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