Full Text of SB2987 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 10-16a 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 | 9 | | serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been | 10 | | elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 11 | | 97th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at | 12 | | least one year's duration after the effective date of this | 13 | | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly . | 14 | | (a-5) In this Section, "trauma" has the meaning ascribed | 15 | | to that term in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code. | 16 | | (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school | 17 | | district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the | 18 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | 19 | | Assembly , within a year after the effective date of this | 20 | | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year | 21 | | of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours | 22 | | of professional development and leadership training covering | 23 | | topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and |
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| 1 | | accountability, fiduciary responsibilities of a school board | 2 | | member, and, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, | 3 | | trauma-informed practices for students and staff , and, | 4 | | improving student outcomes . The school district shall maintain | 5 | | on its Internet website, if any, the names of all voting | 6 | | members of the school board who have successfully completed | 7 | | the training. | 8 | | (b-5) The training regarding trauma-informed practices for | 9 | | students and staff required by this Section must include | 10 | | information that is relevant to and within the scope of the | 11 | | duties of a school board member. Such information may include, | 12 | | but is not limited to: | 13 | | (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students | 14 | | and staff; | 15 | | (2) the relationship between staff wellness and | 16 | | student learning; | 17 | | (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and | 18 | | learning; | 19 | | (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including | 20 | | the prevalence of trauma among student populations at | 21 | | higher risk of experiencing trauma; | 22 | | (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on | 23 | | recognizing trauma among various student groups in | 24 | | connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual | 25 | | orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant | 26 | | factors; and |
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| 1 | | (6) effective district and school practices that are | 2 | | shown to: | 3 | | (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of | 4 | | trauma on student behavior and learning; and | 5 | | (B) support the emotional wellness of staff. | 6 | | (b-10) The training regarding improving student outcomes | 7 | | required by this Section must include information that is | 8 | | relevant to and within the scope of the duties of a school | 9 | | board member. | 10 | | (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability, | 11 | | fiduciary responsibilities, and, beginning with the 2023-24 | 12 | | school year, trauma-informed practices for students and staff , | 13 | | and improving student outcomes shall may be provided by a | 14 | | statewide an association established under this Code for the | 15 | | purpose of training school board members or by other qualified | 16 | | providers approved by the State Board of Education, in | 17 | | consultation with an association so established. | 18 | | (d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules that are | 19 | | necessary for the administration of the provisions of this | 20 | | Section. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24 .) | 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | 23 | | 2025. |
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