Bill Title: Amends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Requires a school board to adopt a policy that (1) states that teen dating violence is unacceptable and is prohibited and that each student has the right to a safe learning environment; (2) incorporates age-appropriate education about teen dating violence into new or existing training programs for students in grades 7 through 12 and school employees; (3) establishes procedures for the manner in which employees of a school are to respond to incidents of teen dating violence that take place at the school, on school grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles used for school-provided transportation; (4) identifies by job title the school officials who are responsible for receiving reports related to teen dating violence; and (5) notifies students and parents of the teen dating violence policy adopted by the board. Provides that the Comprehensive Health Education Program may include instruction on teen dating violence in grades 7 (instead of 8) through 12. Effective July 1, 2013.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0190 [HB3379 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Silvana Tabares [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda LaVia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Monique Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cynthia Soto [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John D'Amico [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcus Evans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-033	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Maria Berrios [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-039	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Burke [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Iris Martinez [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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