093_HB2125

 
                                     LRB093 04752 NHT 04808 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to education.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 5    Section 34-18.8 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/34-18.8) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.8)
 7        Sec.    34-18.8.    AIDS   training.    School   guidance
 8    counselors, nurses, teachers and other school  personnel  who
 9    work  with pupils may be trained to have a basic knowledge of
10    matters  relating  to  acquired   immunodeficiency   syndrome
11    (AIDS),  including  the nature of the disease, its causes and
12    effects,  the  means  of  detecting  it  and  preventing  its
13    transmission, the  availability  of  appropriate  sources  of
14    counseling  and  referral, and any other information that may
15    be appropriate considering the age and grade  level  of  such
16    pupils.  The  Board  of  Education  shall  supervise the such
17    training.  The State Board of Education and the Department of
18    Public Health shall jointly develop standards  for  the  such
19    training.
20    (Source: P.A. 86-900.)