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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 27-13.3 as follows: |
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| (105 ILCS 5/27-13.3)
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| Sec. 27-13.3. Internet safety education curriculum.
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| (a) The purpose of this Section is to inform and protect |
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| students from inappropriate or illegal communications and |
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| solicitation and to encourage school districts to provide |
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| education about Internet threats and risks, including without |
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| limitation child predators, fraud, and other dangers. |
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| (b) The General Assembly finds and declares the following: |
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| (1) it is the policy of this State to protect consumers |
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| and Illinois residents from deceptive and unsafe |
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| communications that result in harassment, exploitation, or |
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| physical harm; |
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| (2) children have easy access to the Internet at home, |
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| school, and public places; |
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| (3) the Internet is used by sexual predators and other |
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| criminals to make initial contact with children and other |
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| vulnerable residents in Illinois; and |
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| (4) education is an effective method for preventing |
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| children from falling prey to online predators, identity |
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| theft, and other dangers. |
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| (c) Each school may adopt an age-appropriate curriculum for |
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| Internet safety instruction of students in grades kindergarten |
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| through 12. However, beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, |
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| a school district must incorporate into the school curriculum a |
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| component on Internet safety to be taught at least once each |
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| school year to students in grade 3 or above. It is hereby |
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| recommended that the age-appropriate curriculum for Internet |
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| safety instruction provide for a minimum of 2 hours of Internet |
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| safety education each school year that includes instruction on |
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| each of the following topics: |
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| (1) Safe and responsible use of social networking |
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| websites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards, |
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| instant messaging, and other means of communication on the |
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| Internet. |
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| (2) Recognizing, avoiding, and reporting online |
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| solicitations of students, their classmates, and their |
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| friends by sexual predators. |
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| (3) Risks of transmitting personal information on the |
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| Internet. |
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| (4) Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive |
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| communications received online. |
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| (5) Recognizing and reporting online harassment and |
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| cyber-bullying. |
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| (6) Reporting illegal activities and communications on |
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| the Internet. |
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| (7) Copyright laws on written materials, photographs, |
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| music, and video. |
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| (d) Curricula devised in accordance with subsection (c) of |
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| this Section may be submitted for review to the Office of the |
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| Illinois Attorney General.
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| (e) The State Board of Education shall make available |
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| resource materials for educating children regarding child |
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| online safety and may take into consideration the curriculum on |
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| this subject developed by other states, as well as any other |
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| curricular materials suggested by education experts, child |
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| psychologists, or technology companies that work on child |
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| online safety issues. Materials may include without limitation |
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| safe online communications, privacy protection, |
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| cyber-bullying, viewing inappropriate material, file sharing, |
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| and the importance of open communication with responsible |
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| adults. The State Board of Education shall make these resource |
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| materials available on its Internet website. |
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| (Source: P.A. 95-509, eff. 8-28-07.) |