Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
Filed: 3/22/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1330
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1330 as follows:
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3 | on page 25, line 13, after the period, by inserting the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | " Such staff shall be named "specially trained personnel". "; and
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6 | on page 25, line 20, by replacing " Designated staff " with " Such | ||||||
7 | additional staff shall also be named "specially trained | ||||||
8 | personnel". Specially trained personnel "; and | ||||||
9 | on page 26, line 19, by replacing " designated or appointed | ||||||
10 | staff " with " specially trained personnel "; and | ||||||
11 | on page 27, line 6, by deleting " designate or appoint and "; and | ||||||
12 | on page 27, line 22, by deleting " designate or appoint and "; | ||||||
13 | and |
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1 | on page 34, immediately below line 19, by inserting the | ||||||
2 | following: | ||||||
3 | " "Domestic or sexual violence organization" means a | ||||||
4 | nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides | ||||||
5 | assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or to | ||||||
6 | advocates for such victims, including an organization carrying | ||||||
7 | out a domestic or sexual violence program; an organization | ||||||
8 | operating a shelter or a rape crisis center or providing | ||||||
9 | counseling services; or an organization that seeks to eliminate | ||||||
10 | domestic or sexual violence through legislative advocacy or | ||||||
11 | policy change, public education, or service collaboration. "; | ||||||
12 | and | ||||||
13 | on page 35, immediately below line 22, by inserting the | ||||||
14 | following: | ||||||
15 | " "Youth", except as otherwise provided in this Code, means | ||||||
16 | a child, student, or juvenile below the age of 21 years who has | ||||||
17 | not yet completed his or her prescribed course of study or has | ||||||
18 | not graduated from secondary school as provided in Section | ||||||
19 | 22-22 of this Code. "Youth" includes, but is not limited to, | ||||||
20 | unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or | ||||||
21 | guardian. "; and | ||||||
22 | on page 36, immediately below line 3, by inserting the | ||||||
23 | following:
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1 | " A school district may require a youth to provide | ||||||
2 | verification that he or she is or has been a victim of domestic | ||||||
3 | or sexual violence only when the youth asserts rights under | ||||||
4 | this subsection (c-5) on the basis of domestic or sexual | ||||||
5 | violence. Any one of the following is acceptable verification | ||||||
6 | of a youth's claim of domestic or sexual violence: | ||||||
7 | (1) A written statement from the youth or anyone who | ||||||
8 | has knowledge of the circumstances that support the youth's | ||||||
9 | claim. | ||||||
10 | (2) A police report, government agency record, or court | ||||||
11 | record. | ||||||
12 | (3) A statement or other documentation from a domestic | ||||||
13 | or sexual violence organization or any other organization | ||||||
14 | from which the youth sought services or advice. | ||||||
15 | (4) Documentation from a lawyer, clergy person, | ||||||
16 | medical professional, or other professional from whom the | ||||||
17 | youth sought domestic or sexual violence services or | ||||||
18 | advice. | ||||||
19 | (5) Any other evidence, such as physical evidence of | ||||||
20 | violence, that supports the claim. | ||||||
21 | A youth who has provided acceptable verification that he or she | ||||||
22 | is or has been a victim of domestic or sexual violence must not | ||||||
23 | be required to provide any additional verification if the | ||||||
24 | youth's efforts to assert rights under this Code stem from a | ||||||
25 | claim involving the same perpetrator. "; and
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1 | on page 40, immediately below line 12, by inserting the | ||||||
2 | following: | ||||||
3 | " A school district may require a youth to provide | ||||||
4 | verification that he or she is or has been a victim of domestic | ||||||
5 | or sexual violence only when a youth asserts rights under this | ||||||
6 | Section on the basis of domestic or sexual violence. Any one of | ||||||
7 | the following is acceptable verification of a youth's claim of | ||||||
8 | domestic or sexual violence: | ||||||
9 | (1) A written statement from the youth or anyone who | ||||||
10 | has knowledge of the circumstances that support the youth's | ||||||
11 | claim. | ||||||
12 | (2) A police report, government agency record, or court | ||||||
13 | record. | ||||||
14 | (3) A statement or other documentation from a domestic | ||||||
15 | or sexual violence organization or any other organization | ||||||
16 | from which the youth sought services or advice. | ||||||
17 | (4) Documentation from a lawyer, clergy person, | ||||||
18 | medical professional, or other professional from whom the | ||||||
19 | youth sought domestic or sexual violence services or | ||||||
20 | advice. | ||||||
21 | (5) Any other evidence, such as physical evidence of | ||||||
22 | violence, that supports the claim. | ||||||
23 | A youth who has provided acceptable verification that he or she | ||||||
24 | is or has been a victim of domestic or sexual violence must not | ||||||
25 | be required to provide any additional verification if the | ||||||
26 | youth's efforts to assert rights under this Code stem from a |
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1 | claim involving the same perpetrator. | ||||||
2 | In this Section: | ||||||
3 | "Domestic or sexual violence organization" means a | ||||||
4 | nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides | ||||||
5 | assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or to | ||||||
6 | advocates for such victims, including an organization carrying | ||||||
7 | out a domestic or sexual violence program; an organization | ||||||
8 | operating a shelter or a rape crisis center or providing | ||||||
9 | counseling services; or an organization that seeks to eliminate | ||||||
10 | domestic or sexual violence through legislative advocacy or | ||||||
11 | policy change, public education, or service collaboration. | ||||||
12 | "Domestic violence" includes one or more acts or threats of | ||||||
13 | violence among family or household members or persons who have | ||||||
14 | or have had a dating or engagement relationship, not including | ||||||
15 | acts of self-defense or the defense of another, as "domestic | ||||||
16 | violence" and "family or household members" are defined in | ||||||
17 | Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
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18 | "Perpetrator" means an individual who commits or is alleged | ||||||
19 | to have committed any act of domestic or sexual violence. | ||||||
20 | "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking | ||||||
21 | of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of | ||||||
22 | 1961 in Sections 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, | ||||||
23 | 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual violence committed | ||||||
24 | by perpetrators who are strangers to the victim and sexual | ||||||
25 | violence committed by perpetrators who are known or related by | ||||||
26 | blood or marriage to the victim. |
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1 | "Student" means any youth enrolled, eligible to enroll, or | ||||||
2 | previously enrolled in a school who has not yet graduated from | ||||||
3 | secondary school as provided in Section 22-22 of this Code. | ||||||
4 | "Victim" means an individual who has been subjected to one | ||||||
5 | or more acts of domestic or sexual violence. | ||||||
6 | "Youth", except as otherwise provided in this Code, means a | ||||||
7 | child, student, or juvenile below the age of 21 years who has | ||||||
8 | not yet completed his or her prescribed course of study or has | ||||||
9 | not graduated from secondary school as provided in Section | ||||||
10 | 22-22 of this Code. "Youth" includes, but is not limited to, | ||||||
11 | unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or | ||||||
12 | guardian. ".
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