Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

Filed: 5/18/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2109

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2109 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5Sections 10-16a and 10-22.39 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-16a)
7    Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training.
8    (a) This Section applies to all school board members
9serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been
10elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1197th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at
12least one year's duration after the effective date of this
13amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
14    (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school
15district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General

 

 

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1Assembly, within a year after the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year
3of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours
4of professional development leadership training covering
5topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and
6accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities of a school
7board member, and, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year,
8trauma-informed practices for students and staff. The school
9district shall maintain on its Internet website, if any, the
10names of all voting members of the school board who have
11successfully completed the training.
12    (b-5) The training regarding trauma-informed practices for
13students and staff required by this Section must include
14information that is relevant to and within the scope of the
15duties of a school board member. Such information may include,
16but is not limited to:
17        (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
18    and staff;
19        (2) the relationship between staff wellness and
20    student learning;
21        (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
22    learning;
23        (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
24    the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
25    higher risk of experiencing trauma;
26        (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on

 

 

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1    recognizing trauma among various student groups in
2    connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
3    orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
4    factors; and
5        (6) effective district and school practices that are
6    shown to:
7            (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
8        trauma on student behavior and learning; and
9            (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
10    (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability,
11and fiduciary responsibilities, and, beginning with the
122023-24 school year, trauma-informed practices for students
13and staff may be provided by an association established under
14this Code for the purpose of training school board members or
15by other qualified providers approved by the State Board of
16Education, in consultation with an association so established.
17    (d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules that are
18necessary for the administration of the provisions of this
19Section.
20(Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11.)
 
21    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
22    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
23    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
24    (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
25programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school

 

 

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1personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
2kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
3warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
4in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
5referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
6Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
7under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
8administered by certified instructors trained by a national
9association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,
10to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
11subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator
12obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
13in-service training program, he or she may present a
14certificate of successful completion of the training to the
15school district to satisfy the requirements of this
16subsection.
17    Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
18practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
19    A course of instruction as described in this subsection
20(b) may provide information that is relevant to and within the
21scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school
22administrators. Such information may include, but is not
23limited to:
24        (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
25    and staff;
26        (2) the relationship between educator wellness and

 

 

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1    student learning;
2        (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
3    learning;
4        (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
5    the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
6    higher risk of experiencing trauma;
7        (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
8    recognizing trauma among various student groups in
9    connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
10    orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
11    factors; and
12        (6) effective district practices that are shown to:
13            (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
14        trauma on student behavior and learning; and
15            (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
16    (c) School guidance counselors, nurses, teachers and other
17school personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a
18basic knowledge of matters relating to acquired
19immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the
20disease, its causes and effects, the means of detecting it and
21preventing its transmission, and the availability of
22appropriate sources of counseling and referral, and any other
23information that may be appropriate considering the age and
24grade level of such pupils. The School Board shall supervise
25such training. The State Board of Education and the Department
26of Public Health shall jointly develop standards for such

 

 

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1training.
2    (d) In this subsection (d):
3    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
4member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
5defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
6of 1986.
7    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
8of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
91961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
1011-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5,
1112-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
12sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
13the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
14are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
15    At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
16program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
17but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
18teachers, school guidance counselors, school social workers,
19school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses,
20must be conducted by persons with expertise in domestic and
21sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth
22and shall include training concerning (i) communicating with
23and listening to youth victims of domestic or sexual violence
24and expectant and parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth
25victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
26parenting youth to appropriate in-school services and other

 

 

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1agencies, programs, and services as needed, and (iii)
2implementing the school district's policies, procedures, and
3protocols with regard to such youth, including
4confidentiality. At a minimum, school personnel must be
5trained to understand, provide information and referrals, and
6address issues pertaining to youth who are parents, expectant
7parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence.
8    (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
9for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
10persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and
11management.
12    (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
13conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
14teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
15for all personnel.
16(Source: P.A. 100-903, eff. 1-1-19; 101-350, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
181, 2023.".