Sen. Dan Kotowski
Filed: 3/13/2007
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1472
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1472 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 5 | 27-13.3 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-13.3 new)
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| 7 | Sec. 27-13.3. Internet safety education curriculum.
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| 8 | (a) The purpose of this Section is to inform and protect | ||||||
| 9 | students from inappropriate or illegal communications and | ||||||
| 10 | solicitation and to encourage school districts to provide | ||||||
| 11 | education about Internet threats and risks, including without | ||||||
| 12 | limitation child predators, fraud, and other dangers. | ||||||
| 13 | (b) The General Assembly finds and declares the following: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) it is the policy of this State to protect consumers | ||||||
| 15 | and Illinois residents from deceptive and unsafe | ||||||
| 16 | communications that result in harassment, exploitation, or | ||||||
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| 1 | physical harm; | ||||||
| 2 | (2) children have easy access to the Internet at home, | ||||||
| 3 | school, and public places; | ||||||
| 4 | (3) the Internet is used by sexual predators and other | ||||||
| 5 | criminals to make initial contact with children and other | ||||||
| 6 | vulnerable residents in Illinois; and | ||||||
| 7 | (4) education is an effective method for preventing | ||||||
| 8 | children from falling prey to online predators, identity | ||||||
| 9 | theft, and other dangers. | ||||||
| 10 | (c) Each school may adopt an age-appropriate curriculum for | ||||||
| 11 | Internet safety instruction of students in grades kindergarten | ||||||
| 12 | through 12. It is hereby recommended that the curriculum | ||||||
| 13 | provide for a minimum of 2 hours of Internet safety education | ||||||
| 14 | each school year that includes instruction on each of the | ||||||
| 15 | following topics: | ||||||
| 16 | (1) Safe and responsible use of social networking | ||||||
| 17 | websites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards, | ||||||
| 18 | instant messaging, and other means of communication on the | ||||||
| 19 | Internet. | ||||||
| 20 | (2) Recognizing, avoiding, and reporting online | ||||||
| 21 | solicitations of students, their classmates, and their | ||||||
| 22 | friends by sexual predators. | ||||||
| 23 | (3) Risks of transmitting personal information on the | ||||||
| 24 | Internet. | ||||||
| 25 | (4) Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive | ||||||
| 26 | communications received online. | ||||||
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| 1 | (5) Recognizing and reporting online harassment and | ||||||
| 2 | cyber-bullying. | ||||||
| 3 | (6) Reporting illegal activities and communications on | ||||||
| 4 | the Internet. | ||||||
| 5 | (7) Copyright laws on written materials, photographs, | ||||||
| 6 | music, and video. | ||||||
| 7 | (d) Curricula devised in accordance with subsection (c) of | ||||||
| 8 | this Section may be submitted for review to the Office of the | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Attorney General.
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| 10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 11 | becoming law.".
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