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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
| 5 | 27-17 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-17)
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| 7 | Sec. 27-17. Safety education. School boards of public | ||||||
| 8 | schools and all boards in charge of
educational institutions | ||||||
| 9 | supported wholly or partially by the State may
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| 10 | instruction in safety education in all grades and include such
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| 11 | instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein.
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| 12 | In this Section, section "safety education" means and | ||||||
| 13 | includes instruction in
the following:
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| 14 | 1. automobile safety, including traffic regulations, | ||||||
| 15 | highway
safety, and the consequences of alcohol | ||||||
| 16 | consumption and the operation of a motor vehicle;
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| 17 | 2. safety in the home, including safe gun storage;
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| 18 | 3. safety in connection with recreational activities;
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| 19 | 4. safety in and around school buildings;
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| 20 | 5. safety in connection with vocational work or | ||||||
| 21 | training;
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| 22 | 6. cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for students | ||||||
| 23 | enrolled in grades 9 through 11; and
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| 1 | 7. for students enrolled in grades 6 through 8, | ||||||
| 2 | cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and how to use an automated | ||||||
| 3 | external defibrillator by watching a training video on | ||||||
| 4 | those subjects; and . | ||||||
| 5 | 8. for students enrolled in prekindergarten through
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| 6 | grade 6, water safety that incorporates evidence-based
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| 7 | water safety instructional materials and resources. | ||||||
| 8 | Such boards may make suitable provisions in the schools | ||||||
| 9 | and
institutions under their jurisdiction for instruction in | ||||||
| 10 | safety
education for not less than 16 hours during each school | ||||||
| 11 | year.
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| 12 | The curriculum in all educator preparation programs | ||||||
| 13 | approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board | ||||||
| 14 | shall contain instruction in safety education for teachers | ||||||
| 15 | that is appropriate to the grade level of the educator | ||||||
| 16 | license. This instruction may be by specific courses in safety | ||||||
| 17 | education or may be incorporated in existing subjects taught | ||||||
| 18 | in the educator preparation program.
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| 19 | (Source: P.A. 102-971, eff. 1-1-23.)
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| 20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 21 | becoming law.
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