103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3261

 

Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dale Fowler

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-22.39
105 ILCS 5/34-18.85 new

    Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service training for all school district employees on how to identify trafficking in persons under the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes technical changes having a revisory function. Effective immediately.


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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
510-22.39 and by adding Section 34-18.85 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-41 and P.A.
8103-542)
9    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
10    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
11    (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
12programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school
13personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
14kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
15warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
16in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
17referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
18Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
19under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
20administered by certified instructors trained by a national
21association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,
22to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
23subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator

 

 

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1obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
2in-service training program, he or she may present a
3certificate of successful completion of the training to the
4school district to satisfy the requirements of this
5subsection.
6    Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
7practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
8    A course of instruction as described in this subsection
9(b) must include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive
10learning environments, and whole child set forth in subsection
11(b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and may provide information
12that is relevant to and within the scope of the duties of
13licensed school personnel or school administrators. Such
14information may include, but is not limited to:
15        (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
16    and staff;
17        (2) the relationship between educator wellness and
18    student learning;
19        (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
20    learning;
21        (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
22    the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
23    higher risk of experiencing trauma;
24        (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
25    recognizing trauma among various student groups in
26    connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual

 

 

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1    orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
2    factors; and
3        (6) effective district practices that are shown to:
4            (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
5        trauma on student behavior and learning; and
6            (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
7    (c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school
8personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic
9knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
10syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
11causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing
12its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources
13of counseling and referral, and any other information that may
14be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such
15pupils. The School Board shall supervise such training. The
16State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health
17shall jointly develop standards for such training.
18    (d) In this subsection (d):
19    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
20member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
21defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
22of 1986.
23    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
24of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
251961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
2611-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5,

 

 

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112-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
2sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
3the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
4are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
5    At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
6program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
7but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
8teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school
9psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons
10with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs
11of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training
12concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth
13victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
14parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or
15sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to
16appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,
17and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school
18district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to
19such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school
20personnel must be trained to understand, provide information
21and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are
22parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
23violence.
24    (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
25for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
26persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and

 

 

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1management.
2    (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
3conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
4teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
5for all personnel.
6    (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
7conduct in-service training for all school district employees
8on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
9instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
10life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
11school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
12requirements under this subsection by using the training,
13including online training, available from the American College
14of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
15    School district employees who are trained to respond to
16trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
17civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
18constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
19    (i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
20once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
21training for all school district employees on how to identify
22trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
23of 2012.
24(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
25102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-128, eff. 6-30-23; 103-413, eff.
261-1-24; revised 11-27-23.)
 

 

 

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1    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-542 but
2before amendment by P.A. 103-41)
3    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
4    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers,
5administrators, and school support personnel.
6    (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
7programs listed in this Section, teachers, administrators, and
8school support personnel who work with pupils must be trained
9in the following topics: health conditions of students;
10social-emotional learning; developing cultural competency;
11identifying warning signs of mental illness and suicidal
12behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence and the needs
13of expectant and parenting youth; protections and
14accommodations for students; educator ethics; responding to
15child sexual abuse and grooming behavior; and effective
16instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution.
17In-service training programs in these topics shall be credited
18toward hours of professional development required for license
19renewal as outlined in subsection (e) of Section 21B-45.
20    School support personnel may be exempt from in-service
21training if the training is not relevant to the work they do.
22    Nurses and school nurses, as defined by Section 10-22.23,
23are exempt from training required in subsection (b-5).
24    Beginning July 1, 2024, all teachers, administrators, and
25school support personnel shall complete training as outlined

 

 

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1in Section 10-22.39 during an in-service training program
2conducted by their school board or through other training
3opportunities, including, but not limited to, institutes under
4Section 3-11. Such training must be completed within 6 months
5of employment by a school board and renewed at least once every
65 years, unless required more frequently by other State or
7federal law or in accordance with this Section. If teachers,
8administrators, or school support personnel obtain training
9outside of an in-service training program or from a previous
10public school district or nonpublic school employer, they may
11present documentation showing current compliance with this
12subsection to satisfy the requirement of receiving training
13within 6 months of first being employed. Training may be
14delivered through online, asynchronous means.
15    (b-5) Training regarding health conditions of students for
16staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
17limited to:
18        (1) Chronic health conditions of students.
19        (2) Anaphylactic reactions and management. Such
20    training shall be conducted by persons with expertise in
21    anaphylactic reactions and management.
22        (3) The management of asthma, the prevention of asthma
23    symptoms, and emergency response in the school setting.
24        (4) The basics of seizure recognition and first aid
25    and appropriate emergency protocols. Such training must be
26    fully consistent with the best practice guidelines issued

 

 

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1    by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2        (5) The basics of diabetes care, how to identify when
3    a student with diabetes needs immediate or emergency
4    medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an
5    emergency.
6        (6) Current best practices regarding the
7    identification and treatment of attention deficit
8    hyperactivity disorder.
9        (7) Instruction on how to respond to an incident
10    involving life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable,
11    how to use a school's trauma kit. Beginning with the
12    2024-2025 school year, training on life-threatening
13    bleeding must be completed within 6 months of the employee
14    first being employed by a school board and renewed within
15    2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
16    training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
17    first being employed by a school board and renewed at
18    least once every 5 years thereafter.
19    In consultation with professional organizations with
20expertise in student health issues, including, but not limited
21to, asthma management, anaphylactic reactions, seizure
22recognition, and diabetes care, the State Board of Education
23shall make available resource materials for educating school
24personnel about student health conditions and emergency
25response in the school setting.
26    A school board may satisfy the life-threatening bleeding

 

 

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1training under this subsection by using the training,
2including online training, available from the American College
3of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
4    (b-10) The training regarding social-emotional learning,
5for staff required by this Section may include, at a minimum,
6providing education to all school personnel about the content
7of the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, how
8those standards apply to everyday school interactions, and
9examples of how social emotional learning can be integrated
10into instructional practices across all grades and subjects.
11    (b-15) The training regarding developing cultural
12competency for staff required by this Section shall include,
13but is not limited to, understanding and reducing implicit
14bias, including implicit racial bias. As used in this
15subsection, "implicit racial bias" has the meaning set forth
16in Section 10-20.61.
17    (b-20) The training regarding identifying warning signs of
18mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth for
19staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
20limited to, appropriate intervention and referral techniques,
21including resources and guidelines as outlined in Section
222-3.166, and must include the definitions of trauma,
23trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
24forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.
25    Illinois Mental Health First Aid training, established
26under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act, may

 

 

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1satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
2    If teachers, administrators, or school support personnel
3obtain mental health first aid training outside of an
4in-service training program, they may present a certificate of
5successful completion of the training to the school district
6to satisfy the requirements of this subsection. Training
7regarding the implementation of trauma-informed practices
8satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
9    (b-25) As used in this subsection:
10    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
11member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
12defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
13of 1986.
14    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
15of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
161961 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
1711-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
1812-15, and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including
19sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
20the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
21are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
22    The training regarding domestic and sexual violence and
23the needs of expectant and parenting youth for staff required
24by this Section must be conducted by persons with expertise in
25domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and
26parenting youth, and shall include, but is not limited to:

 

 

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1        (1) communicating with and listening to youth victims
2    of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting
3    youth;
4        (2) connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual
5    violence and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate
6    in-school services and other agencies, programs, and
7    services as needed;
8        (3) implementing the school district's policies,
9    procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth,
10    including confidentiality; at . At a minimum, school
11    personnel must be trained to understand, provide
12    information and referrals, and address issues pertaining
13    to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
14    domestic or sexual violence; and
15        (4) procedures for responding to incidents of teen
16    dating violence that take place at the school, on school
17    grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles
18    used for school-provided transportation as outlined in
19    Section 3.10 of the Critical Health Problems and
20    Comprehensive Health Education Act.
21    (b-30) The training regarding protections and
22accommodations for students shall include, but is not limited
23to, instruction on the federal Americans with Disabilities
24Act, as it pertains to the school environment, and
25homelessness. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year,
26training on homelessness must be completed within 6 months of

 

 

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1an employee first being employed by a school board and renewed
2within 2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
3training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
4first being employed by a school board and renewed at least
5once every 5 years thereafter. Training on homelessness shall
6include the following:
7        (1) the definition of homeless children and youths
8    under 42 U.S.C. 11434a;
9        (2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
10        (3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
11    under State and federal law;
12        (4) the steps to take when a homeless or
13    housing-insecure student is identified; and
14        (5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
15    name and contact number of the school or school district
16    homeless liaison.
17    School boards may work with a community-based organization
18that specializes in working with homeless children and youth
19to develop and provide the training.
20    (b-35) The training regarding educator ethics and
21responding to child sexual abuse and grooming behavior shall
22include, but is not limited to, teacher-student conduct,
23school employee-student conduct, and evidence-informed
24training on preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding
25to child sexual abuse and grooming as outlined in Section
2610-23.13.

 

 

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1    (b-40) The training regarding effective instruction in
2violence prevention and conflict resolution required by this
3Section shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements
4of Section 27-23.4.
5    (b-45) (c) Beginning July 1, 2024, all nonpublic
6elementary and secondary school teachers, administrators, and
7school support personnel shall complete the training set forth
8in subsection (b-5). Training must be completed within 6
9months of first being employed by a nonpublic school and
10renewed at least once every 5 years, unless required more
11frequently by other State or federal law. If nonpublic
12teachers, administrators, or school support personnel obtain
13training from a public school district or nonpublic school
14employer, the teacher, administrator, or school support
15personnel may present documentation to the nonpublic school
16showing current compliance with this subsection to satisfy the
17requirement of receiving training within 6 months of first
18being employed. must include the definitions of trauma,
19trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
20forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and
21    (c) (Blank).
22    (d) (Blank).
23    (e) (Blank).
24    (f) (Blank).
25    (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
26conduct in-service training for all school district employees

 

 

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1on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
2instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
3life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
4school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
5requirements under this subsection by using the training,
6including online training, available from the American College
7of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
8    School district employees who are trained to respond to
9trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
10civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
11constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
12    (i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
13once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
14training for all school district employees on how to identify
15trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
16of 2012.
17(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
18102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-128, eff. 6-30-23; 103-413, eff.
191-1-24; 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563
20for effective date of P.A. 103-542); revised 11-27-23.)
 
21    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-41)
22    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
23    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers,
24administrators, and school support personnel.
25    (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training

 

 

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1programs listed in this Section, teachers, administrators, and
2school support personnel who work with pupils must be trained
3in the following topics: health conditions of students;
4social-emotional learning; developing cultural competency;
5identifying warning signs of mental illness and suicidal
6behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence and the needs
7of expectant and parenting youth; protections and
8accommodations for students; educator ethics; responding to
9child sexual abuse and grooming behavior; and effective
10instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution.
11In-service training programs in these topics shall be credited
12toward hours of professional development required for license
13renewal as outlined in subsection (e) of Section 21B-45.
14    School support personnel may be exempt from in-service
15training if the training is not relevant to the work they do.
16    Nurses and school nurses, as defined by Section 10-22.23,
17are exempt from training required in subsection (b-5).
18    Beginning July 1, 2024, all teachers, administrators, and
19school support personnel shall complete training as outlined
20in Section 10-22.39 during an in-service training program
21conducted by their school board or through other training
22opportunities, including, but not limited to, institutes under
23Section 3-11. Such training must be completed within 6 months
24of employment by a school board and renewed at least once every
255 years, unless required more frequently by other State or
26federal law or in accordance with this Section. If teachers,

 

 

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1administrators, or school support personnel obtain training
2outside of an in-service training program or from a previous
3public school district or nonpublic school employer, they may
4present documentation showing current compliance with this
5subsection to satisfy the requirement of receiving training
6within 6 months of first being employed. Training may be
7delivered through online, asynchronous means.
8    (b-5) Training regarding health conditions of students for
9staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
10limited to:
11        (1) Chronic health conditions of students.
12        (2) Anaphylactic reactions and management. Such
13    training shall be conducted by persons with expertise in
14    anaphylactic reactions and management.
15        (3) The management of asthma, the prevention of asthma
16    symptoms, and emergency response in the school setting.
17        (4) The basics of seizure recognition and first aid
18    and appropriate emergency protocols. Such training must be
19    fully consistent with the best practice guidelines issued
20    by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
21        (5) The basics of diabetes care, how to identify when
22    a student with diabetes needs immediate or emergency
23    medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an
24    emergency.
25        (6) Current best practices regarding the
26    identification and treatment of attention deficit

 

 

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1    hyperactivity disorder.
2        (7) Instruction on how to respond to an incident
3    involving life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable,
4    how to use a school's trauma kit. Beginning with the
5    2024-2025 school year, training on life-threatening
6    bleeding must be completed within 6 months of the employee
7    first being employed by a school board and renewed within
8    2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
9    training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
10    first being employed by a school board and renewed at
11    least once every 5 years thereafter.
12    In consultation with professional organizations with
13expertise in student health issues, including, but not limited
14to, asthma management, anaphylactic reactions, seizure
15recognition, and diabetes care, the State Board of Education
16shall make available resource materials for educating school
17personnel about student health conditions and emergency
18response in the school setting.
19    A school board may satisfy the life-threatening bleeding
20training under this subsection by using the training,
21including online training, available from the American College
22of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
23    (b-10) The training regarding social-emotional learning,
24for staff required by this Section may include, at a minimum,
25providing education to all school personnel about the content
26of the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, how

 

 

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1those standards apply to everyday school interactions, and
2examples of how social emotional learning can be integrated
3into instructional practices across all grades and subjects.
4    (b-15) The training regarding developing cultural
5competency for staff required by this Section shall include,
6but is not limited to, understanding and reducing implicit
7bias, including implicit racial bias. As used in this
8subsection, "implicit racial bias" has the meaning set forth
9in Section 10-20.61.
10    (b-20) The training regarding identifying warning signs of
11mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth for
12staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
13limited to, appropriate intervention and referral techniques,
14including resources and guidelines as outlined in Section
152-3.166, and must include the definitions of trauma,
16trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
17forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.
18    Illinois Mental Health First Aid training, established
19under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act, may
20satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
21    If teachers, administrators, or school support personnel
22obtain mental health first aid training outside of an
23in-service training program, they may present a certificate of
24successful completion of the training to the school district
25to satisfy the requirements of this subsection. Training
26regarding the implementation of trauma-informed practices

 

 

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1satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
2    (b-25) As used in this subsection:
3    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
4member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
5defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
6of 1986.
7    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
8of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
91961 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
1011-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
1112-15, and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including
12sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
13the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
14are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
15    The training regarding domestic and sexual violence and
16the needs of expectant and parenting youth for staff required
17by this Section must be conducted by persons with expertise in
18domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and
19parenting youth, and shall include, but is not limited to:
20        (1) communicating with and listening to youth victims
21    of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting
22    youth;
23        (2) connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual
24    violence and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate
25    in-school services and other agencies, programs, and
26    services as needed;

 

 

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1        (3) implementing the school district's policies,
2    procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth,
3    including confidentiality; at . At a minimum, school
4    personnel must be trained to understand, provide
5    information and referrals, and address issues pertaining
6    to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
7    domestic or sexual violence; and
8        (4) procedures for responding to incidents of teen
9    dating violence that take place at the school, on school
10    grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles
11    used for school-provided transportation as outlined in
12    Section 3.10 of the Critical Health Problems and
13    Comprehensive Health Education Act.
14    (b-30) The training regarding protections and
15accommodations for students shall include, but is not limited
16to, instruction on the federal Americans with Disabilities
17Act, as it pertains to the school environment, and
18homelessness. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year,
19training on homelessness must be completed within 6 months of
20an employee first being employed by a school board and renewed
21within 2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
22training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
23first being employed by a school board and renewed at least
24once every 5 years thereafter. Training on homelessness shall
25include the following:
26        (1) the definition of homeless children and youths

 

 

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1    under 42 U.S.C. 11434a;
2        (2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
3        (3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
4    under State and federal law;
5        (4) the steps to take when a homeless or
6    housing-insecure student is identified; and
7        (5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
8    name and contact number of the school or school district
9    homeless liaison.
10    School boards may work with a community-based organization
11that specializes in working with homeless children and youth
12to develop and provide the training.
13    (b-35) The training regarding educator ethics and
14responding to child sexual abuse and grooming behavior shall
15include, but is not limited to, teacher-student conduct,
16school employee-student conduct, and evidence-informed
17training on preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding
18to child sexual abuse and grooming as outlined in Section
1910-23.13.
20    (b-40) The training regarding effective instruction in
21violence prevention and conflict resolution required by this
22Section shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements
23of Section 27-23.4.
24    (b-45) (c) Beginning July 1, 2024, all nonpublic
25elementary and secondary school teachers, administrators, and
26school support personnel shall complete the training set forth

 

 

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1in subsection (b-5). Training must be completed within 6
2months of first being employed by a nonpublic school and
3renewed at least once every 5 years, unless required more
4frequently by other State or federal law. If nonpublic
5teachers, administrators, or school support personnel obtain
6training from a public school district or nonpublic school
7employer, the teacher, administrator, or school support
8personnel may present documentation to the nonpublic school
9showing current compliance with this subsection to satisfy the
10requirement of receiving training within 6 months of first
11being employed. must include the definitions of trauma,
12trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
13forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and
14    (c) (Blank).
15    (d) (Blank).
16    (e) (Blank).
17    (f) (Blank).
18    (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
19conduct in-service training for all school district employees
20on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
21instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
22life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
23school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
24requirements under this subsection by using the training,
25including online training, available from the American College
26of Surgeons or any other similar organization.

 

 

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1    School district employees who are trained to respond to
2trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
3civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
4constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
5    (h) (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
6conduct in-service training on homelessness for all school
7personnel. The training shall include:
8        (1) the definition of homeless children and youth
9    under Section 11434a of Title 42 of the United States
10    Code;
11        (2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
12        (3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
13    under State and federal law;
14        (4) the steps to take when a homeless or
15    housing-insecure student is identified; and
16        (5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
17    name and contact number of the school or school district
18    homeless liaison.
19        A school board may work with a community-based
20organization that specializes in working with homeless
21children and youth to develop and provide the training.
22    (i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
23once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
24training for all school district employees on how to identify
25trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
26of 2012.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
2102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-41, eff. 8-20-24; 103-128, eff.
36-30-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24; 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see
4Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for effective date of P.A.
5103-542); revised 11-27-23.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.85 new)
7    Sec. 34-18.85. Training on identifying trafficking in
8persons. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
9once every 2 years, the board shall conduct in-service
10training for all school district employees on how to identify
11trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
12of 2012.
 
13    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
14changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
15that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
16represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
17not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
18made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
19Public Act.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.