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning sex education, including changing the name to sexual health and changing course requirements. Makes changes concerning family life course requirements. Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act to make changes concerning the educational areas a comprehensive health education program must include. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
52-3.62, 27-9.1, and 27-9.2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.62)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.62)
7    Sec. 2-3.62. Educational service centers.
8    (a) A regional network of educational service centers
9shall be established by the State Board of Education to
10coordinate and combine existing services in a manner which is
11practical and efficient and to provide new services to schools
12as provided in this Section. Services to be made available by
13such centers shall include the planning, implementation and
14evaluation of:
15        (1) (blank);
16        (2) computer technology education;
17        (3) mathematics, science and reading resources for
18    teachers including continuing education, inservice
19    training and staff development.
20    The centers may provide training, technical assistance,
21coordination and planning in other program areas such as
22school improvement, school accountability, financial planning,
23consultation, and services, career guidance, early childhood

 

 

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1education, alcohol/drug education and prevention, family life -
2 sexual health sex education, electronic transmission of data
3from school districts to the State, alternative education and
4regional special education, and telecommunications systems
5that provide distance learning. Such telecommunications
6systems may be obtained through the Department of Central
7Management Services pursuant to Section 405-270 of the
8Department of Central Management Services Law (20 ILCS
9405/405-270). The programs and services of educational service
10centers may be offered to private school teachers and private
11school students within each service center area provided
12public schools have already been afforded adequate access to
13such programs and services.
14    Upon the abolition of the office, removal from office,
15disqualification for office, resignation from office, or
16expiration of the current term of office of the regional
17superintendent of schools, whichever is earlier, the chief
18administrative officer of the centers serving that portion of
19a Class II county school unit outside of a city of 500,000 or
20more inhabitants shall have and exercise, in and with respect
21to each educational service region having a population of
222,000,000 or more inhabitants and in and with respect to each
23school district located in any such educational service
24region, all of the rights, powers, duties, and
25responsibilities theretofore vested by law in and exercised
26and performed by the regional superintendent of schools for

 

 

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1that area under the provisions of this Code or any other laws
2of this State.
3    The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and
4regulations necessary to implement this Section. The rules
5shall include detailed standards which delineate the scope and
6specific content of programs to be provided by each
7Educational Service Center, as well as the specific planning,
8implementation and evaluation services to be provided by each
9Center relative to its programs. The Board shall also provide
10the standards by which it will evaluate the programs provided
11by each Center.
12    (b) Centers serving Class 1 county school units shall be
13governed by an 11-member board, 3 members of which shall be
14public school teachers nominated by the local bargaining
15representatives to the appropriate regional superintendent for
16appointment and no more than 3 members of which shall be from
17each of the following categories, including but not limited to
18superintendents, regional superintendents, school board
19members and a representative of an institution of higher
20education. The members of the board shall be appointed by the
21regional superintendents whose school districts are served by
22the educational service center. The composition of the board
23will reflect the revisions of this amendatory Act of 1989 as
24the terms of office of current members expire.
25    (c) The centers shall be of sufficient size and number to
26assure delivery of services to all local school districts in

 

 

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1the State.
2    (d) From monies appropriated for this program the State
3Board of Education shall provide grants paid from the Personal
4Property Tax Replacement Fund to qualifying Educational
5Service Centers applying for such grants in accordance with
6rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of
7Education to implement this Section.
8    (e) The governing authority of each of the 18 regional
9educational service centers shall appoint a family life -
10sexual health sex education advisory board consisting of 2
11parents, 2 teachers, 2 school administrators, 2 school board
12members, 2 health care professionals, one library system
13representative, and the director of the regional educational
14service center who shall serve as chairperson of the advisory
15board so appointed. Members of the family life - sexual health
16sex education advisory boards shall serve without
17compensation. Each of the advisory boards appointed pursuant
18to this subsection shall develop a plan for regional
19teacher-parent family life - sexual health sex education
20training sessions and shall file a written report of such plan
21with the governing board of their regional educational service
22center. The directors of each of the regional educational
23service centers shall thereupon meet, review each of the
24reports submitted by the advisory boards and combine those
25reports into a single written report which they shall file
26with the Citizens Council on School Problems prior to the end

 

 

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1of the regular school term of the 1987-1988 school year.
2    (f) The 14 educational service centers serving Class I
3county school units shall be disbanded on the first Monday of
4August, 1995, and their statutory responsibilities and
5programs shall be assumed by the regional offices of
6education, subject to rules and regulations developed by the
7State Board of Education. The regional superintendents of
8schools elected by the voters residing in all Class I counties
9shall serve as the chief administrators for these programs and
10services.
11(Source: P.A. 98-24, eff. 6-19-13; 98-647, eff. 6-13-14;
1299-30, eff. 7-10-15.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/27-9.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.1)
14    Sec. 27-9.1. Sexual health Sex education.
15    (a) In this Section:
16    "Abstinence" means not engaging in oral, vaginal, or anal
17intercourse or genital skin-to-skin contact.
18    "Adapt" means to modify an evidence-based or
19evidence-informed program model for use with a particular
20demographic, ethnic, linguistic, or cultural group.
21    "Age appropriate" means suitable to particular ages or age
22groups of children and adolescents, based on the developing
23cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the
24age or age group.
25    "Anatomy and physiology" means that information that

 

 

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1provides a foundation for understanding basic human
2functioning.
3    "Characteristics of effective programs" means the aspects
4of evidence-based programs, including the development,
5content, and implementation of such programs, that (i) have
6been shown to be effective in terms of increasing knowledge,
7clarifying values and attitudes, increasing skills, and
8impacting behavior and (ii) are widely recognized by leading
9medical and public health agencies to be effective in changing
10sexual behaviors that lead to sexually transmitted infections,
11including HIV, unintended pregnancy, and dating violence and
12sexual assault among young people.
13    "Comprehensive" means essential information that includes,
14but is not limited to, content related to anatomy and
15physiology; healthy relationships; identity; personal safety;
16pregnancy and reproduction; puberty, growth, and adolescent
17development; and sexually transmitted infections, including
18HIV.
19    "Consent" means an affirmative, knowing, conscious,
20ongoing, and voluntary agreement to engage in interpersonal,
21physical, or sexual activity, which can be revoked at any
22point, including during the course of interpersonal, physical,
23or sexual activity.
24    "Culturally appropriate" means affirming culturally
25diverse individuals, families, and communities in an
26inclusive, respectful, and effective manner, including

 

 

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1materials and instruction that are inclusive of race,
2ethnicity, language, cultural background, religion, gender,
3gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, sexual
4behavior, and different abilities.
5    "Evidence-based program" means a program for which
6systematic, empirical research or evaluation has provided
7evidence of effectiveness.
8    "Evidence-informed program" means a program that uses the
9best available research and practice knowledge to guide
10program design and implementation.
11    "Healthy relationships" means that information that helps
12pupils learn how to identify healthy and unhealthy
13relationship behaviors and helps pupils develop the skills to
14navigate changing relationships among family, peers, and
15partners free from shame and stigma.
16    "Identity" means that information that addresses several
17fundamental aspects of people's understanding of how they
18identify their sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or
19gender expression without shame or stigma.
20    "Personal safety" means that information that helps pupils
21develop an awareness about and the skills and confidence to
22respond to bullying, harassment, including sexual harassment,
23sexual abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence,
24incest, rape, and sex trafficking and the role that schools
25play in creating learning environments that promote personal
26safety.

 

 

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1    "Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)" means medications
2approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and
3recommended by the United States Public Health Service or the
4federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for HIV
5pre-exposure prophylaxis and related pre-exposure prophylaxis
6services, including, but not limited to, HIV and sexually
7transmitted infection screening, treatment for sexually
8transmitted infections, medical monitoring, laboratory
9services, and sexual health counseling, to reduce the
10likelihood of HIV infection for individuals who are not living
11with HIV but are vulnerable to HIV exposure.
12    "Pregnancy and reproduction" means that information that
13addresses how pregnancy happens, decision-making to avoid
14unintended pregnancy through abstinence and contraception,
15prenatal practices and resources that support a healthy
16pregnancy; and information that helps pupils understand
17resources and laws related to pregnancy, adoption, abortion,
18and parenting.
19    "Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PeP)" means the medications
20that are recommended by the federal Centers for Disease
21Control and Prevention and other public health authorities to
22help prevent HIV infection after potential occupational or
23non-occupational HIV exposure.
24    Puberty, growth, and adolescent development" means that
25information that addresses a pivotal milestone for every
26person that has an impact on cognitive, emotional, physical,

 

 

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1sexual and social development.
2    "Sexually transmitted infections, including HIV" means
3that information that provides both content and skills for
4understanding scientifically accepted methods of how to
5prevent and avoid exposure to sexually transmitted infections
6(STIs), including HIV, through abstinence, condoms,
7vaccination, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and
8Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), including how they are
9transmitted, their signs, symptoms, and options for screening,
10testing, and treatment, and other medical care.
11    "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by the
12weight of research conducted in compliance with accepted
13scientific methods and published in peer-reviewed journals, if
14applicable, or comprising information recognized as accurate,
15objective, and complete.
16    "Unintended pregnancy" means a pregnancy that is unplanned
17or unwanted (that is, the pregnancy occurred when no children
18or no more children were desired).
19    (a-5) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in
20any class or course in comprehensive sexual health sex
21education if that pupil's his parent or guardian submits
22written objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate
23in such course or program shall not be reason for suspension or
24expulsion of such pupil. Each class or course in comprehensive
25sex education offered in any of grades 6 through 12 shall
26include instruction on both abstinence and contraception for

 

 

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1the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases,
2including HIV/AIDS. Nothing in this Section prohibits
3instruction in sanitation, hygiene or traditional courses in
4biology.
5    (b) (Blank). All public school classes that teach sex
6education and discuss sexual intercourse in grades 6 through
712 shall emphasize that abstinence from sexual intercourse is
8a responsible and positive decision and is the only protection
9that is 100% effective against unwanted teenage pregnancy,
10sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune deficiency
11syndrome (AIDS) when transmitted sexually.
12    (c) All classes that teach sexual health sex education and
13discuss sexual intercourse in grades 6 through 12 shall
14satisfy the following criteria:
15        (1) Course material and instruction shall be
16    culturally, developmentally, and age appropriate,
17    medically accurate, and comprehensive complete.
18        (1.5) Course material and instruction shall replicate
19    evidence-based or evidence-informed programs or
20    substantially incorporate elements of evidence-based
21    programs or evidence-informed programs or characteristics
22    of effective programs.
23        (2) Course material and instruction shall include
24    information on the value of healthy, consenting, committed
25    relationships, including marriage and civil unions and how
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1    intimate partnerships that are based on mutual consent and
2    are free from violence, coercion, and intimidation. teach
3    honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage.
4        (3) Course material and instruction shall include
5    information stating that continuous, consistent,
6    abstinence from sexual activity is the only protection
7    that is 100% effective against unintended pregnancy and
8    STIs, including HIV. Course material and instruction shall
9    also include information about scientifically accepted
10    methods that can be used to greatly reduce unintended
11    pregnancy and STIs, including HIV. These methods include,
12    but are not limited to, contraception, vaccination, PrEP
13    and PEP, regular testing and screening, and other medical
14    care. place substantial emphasis on both abstinence,
15    including abstinence until marriage, and contraception for
16    the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted
17    diseases among youth and shall stress that abstinence is
18    the ensured method of avoiding unintended pregnancy,
19    sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS.
20        (4) Course material and instruction related to
21    pregnancy shall include an objective discussion of
22    parenting, adoption, and abortion. shall include a
23    discussion of the possible emotional and psychological
24    consequences of preadolescent and adolescent sexual
25    intercourse and the consequences of unwanted adolescent
26    pregnancy.

 

 

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1        (5) Course material and instruction shall include
2    information, consistent with federal Centers for Disease
3    Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics, citing the
4    effectiveness and safety of all federal Food and Drug
5    Administration (FDA) approved methods in preventing or
6    reducing the likelihood of acquiring HIV and other STIs.
7    stress that sexually transmitted diseases are serious
8    possible hazards of sexual intercourse. Pupils shall be
9    provided with statistics based on the latest medical
10    information citing the failure and success rates of
11    condoms in preventing AIDS and other sexually transmitted
12    diseases.
13        (5.5) Course material and instruction shall provide
14    information, consistent with CDC statistics, citing the
15    effectiveness and safety of all FDA-approved contraceptive
16    methods in preventing unintended pregnancy, including, but
17    not limited to, emergency contraception.
18        (6) Course material and instruction shall include
19    information and skills development relating to parenting,
20    including financial and emotional responsibilities,
21    communication skills, problem solving, and caretaking.
22    Course material and instruction shall also include
23    information on laws pertaining to medical care and medical
24    decisions throughout pregnancy and birth, surrendering
25    physical custody of a child pursuant to the Abandoned
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1    pupils to stay in their own school or enroll in a school
2    designed just for pregnant pupils. advise pupils of the
3    laws pertaining to their financial responsibility to
4    children born in and out of wedlock.
5        (7) Course material and instruction shall advise
6    pupils of the circumstances under which it is unlawful for
7    a person to have sexual relations with an individual who
8    is under the age of 17 and for a person who is in a
9    position of trust, authority, or supervision to have
10    sexual relations with an individual who is under the age
11    of 18 pursuant to Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
12        (8) Course material and instruction shall provide
13    pupils with the knowledge and skills for making and
14    implementing healthy decisions about sexuality, including
15    negotiation and refusal skills, to assist pupils in
16    overcoming peer pressure and using effective
17    decision-making skills to avoid high risk activities.
18    Course material and instruction shall also teach pupils to
19    not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances and
20    how to say no to unwanted sexual advances and how to give,
21    receive, and understand consent. Pupils shall be taught
22    that it is wrong to take advantage of or to exploit another
23    person. The material and instruction shall also encourage
24    pupils youth to resist negative peer pressure. The
25    material and instruction shall include discussion on what
26    may be considered sexual harassment or sexual assault.

 

 

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1        (9) (Blank).
2        (10) Course material and instruction shall teach
3    pupils about the effect of drugs and alcohol on
4    responsible decision-making and consent, including the
5    dangers associated with drug and alcohol consumption
6    during pregnancy and when engaging in sexual activity.
7        (11) Course material and instruction must include an
8    age-appropriate discussion on the meaning of consent that
9    includes discussion on recognizing all of the following:
10            (A) That consent is a freely given agreement to
11        sexual activity.
12            (B) That consent to one particular sexual activity
13        does not constitute consent to other types of sexual
14        activities.
15            (C) That a person's lack of verbal or physical
16        resistance or submission resulting from the use or
17        threat of force does not constitute consent.
18            (D) That a person's manner of dress does not
19        constitute consent.
20            (E) That a person's consent to past sexual
21        activity does not constitute consent to future sexual
22        activity.
23            (F) That a person's consent to engage in sexual
24        activity with one person does not constitute consent
25        to engage in sexual activity with another person.
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1        time.
2            (H) That a person cannot consent to sexual
3        activity if that person is unable to understand the
4        nature of the activity or give knowing consent due to
5        certain circumstances that include, but are not
6        limited to, (i) the person is incapacitated due to the
7        use or influence of alcohol or drugs, (ii) the person
8        is asleep or unconscious, (iii) the person is a minor,
9        or (iv) the person is incapacitated due to a mental
10        disability.
11        (12) Course material and instruction shall include
12    information about State laws that apply to minor
13    confidentiality and minor consent, including exceptions.
14    If available, material and instructions shall include
15    local resources that include, but are not limited to, how
16    and where to access local resources; pupils' legal rights
17    to access local resources for sexual and reproductive
18    health care; parenting resources; substance abuse
19    treatment; mental health treatment; emergency medical
20    treatment for sexual assault; and resources for assistance
21    with sexual assault, harassment, intimate partner
22    violence, stalking, sex trafficking and suicide
23    prevention. Local resources must be inclusive of gender
24    identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and
25    sexual behavior.
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1    pupils to communicate with their parents or guardians,
2    faith, health, and social service professionals, and other
3    trusted adults about sexuality and intimate relationships.
4        (14) Course material and instruction may not
5    deliberately withhold health-promoting or life-saving
6    information about sexuality-related topics, including
7    FDA-approved treatment and options.
8        (15) Course material and instruction may not be
9    medically inaccurate or include information that is
10    scientifically shown to be ineffective.
11        (16) Course material and instruction may not reflect
12    or promote bias against any person on the basis of the
13    person's race, ethnicity, language, cultural background,
14    religion, HIV status, gender, gender identity, gender
15    expression, sexual orientation, sexual behavior, or
16    ability.
17        (17) Course material and instruction may not be
18    insensitive and unresponsive to the needs of pupils based
19    on their status as pregnant or parenting, living with
20    STIs, including HIV, sexually active, asexual, or intersex
21    or based on their gender, gender identity, gender
22    expression, sexual orientation, sexual behavior, or
23    ability.
24        (18) Course material and instruction may not be
25    insensitive and unresponsive to the needs of survivors of
26    sexual abuse or assault.

 

 

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1        (19) Course material and instruction may not be
2    inconsistent with the ethical imperatives of medicine and
3    public health.
4        (20) Pupils may not be denied access to sexual health
5    instruction on the basis of any disability or perceived
6    disability or English Learner status.
7        (21) Course material and instruction shall be
8    sensitive and responsive to the needs of pupils with an
9    intersex variation.
10    (c-5) All classes that teach sexual health education in
11grades 5 and below shall use course material and provide
12instruction that is medically accurate, evidence-based or
13evidence-informed, and culturally, developmentally, and age
14appropriate.
15    (d) An opportunity shall be afforded to individuals,
16including parents or guardians, to review examine the scope
17and sequence of instructional materials to be used in such
18class or course electronically or in person.
19    (e) The State Board of Education shall make available
20resource materials developed in consultation with
21stakeholders, with the cooperation and input of experts that
22provide comprehensive, culturally appropriate sexual health
23education and organizations and entities that promote
24comprehensive, culturally appropriate sexual health education
25policy. the agency that administers grant programs consistent
26with criteria (1) and (1.5) of subsection (c) of this Section,

 

 

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1for educating children regarding sex education and may take
2into consideration the curriculum on this subject developed by
3other states, as well as any other curricular materials
4suggested by education experts and other groups that work on
5sex education issues. Materials may include, without
6limitation, model sexual health sex education curriculums and
7sexual health education programs. The State Board of Education
8shall make these resource materials available on its Internet
9website, in a clearly identified and easily accessible place.
10School districts that do not currently provide sexual health
11sex education are not required to teach sexual health sex
12education. If a sexual health sex education class or course is
13offered in any grade of grades 6 through 12, the school
14district must teach the curriculum, adapted appropriately, to
15all pupils in that grade, including pupils with disabilities
16and non-English speaking pupils. Schools may choose and adapt
17the culturally, developmentally, and age-appropriate,
18medically accurate, evidence-based or evidence-informed, and,
19in the case of grades 6 through 12, comprehensive sexual
20health complete sex education curriculum that meets the
21specific needs of its community.
22    (f) The State Board of Education shall, through existing
23reporting mechanisms, direct each school district to identify
24any curricula used to provide comprehensive sexual health
25education, whether the instruction was provided by a teacher
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1of pupils receiving instruction; the number of pupils excused
2from instruction; and the duration of instruction and shall
3report the results of this inquiry to the General Assembly
4annually, beginning one year after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
6(Source: P.A. 100-684, eff. 8-3-18; 101-579, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/27-9.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.2)
8    Sec. 27-9.2. Family Life. If any school district provides
9courses of instruction designed to promote a wholesome and
10comprehensive understanding of the emotional, psychological,
11physiological, hygienic and social responsibility aspects of
12family life, then such courses of instruction shall include
13the teaching of all pregnancy options the alternatives to
14abortion, appropriate to the various grade levels; and
15whenever such courses of instruction are provided in any of
16grades 6 through 12, then such courses also shall include
17instruction on the prevention, transmission, screening, and
18treatment spread of HIV/AIDS AIDS. However, no pupil shall be
19required to take or participate in any family life class or
20course on HIV/AIDS AIDS instruction if the pupil's his parent
21or guardian submits written objection thereto, and refusal to
22take or participate in such course or program shall not be
23reason for suspension or expulsion of such pupil.
24    The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and
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1instruction designed to satisfy the requirements of this
2Section.
3    The State Superintendent of Education shall develop a
4procedure for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of
5the family life courses of instruction in each local school
6district, including the setting of reasonable and equitable
7goals for improved sexual health outcomes, such as reduced
8instances and disparities of sexually transmitted infections
9(STI), including HIV, increased instances of STI screening and
10treatment, including for HIV, especially in community areas
11with high STI, including HIV, diagnoses rates, and decreased
12instances and disparities of sexual assault and unintended
13pregnancy. reduced sexual activity, sexually transmitted
14diseases and premarital pregnancy. The goals shall be set by
15the beginning of the 1991-92 school year. The State
16Superintendent shall distribute a copy of the procedure to
17each local school district. Each local school district may
18develop additional procedures or methods for measuring the
19effectiveness of the family life courses of instruction within
20the district. Before the beginning of the 1993-94 school year,
21the State Superintendent shall collect and evaluate all
22relevant data to determine whether the goals are being
23achieved.
24(Source: P.A. 86-941.)
 
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1Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
2follows:
 
3    (105 ILCS 110/3)
4    Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
5program established under this Act shall include, but not be
6limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
7for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
8State: human ecology and health, human growth and development,
9the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic, and
10social responsibilities of family life, culturally,
11developmentally, linguistically, and age-appropriate,
12medically accurate, and evidence-based or evidence-informed
13information regarding including sexual abstinence until
14marriage, contraception, vaccination, Pre-exposure
15Prophylaxis (PREP) and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), and
16other medical care for the prevention and control of
17unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections
18disease, including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the
19prevention, transmission, and treatment of HIV spread of AIDS,
20age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and
21prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12,
22public and environmental health, consumer health, safety
23education and disaster survival, mental health and illness,
24personal health habits, alcohol and , drug use, and abuse,
25including the medical and legal ramifications of alcohol,

 

 

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1drug, and tobacco use, abuse during pregnancy, evidence-based
2and medically accurate information regarding sexual
3abstinence, tobacco, nutrition, and dental health. The
4instruction on mental health and illness must evaluate the
5multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the relationship
6between physical and mental health so as to enhance student
7understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that promote health,
8well-being, and human dignity. The program shall also provide
9course material and instruction to advise pupils of the
10Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall
11include medically accurate information about cancer,
12including, without limitation, types of cancer, signs and
13symptoms, risk factors, the importance of early prevention and
14detection, and information on where to go for help.
15Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the following
16areas may also be included as a basis for curricula in all
17elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic first
18aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
19resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
20diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
21suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
22Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
23properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
24training must be in accordance with standards of the American
25Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
26nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use

 

 

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1an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
2basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
3    The school board of each public elementary and secondary
4school in the State shall encourage all teachers and other
5school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
6knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
7life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
8Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
9in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
10American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
11certifying organization. A school board may use the services
12of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
13life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
14personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
15to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
16person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
17another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
18administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
19addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
20appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
21conduct training programs for teachers and other school
22personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
23to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
24resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
25teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
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1acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
2necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
3resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
4established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
5certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
6of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
7program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
8incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
9who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
10cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
11accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
12American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
13certifying organization) or in learning how to use an
14automated external defibrillator. A school district that
15applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
16half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
17is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
18on a first-come, first-serve basis.
19    No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any
20class or course on HIV/AIDS AIDS or family life instruction or
21to receive training on how to properly administer
22cardiopulmonary resuscitation or how to use an automated
23external defibrillator if the pupil's his or her parent or
24guardian submits written objection thereto, and refusal to
25take or participate in the course or program or the training
26shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of the pupil.

 

 

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1    Curricula developed under programs established in
2accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
3alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
4instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
5shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
6effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall
7be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
8Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
9and secondary schools in this State instructional materials
10and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating
11the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,
12school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula
13during the school day or as part of an after school program,
14support services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose
15parent, parents, or guardians are chemically dependent.
16(Source: P.A. 101-305, eff. 1-1-20; revised 8-21-20.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.