(105 ILCS 110/3.10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-542) Sec. 3.10. Policy on teen dating violence. (a) As used in this Section: "Dating" or "dating relationship" means an ongoing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature between 2 persons. "Dating" or "dating relationship" does not include a casual relationship or ordinary fraternization between 2 persons in a business or social context. "Teen dating violence" means either of the following: (1) A pattern of behavior in which a person uses or threatens to use physical, mental, |
| or emotional abuse to control another person who is in a dating relationship with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19 years of age.
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(2) Behavior by which a person uses or threatens to use sexual violence against another
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| person who is in a dating relationship with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19 years of age.
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(b) The school board of each public school district in this State shall adopt a policy that does all of the following:
(1) States that teen dating violence is unacceptable and is prohibited and that each
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| student has the right to a safe learning environment.
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(2) Incorporates age-appropriate education about teen dating violence into new or
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| existing training programs for students in grades 7 through 12 and school employees, as recommended by the school officials identified under subdivision (4) of this subsection (b).
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(3) Establishes procedures for the manner in which employees of a school are to respond
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| to incidents of teen dating violence that take place at the school, on school grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles used for school-provided transportation.
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(4) Identifies by job title the school officials who are responsible for receiving
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| reports related to teen dating violence.
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(5) Notifies students and parents of the teen dating violence policy adopted by the
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(Source: P.A. 98-190, eff. 8-6-13.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-542)
Sec. 3.10. Policy on teen dating violence.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Dating" or "dating relationship" means an ongoing social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature between 2 persons. "Dating" or "dating relationship" does not include a casual relationship or ordinary fraternization between 2 persons in a business or social context.
"Teen dating violence" means either of the following:
(1) A pattern of behavior in which a person uses or threatens to use physical, mental,
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| or emotional abuse to control another person who is in a dating relationship with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19 years of age.
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(2) Behavior by which a person uses or threatens to use sexual violence against another
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| person who is in a dating relationship with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19 years of age.
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(b) The school board of each public school district in this State shall adopt a policy that does all of the following:
(1) States that teen dating violence is unacceptable and is prohibited and that each
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| student has the right to a safe learning environment.
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(2) Incorporates age-appropriate education about teen dating violence into new or
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| existing training programs for students in grades 7 through 12 and school employees as outlined in Sections 10-22.39 and 3-11 of the School Code.
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(3) Establishes procedures for the manner in which employees of a school are to respond
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| to incidents of teen dating violence that take place at the school, on school grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles used for school-provided transportation.
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(4) Identifies by job title the school officials who are responsible for receiving
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| reports related to teen dating violence.
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(5) Notifies students and parents of the teen dating violence policy adopted by the
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(Source: P.A. 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for effective date of P.A. 103-542).)
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