Bill Text: IL HB2213 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Provides that the purpose of the Act is to ensure that children and youth who are parents, expectant parents, or the victims of domestic or sexual violence are identified by schools in a manner respectful of their privacy and safety; treated with dignity and regard; and provided the protection, instruction, and related support services necessary to enable them to meet State educational standards and successfully attain a high school diploma. Amends the School Code and the Illinois School Student Records Act to make changes concerning definitions, the transfer of students, the suspension or expulsion of pupils, home instruction, the review and revision of policies, confidentiality, ombudspersons, accommodations and services, alternative public schools, compulsory school attendance, charter schools, and the right to inspect and copy school student permanent and temporary records. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-04 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB2213 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2213-Amended.html
Bill Title: Provides that the purpose of the Act is to ensure that children and youth who are parents, expectant parents, or the victims of domestic or sexual violence are identified by schools in a manner respectful of their privacy and safety; treated with dignity and regard; and provided the protection, instruction, and related support services necessary to enable them to meet State educational standards and successfully attain a high school diploma. Amends the School Code and the Illinois School Student Records Act to make changes concerning definitions, the transfer of students, the suspension or expulsion of pupils, home instruction, the review and revision of policies, confidentiality, ombudspersons, accommodations and services, alternative public schools, compulsory school attendance, charter schools, and the right to inspect and copy school student permanent and temporary records. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-04 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB2213 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2213-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2213
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2213 as follows:
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3 | on page 3, by replacing line 5 with the following: | ||||||
4 | " school-sponsored event. Children and youth under the age of 17 | ||||||
5 | years cannot consent to many of the acts that constitute | ||||||
6 | domestic or sexual violence under federal and State law. For | ||||||
7 | all other youth or acts, consent to an act that may | ||||||
8 | constitute "; and
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9 | on page 4, immediately below line 5, by inserting the | ||||||
10 | following: | ||||||
11 | " A written statement under item (1) of this definition and all | ||||||
12 | forms of verification in items (2) through (5) of this | ||||||
13 | definition must be placed in a temporary file. "; and
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14 | on page 12, line 3, after " safety. ", by inserting " A transfer | ||||||
15 | within a school district must be considered before a transfer |
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1 | into a different school district. "; and
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2 | on page 12, line 9, after " full ", by inserting " and immediate "; | ||||||
3 | and
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4 | on page 12, line 11, after " transferred. ", by inserting " For | ||||||
5 | the purpose of transfers under this subsection (c) as it | ||||||
6 | relates to a student who is a victim of domestic or sexual | ||||||
7 | violence, the school districts approving a transfer (whether | ||||||
8 | for a transfer within a school district or a transfer into a | ||||||
9 | different school district) may require additional verification | ||||||
10 | of a child's or youth's claim of domestic or sexual violence, | ||||||
11 | as is required under the definition of "domestic or sexual | ||||||
12 | violence" in subsection (b) of Section 1-3 of this Code, as | ||||||
13 | follows: a statement as described in item (1) of that | ||||||
14 | definition and the student's choice of any one of the documents | ||||||
15 | or evidence listed in items (2) through (5) of that definition. | ||||||
16 | Additional verification must not be required for the student to | ||||||
17 | remain at the school the student transferred to if the initial | ||||||
18 | request for a transfer is related to the same perpetrator or | ||||||
19 | same incident of domestic or sexual violence. "; and
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20 | on page 15, line 11, after " suspension. ", by inserting " The | ||||||
21 | school, the school district, or the State Board of Education is | ||||||
22 | not required to provide an advocate or representative for the | ||||||
23 | student under this subsection (b-5). "; and
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1 | on page 21, lines 1 and 2, by replacing " health care provider | ||||||
2 | physician " with "physician"; and
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3 | on page 21, line 4, by replacing " , and " with "and"; and
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4 | on page 21, by replacing lines 5 through 16 with the following: | ||||||
5 | "the child or a miscarriage . Such instruction must also be | ||||||
6 | provided (i) if the pupil is unable to attend regular classroom | ||||||
7 | instruction in order to care for the pupil's ill child if the | ||||||
8 | pupil is needed to provide care to this child, the pupil can | ||||||
9 | attest that alternative care for the child that is adequate and | ||||||
10 | affordable is unavailable, and a physician has indicated, in | ||||||
11 | writing, that the pupil's child has a serious health condition | ||||||
12 | and what the anticipated duration of the health condition is | ||||||
13 | and (ii) to treat physical or mental health conditions or | ||||||
14 | address safety concerns arising from domestic or sexual | ||||||
15 | violence when a health care provider (a physician, nurse, | ||||||
16 | psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, or a clinical | ||||||
17 | licensed therapist) or a domestic or sexual violence | ||||||
18 | organization has indicated to the school or school district, in | ||||||
19 | writing, that such care is needed and will cause an absence for | ||||||
20 | 2 or more consecutive weeks of school. Instruction provided for | ||||||
21 | pupils under clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section meets the | ||||||
22 | criteria for and shall be reimbursed by this State under | ||||||
23 | Section 14-13.01 of this Code. "; and
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1 | on page 24, by replacing line 6 with the following:
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2 | " to any individual, including employees without a current | ||||||
3 | demonstrable educational or administrative interest, except "; | ||||||
4 | and
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5 | on page 24, line 11, after " law ", by inserting " , including the | ||||||
6 | Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and federal and State | ||||||
7 | laws and professional ethics policies that govern the | ||||||
8 | professional school personnel "; and
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9 | on page 24, line 18, after " guardian ", by inserting " , except | ||||||
10 | as otherwise required by applicable federal or State law, | ||||||
11 | including the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and | ||||||
12 | federal and State laws and professional ethics policies that | ||||||
13 | govern the professional school personnel "; and
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14 | on page 25, by replacing line 20 with the following:
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15 | " social worker, school psychologist, school counselor, school | ||||||
16 | nurse, or school "; and
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17 | by replacing line 25 on page 25 through line 11 on page 27 with | ||||||
18 | the following:
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19 | " Such designated or appointed staff who serve as an | ||||||
20 | ombudsperson have responsibilities that shall include | ||||||
21 | coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the school |
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1 | and school district's policies, procedures, and protocols | ||||||
2 | concerning students who are parents, expectant parents, or | ||||||
3 | victims of domestic or sexual violence and assisting such youth | ||||||
4 | in their efforts to exercise and preserve their rights as set | ||||||
5 | forth in provisions of this Code concerning students who are | ||||||
6 | parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual | ||||||
7 | violence. | ||||||
8 | (b) Designated or appointed staff who serve as an | ||||||
9 | ombudsperson shall, at a minimum, have participated in and | ||||||
10 | completed an in-service training program "; and
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11 | on page 31, line 12, by replacing " specially trained personnel " | ||||||
12 | with " ombudsperson "; and
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13 | on page 42, line 2, after " safety. ", by inserting " A transfer | ||||||
14 | within a school district must be considered before a transfer | ||||||
15 | into a different school district. "; and
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16 | on page 42, line 7, after " full ", by inserting " and immediate "; | ||||||
17 | and
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18 | on page 42, line 10, after " transferred. ", by inserting " For | ||||||
19 | the purpose of transfers under this subsection (c) as it | ||||||
20 | relates to a student who is a victim of domestic or sexual | ||||||
21 | violence, the school districts approving a transfer (whether | ||||||
22 | for a transfer within a school district or a transfer into a |
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1 | different school district) may require additional verification | ||||||
2 | of a child's or youth's claim of domestic or sexual violence, | ||||||
3 | as is required under the definition of "domestic or sexual | ||||||
4 | violence" in subsection (b) of Section 1-3 of this Code, as | ||||||
5 | follows: a statement as described in item (1) of that | ||||||
6 | definition and the student's choice of any one of the documents | ||||||
7 | or evidence listed in items (2) through (5) of that definition. | ||||||
8 | Additional verification must not be required for the student to | ||||||
9 | remain at the school the student transferred to if the initial | ||||||
10 | request for a transfer is related to the same perpetrator or | ||||||
11 | same incident of domestic or sexual violence. "; and
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12 | on page 43, line 18, after " record .", by inserting " Exceptions | ||||||
13 | to such nondisclosure is permitted for employees with a | ||||||
14 | current, demonstrable, educational or administrative interest | ||||||
15 | or if disclosure is otherwise required by applicable federal or | ||||||
16 | State law, including the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting | ||||||
17 | Act, and federal and State laws and professional ethics | ||||||
18 | policies that govern the professional school personnel. ".
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