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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB6228 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 new | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new | |
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Amends the School Code. Requires each school board to adopt a rule regarding the sending of sexually explicit text or images by students through the use of a computer, cellular phone, or other portable electronic device. Provides that any student discipline policy furnished to parents, guardians, or students must include this rule and any penalty for violating this rule and must also specify if there are any local, State, or federal laws or penalties concerning the sending of sexually explicit images or text through the use of a computer, cellular phone, or other portable electronic device. Effective immediately.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | | STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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| | HB6228 | | LRB098 21156 NHT 59038 b |
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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 | | 10-20.56 and 34-18.49 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10-20.56. Sexting rules. Each school board shall adopt |
| 8 | | a rule regarding the sending of sexually explicit text or |
| 9 | | images by students through the use of a computer, cellular |
| 10 | | phone, or other portable electronic device. Any student |
| 11 | | discipline policy furnished to parents, guardians, or students |
| 12 | | must include this rule and any penalty for violating this rule |
| 13 | | and must also specify if there are any local, State, or federal |
| 14 | | laws or penalties concerning the sending of sexually explicit |
| 15 | | images or text through the use of a computer, cellular phone, |
| 16 | | or other portable electronic device.
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| 17 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new) |
| 18 | | Sec. 34-18.49. Sexting rules. The board shall adopt a rule |
| 19 | | regarding the sending of sexually explicit text or images by |
| 20 | | students through the use of a computer, cellular phone, or |
| 21 | | other portable electronic device. Any student discipline |
| 22 | | policy furnished to parents, guardians, or students must |