Bill Text: IL HB4524 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. With respect to school districts other than the Chicago school district, provides that at least once every 2 years at an in-service training program or at another appropriate time when school personnel are scheduled to be in attendance and in addition to other topics covered at training throughout the school year, school personnel who work with pupils in grades kindergarten through 12 and are employed by the school district shall be trained to identify the warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and referral techniques (instead of providing that in addition to other topics at in-service training programs, school guidance counselors, teachers, school social workers, and other school personnel who work with pupils in grades 7 through 12 shall be trained to identify the warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in adolescents and teens and shall be taught appropriate intervention and referral techniques). Makes similar changes with respect to the Chicago school district. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4524 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4524-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4524 Introduced , by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. With respect to school districts other than the Chicago school district, provides that at least once every 2 years at an in-service training program or at another appropriate time when school personnel are scheduled to be in attendance and in addition to other topics covered at training throughout the school year, school personnel who work with pupils in grades kindergarten through 12 and are employed by the school district shall be trained to identify the warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and referral techniques (instead of providing that in addition to other topics at in-service training programs, school guidance counselors, teachers, school social workers, and other school personnel who work with pupils in grades 7 through 12 shall be trained to identify the warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in adolescents and teens and shall be taught appropriate intervention and referral techniques). Makes similar changes with respect to the Chicago school district. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
10-22.39 and 34-18.7 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
(a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
(b) At least once every 2 years at an in-service training
program or at another appropriate time when school personnel
are scheduled to be in attendance and in addition to other
topics covered at training throughout the school year, In
addition to other topics at in-service training programs,
school guidance counselors, teachers, school social workers,
and other school personnel who work with pupils in grades
kindergarten 7 through 12 and are employed by the school
district shall be trained to identify the warning signs of
mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth adolescents and
teens and shall be taught appropriate intervention and referral
techniques.
(c) School guidance counselors, nurses, teachers and other
school personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a
basic knowledge of matters relating to acquired

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immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the
disease, its causes and effects, the means of detecting it and
preventing its transmission, and the availability of
appropriate sources of counseling and referral, and any other
information that may be appropriate considering the age and
grade level of such pupils. The School Board shall supervise
such training. The State Board of Education and the Department
of Public Health shall jointly develop standards for such
training.
(d) In this subsection (d):
"Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of
1986.
"Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30,
11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12,
12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual
violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to the
victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are
known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
At least once every 2 years, an in-service training program
for school personnel who work with pupils, including, but not
limited to, school and school district administrators,
teachers, school guidance counselors, school social workers,

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school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses,
must be conducted by persons with expertise in domestic and
sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth
and shall include training concerning (i) communicating with
and listening to youth victims of domestic or sexual violence
and expectant and parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth
victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
parenting youth to appropriate in-school services and other
agencies, programs, and services as needed, and (iii)
implementing the school district's policies, procedures, and
protocols with regard to such youth, including
confidentiality. At a minimum, school personnel must be trained
to understand, provide information and referrals, and address
issues pertaining to youth who are parents, expectant parents,
or victims of domestic or sexual violence.
(e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and
management.
(f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
for all personnel.
(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-471, eff. 1-1-14.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.7) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.7)

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Sec. 34-18.7. Youth Adolescent and teen mental illness and
suicide detection and intervention. School guidance
counselors, teachers, school social workers, and other school
personnel who work with pupils in grades kindergarten 7 through
12 shall be trained at least once every 2 years to identify the
warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth
adolescents and teens and shall be taught various intervention
techniques. Such training shall be provided (i) within the
framework of existing in-service training programs offered by
the Board, (ii) or as part of the professional development
activities required under Section 21-14 of this Code, or (iii)
at another appropriate time when school personnel are scheduled
to be in attendance.
(Source: P.A. 98-471, eff. 1-1-14.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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