Bill Text: IL SB3310 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code, the Care of Students with Diabetes Act, the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. With respect to school personnel training on (i) food allergies, (ii) the use of psychotropic and psychostimulant medications, (iii) youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, (iv) educator ethics, teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct, and (v) diabetes care, training is required only upon employment of a person, the renewal of a person's license, or a change to a person's job duties that would require this training; makes related changes. With respect to AED-trained public school personnel, provides that the training is required only upon employment of a person, the renewal of a person's license, or a change to a person's job duties that would require this training. With respect to a school bus driver permit, provides that the refresher course in school bus driver safety must be taken upon renewal of the permit (instead of annually). Effective July 1, 2014.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3310 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3310-Amended.html

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Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant

Filed: 3/21/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3310
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3310, AS AMENDED,
by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
10-20.36 and 10-22.39 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.36)
Sec. 10-20.36. Psychotropic or psychostimulant medication;
disciplinary action.
(a) In this Section:
"Psychostimulant medication" means medication that
produces increased levels of mental and physical energy and
alertness and an elevated mood by stimulating the central
nervous system.
"Psychotropic medication" means psychotropic medication as
defined in Section 1-121.1 of the Mental Health and

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Developmental Disabilities Code.
(b) Each school board must adopt and implement a policy
that prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally or
in part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian to
administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or
psychostimulant medication to the student.
The policy must require that, at least once every 2 years,
the in-service training of certified school personnel and
administrators include training on current best practices
regarding the identification and treatment of attention
deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
the application of non-aversive behavioral interventions in
the school environment, and the use of psychotropic or
psychostimulant medication for school-age children.
(c) This Section does not prohibit school medical staff, an
individualized educational program team, or a professional
worker (as defined in Section 14-1.10 of this Code) from
recommending that a student be evaluated by an appropriate
medical practitioner or prohibit school personnel from
consulting with the practitioner with the consent of the
student's parents or guardian.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
(a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.

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(b) 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.
(c) (Blank). 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
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

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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.
An 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,
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. This training is
required only upon employment of a person, the renewal of a

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person's license, or a change to a person's job duties that
would require this training.
(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.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2014.".