Bill Text: IN SB0408 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Education concerning child abuse.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - Senator Kruse added as second author [SB0408 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0408-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 408
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-19-3-10.5.
Synopsis: Education concerning child abuse. Requires the department
of education, in collaboration with organizations that have expertise in
child sexual abuse, to identify or develop model child sexual abuse
education materials, response policies, and reporting policies.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
Rogers
January 11, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
Introduced
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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SENATE BILL No. 408
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 20-19-3-10.5; (11)IN0408.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 20-19-3-10.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 10.5. (a) The department, in
collaboration with organizations that have expertise in child sexual
abuse, shall identify or develop:
(1) model child sexual abuse educational materials; and
(2) a model for child sexual abuse response policies and reporting procedures.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2012, the department shall make the models developed or identified under this section available to assist schools with the implementation of:
(1) child sexual abuse education programs in grades prekindergarten through 5; and
(2) child sexual abuse response and reporting policies.
(c) The model child sexual abuse policies identified or developed under subsection (a) may include the following topics:
(1) Warning signs of a child who is being sexually abused.
(2) The basic principles of child sexual abuse prevention.
(3) Methods of student, teacher, and parental education and outreach.
(d) The model child sexual abuse response and reporting policies may include the following:
(1) Actions that a child who is a victim of sexual abuse may take to obtain assistance.
(2) Interventions.
(3) Counseling options.
(4) Educational support available for a child who is a victim of sexual abuse to continue to be successful in school.
(5) Reporting procedures.
(1) model child sexual abuse educational materials; and
(2) a model for child sexual abuse response policies and reporting procedures.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2012, the department shall make the models developed or identified under this section available to assist schools with the implementation of:
(1) child sexual abuse education programs in grades prekindergarten through 5; and
(2) child sexual abuse response and reporting policies.
(c) The model child sexual abuse policies identified or developed under subsection (a) may include the following topics:
(1) Warning signs of a child who is being sexually abused.
(2) The basic principles of child sexual abuse prevention.
(3) Methods of student, teacher, and parental education and outreach.
(d) The model child sexual abuse response and reporting policies may include the following:
(1) Actions that a child who is a victim of sexual abuse may take to obtain assistance.
(2) Interventions.
(3) Counseling options.
(4) Educational support available for a child who is a victim of sexual abuse to continue to be successful in school.
(5) Reporting procedures.
