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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 adding Sections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10-20.40 and 34-18.34 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 10-20.40. Former employees; report suspected child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | abuse to new employer.
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9 | (a) In this Section, "abuse of a minor" means: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) inflicting, causing to be inflicted, or allowing to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | be
inflicted upon
a minor physical injury, by other than | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | accidental means, which causes
death, disfigurement, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | impairment of physical or
emotional health, or loss or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | impairment of any bodily function; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (2) creating a substantial risk of physical injury to a
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16 | minor by
other than accidental means which would be likely | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | to cause death,
disfigurement, impairment of physical or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | emotional health, or loss or
impairment of any bodily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | function; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (3) committing or allowing to be committed any sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | offense against
a minor,
as such sex offenses are defined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | in the Criminal Code of 1961 and extending those | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | definitions of sex offenses to include children under
18 |
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1 | years of age; | ||||||
2 | (4) committing or allowing to be committed an act or | ||||||
3 | acts of
torture upon
a minor; | ||||||
4 | (5) inflicting excessive corporal punishment upon a | ||||||
5 | minor; | ||||||
6 | (6) committing or allowing to be committed
the offense | ||||||
7 | of
female
genital mutilation, as defined in Section 12-34 | ||||||
8 | of the Criminal Code of
1961, against a minor; or | ||||||
9 | (7) causing to be sold, transferred, distributed, or | ||||||
10 | given to
a minor, a controlled substance as defined in | ||||||
11 | Section 102 of the
Illinois Controlled Substances Act, in | ||||||
12 | violation of Article IV of the Illinois
Controlled | ||||||
13 | Substances Act or in violation of the Methamphetamine | ||||||
14 | Control and Community Protection Act, except for | ||||||
15 | controlled substances that are prescribed
in accordance | ||||||
16 | with Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act | ||||||
17 | and
are dispensed to a minor in a manner that substantially | ||||||
18 | complies with the
prescription.
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19 | (b) If a school district, upon request, provides | ||||||
20 | information to another school district concerning the job | ||||||
21 | performance or qualifications of an applicant for employment | ||||||
22 | who is a current or former employee of the school district | ||||||
23 | providing the information and that school district suspects | ||||||
24 | that the current or former employee has abused a minor, then | ||||||
25 | that school district shall inform the school district | ||||||
26 | requesting the information of this suspicion. |
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1 | (c) Any school district, school board, or person | ||||||
2 | participating in good faith in providing information of | ||||||
3 | suspected abuse of a minor under this Section shall have | ||||||
4 | immunity from any liability, civil, criminal, or otherwise, | ||||||
5 | that might result by reason of such action. For the purpose of | ||||||
6 | any civil or criminal proceedings, the good faith of any | ||||||
7 | persons required to provide information on suspected abuse of a | ||||||
8 | minor under this Section shall be presumed. | ||||||
9 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 34-18.34. Former employees; report suspected child | ||||||
11 | abuse to new employer.
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12 | (a) In this Section, "abuse of a minor" means: | ||||||
13 | (1) inflicting, causing to be inflicted, or allowing to | ||||||
14 | be
inflicted upon
a minor physical injury, by other than | ||||||
15 | accidental means, which causes
death, disfigurement, | ||||||
16 | impairment of physical or
emotional health, or loss or | ||||||
17 | impairment of any bodily function; | ||||||
18 | (2) creating a substantial risk of physical injury to a
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19 | minor by
other than accidental means which would be likely | ||||||
20 | to cause death,
disfigurement, impairment of physical or | ||||||
21 | emotional health, or loss or
impairment of any bodily | ||||||
22 | function; | ||||||
23 | (3) committing or allowing to be committed any sex | ||||||
24 | offense against
a minor,
as such sex offenses are defined | ||||||
25 | in the Criminal Code of 1961 and extending those |
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1 | definitions of sex offenses to include children under
18 | ||||||
2 | years of age; | ||||||
3 | (4) committing or allowing to be committed an act or | ||||||
4 | acts of
torture upon
a minor; | ||||||
5 | (5) inflicting excessive corporal punishment upon a | ||||||
6 | minor; | ||||||
7 | (6) committing or allowing to be committed
the offense | ||||||
8 | of
female
genital mutilation, as defined in Section 12-34 | ||||||
9 | of the Criminal Code of
1961, against a minor; or | ||||||
10 | (7) causing to be sold, transferred, distributed, or | ||||||
11 | given to
a minor, a controlled substance as defined in | ||||||
12 | Section 102 of the
Illinois Controlled Substances Act, in | ||||||
13 | violation of Article IV of the Illinois
Controlled | ||||||
14 | Substances Act or in violation of the Methamphetamine | ||||||
15 | Control and Community Protection Act, except for | ||||||
16 | controlled substances that are prescribed
in accordance | ||||||
17 | with Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act | ||||||
18 | and
are dispensed to a minor in a manner that substantially | ||||||
19 | complies with the
prescription.
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20 | (b) If the school district, upon request, provides | ||||||
21 | information to another school district concerning the job | ||||||
22 | performance or qualifications of an applicant for employment | ||||||
23 | who is a current or former employee of the school district and | ||||||
24 | the school district suspects that the current or former | ||||||
25 | employee has abused a minor, then the school district shall | ||||||
26 | inform the school district requesting the information of this |
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1 | suspicion. | ||||||
2 | (c) The school district, the board, and any person | ||||||
3 | participating in good faith in providing information of | ||||||
4 | suspected abuse of a minor under this Section shall have | ||||||
5 | immunity from any liability, civil, criminal, or otherwise, | ||||||
6 | that might result by reason of such action. For the purpose of | ||||||
7 | any civil or criminal proceedings, the good faith of any | ||||||
8 | persons required to provide information on suspected abuse of a | ||||||
9 | minor under this Section shall be presumed. | ||||||
10 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
11 | Section 8.31 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (30 ILCS 805/8.31 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 8.31. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
14 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
15 | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
16 | the 95th General Assembly.
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.
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