Bill Text: IL HB3116 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Reinserts the introduced bill and adds an August 20, 2024 effective date.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0041 [HB3116 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3116-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Reinserts the introduced bill and adds an August 20, 2024 effective date.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0041 [HB3116 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3116-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10-22.39 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
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7 | Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (b) In addition to
other topics at in-service training
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10 | programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | personnel and administrators who work with pupils in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | kindergarten through grade 12 shall be
trained to identify the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | referral techniques. A school district may utilize the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | administered by certified instructors trained by a national | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | association recognized as an authority in behavioral health, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | to provide the training and meet the requirements under this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | obtains mental health first aid training outside of an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | in-service training program, he or she may present a |
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1 | certificate of successful completion of the training to the | ||||||
2 | school district to satisfy the requirements of this | ||||||
3 | subsection.
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4 | Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed | ||||||
5 | practices satisfies the requirements
of this subsection (b). | ||||||
6 | A course of instruction as described in this subsection | ||||||
7 | (b) may provide information that is relevant to
and within the | ||||||
8 | scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school | ||||||
9 | administrators. Such information may include,
but is not | ||||||
10 | limited to: | ||||||
11 | (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students | ||||||
12 | and staff; | ||||||
13 | (2) the relationship between educator wellness and | ||||||
14 | student learning; | ||||||
15 | (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and | ||||||
16 | learning; | ||||||
17 | (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including | ||||||
18 | the prevalence of trauma among student
populations at | ||||||
19 | higher risk of experiencing trauma; | ||||||
20 | (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on | ||||||
21 | recognizing trauma among various student groups in | ||||||
22 | connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual | ||||||
23 | orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant | ||||||
24 | factors; and | ||||||
25 | (6) effective district practices that are shown to: | ||||||
26 | (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of |
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1 | trauma on student behavior and learning; and | ||||||
2 | (B) support the emotional wellness of staff. | ||||||
3 | (c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school | ||||||
4 | personnel
who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic | ||||||
5 | knowledge of matters
relating to acquired immunodeficiency | ||||||
6 | syndrome (AIDS), including the nature
of the disease, its | ||||||
7 | causes and effects, the means of detecting it and
preventing | ||||||
8 | its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources | ||||||
9 | of
counseling and referral, and any other information that may | ||||||
10 | be appropriate
considering the age and grade level of such | ||||||
11 | pupils. The School Board shall
supervise such training. The | ||||||
12 | State Board of Education and the Department
of Public Health | ||||||
13 | shall jointly develop standards for such training.
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14 | (d) In this subsection (d): | ||||||
15 | "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household | ||||||
16 | member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are | ||||||
17 | defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act | ||||||
18 | of 1986. | ||||||
19 | "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking | ||||||
20 | of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of | ||||||
21 | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20, | ||||||
22 | 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, | ||||||
23 | 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including | ||||||
24 | sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to | ||||||
25 | the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who | ||||||
26 | are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim. |
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1 | At least once every 2 years, an in-service training | ||||||
2 | program for school personnel who work with pupils, including, | ||||||
3 | but not limited to, school and school district administrators, | ||||||
4 | teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school | ||||||
5 | psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons | ||||||
6 | with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs | ||||||
7 | of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training | ||||||
8 | concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth | ||||||
9 | victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and | ||||||
10 | parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or | ||||||
11 | sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to | ||||||
12 | appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs, | ||||||
13 | and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school | ||||||
14 | district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to | ||||||
15 | such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school | ||||||
16 | personnel must be trained to understand, provide information | ||||||
17 | and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are | ||||||
18 | parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual | ||||||
19 | violence.
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20 | (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program | ||||||
21 | for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by | ||||||
22 | persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and | ||||||
23 | management.
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24 | (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall | ||||||
25 | conduct in-service training on educator ethics, | ||||||
26 | teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct |
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1 | for all personnel. | ||||||
2 | (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall | ||||||
3 | conduct in-service training on homelessness for all school | ||||||
4 | personnel. The training shall include: | ||||||
5 | (1) the definition of homeless children and youth | ||||||
6 | under Section 11434a of Title 42 of the United States | ||||||
7 | Code; | ||||||
8 | (2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity; | ||||||
9 | (3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness | ||||||
10 | under State and federal law; | ||||||
11 | (4) the steps to take when a homeless or | ||||||
12 | housing-insecure student is identified; and | ||||||
13 | (5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the | ||||||
14 | name and contact number of the school or school district | ||||||
15 | homeless liaison. | ||||||
16 | A school board may work with a community-based | ||||||
17 | organization that specializes in working with homeless | ||||||
18 | children and youth to develop and provide the training. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 101-350, eff. 1-1-20; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; | ||||||
20 | 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22 .)
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