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Public Act 095-0764


 

Public Act 0764 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 095-0764
 
HB3677 Enrolled LRB095 07593 NHT 27743 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 110/3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 863)
    Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
program established under this Act shall include, but not be
limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
State: human ecology and health, human growth and development,
the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic and
social responsibilities of family life, including sexual
abstinence until marriage, prevention and control of disease,
including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the prevention,
transmission and spread of AIDS, sexual assault awareness in
secondary schools, public and environmental health, consumer
health, safety education and disaster survival, mental health
and illness, personal health habits, alcohol, drug use, and
abuse including the medical and legal ramifications of alcohol,
drug, and tobacco use, abuse during pregnancy, sexual
abstinence until marriage, tobacco, nutrition, and dental
health. The program shall also provide course material and
instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned Newborn Infant
Protection Act. Notwithstanding the above educational areas,
the following areas may also be included as a basis for
curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
State: basic first aid (including, but not limited to,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver),
early prevention and detection of cancer, heart disease,
diabetes, stroke, and the prevention of child abuse, neglect,
and suicide. The school board of each public elementary and
secondary school in the State shall encourage all teachers and
other school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
life-saving techniques, including without limitation the
Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
certifying organization. A school board may use the services of
non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
conduct training programs for teachers and other school
personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
programs and other extracurricular school activities to
acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
certifying agency. No pupil shall be required to take or
participate in any class or course on AIDS or family life
instruction if his parent or guardian submits written objection
thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the course or
program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of the
pupil.
    Curricula developed under programs established in
accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall be
integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
and secondary schools in this State instructional materials and
guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating the
instruction into their existing curricula. In addition, school
districts may offer, as part of existing curricula during the
school day or as part of an after school program, support
services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose parent,
parents, or guardians are chemically dependent.
(Source: P.A. 94-933, eff. 6-26-06.)
 
    Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
adding Section 40 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 305/40 new)
    Sec. 40. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 520/25 new)
    Sec. 25. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
adding Section 5-135 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 660/5-135 new)
    Sec. 5-135. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
by adding Section 10-135 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 665/10-135 new)
    Sec. 10-135. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
by adding Section 15-135 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 670/15-135 new)
    Sec. 15-135. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
adding Section 20-140 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 675/20-140 new)
    Sec. 20-140. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by adding Section 25-135 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 680/25-135 new)
    Sec. 25-135. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
by adding Section 30-145 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 685/30-145 new)
    Sec. 30-145. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
by adding Section 35-140 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 690/35-140 new)
    Sec. 35-140. Sexual assault awareness education. The
University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness
education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar,
online training, or some other way of informing students.
 
    Section 55. The Public Community College Act is amended by
adding Section 3-29.3 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.3 new)
    Sec. 3-29.3. Sexual assault awareness education. A
community college shall provide some form of sexual assault
awareness education to all incoming students, whether through a
seminar, online training, or some other way of informing
students.
 
    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.31 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 805/8.31 new)
    Sec. 8.31. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
the 95th General Assembly.

Effective Date: 1/1/2009