Bill Text: IL HB5707 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code in provisions concerning bullying prevention. Sets forth definitions for "policy on bullying" and "restorative measures". Makes changes concerning the creation, maintenance, and implementation of a policy on bullying. Deletes the requirement that each school district, charter school, and non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school must communicate its policy on bullying to its students and their parent or guardian on an annual basis. Provides that on an annual basis, school districts, charter schools, and non-public, non-sectarian schools are required to collect, maintain, analyze, and submit to the State Board of Education data relating to the prevalence of bullying within the school district or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school, as well as the climate of the school district or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school. Moves the provision concerning the right to exercise free expression or the free exercise of religion or religiously based views protected under the United States and Illinois Constitutions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0669 [HB5707 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB5707-Amended.html

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Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 5/20/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5707
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5707, AS AMENDED,
with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
1, by replacing line 25 on page 6 through line 11 on page 7 with
the following:
"Section, contains a policy evaluation process to assess the
outcomes and effectiveness of the policy that includes, but is
not limited to, factors such as the frequency of victimization;
student, staff, and family observations of safety at a school;
identification of areas of a school where bullying occurs; the
types of bullying utilized; and bystander intervention or
participation. The school district, charter school, or
non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school may
use relevant data and information it already collects for other
purposes in the policy evaluation. The information developed as
a result of the policy evaluation must be made available on the
Internet website of the school district, charter school, or
non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school. If

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an Internet website is not available, the information must be
provided to school administrators, school board members,
school personnel, parents, guardians, and students.".