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| Public Act 102-0195 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
27-13.2 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-13.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.2)
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Sec. 27-13.2. Required instruction. In every public school | ||||
there
shall be instruction, study, and discussion of effective | ||||
methods by which
pupils may recognize the danger of and avoid | ||||
abduction, and in every
public school maintaining any of | ||||
grades kindergarten through 8 there shall
be, for such grades, | ||||
instruction, study, and discussion of effective
methods for | ||||
the prevention and avoidance of drugs and the dangers of | ||||
opioid drug and substance abuse.
School boards may
include | ||||
such required instruction, study and discussion in the courses | ||||
of
study regularly taught in the public schools of their | ||||
respective districts;
provided, however, that such instruction | ||||
shall be given each year to all
pupils in grades kindergarten | ||||
through 8. The State Superintendent of
Education may prepare | ||||
and make available to all public and non-public
schools | ||||
instructional materials which may be used by such schools
as | ||||
guidelines for development of a program of instruction
under | ||||
this Section; provided, however, that each school board shall
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itself determine the minimum amount of instruction time which | ||
shall qualify
as a program of instruction
which will
satisfy | ||
the requirements of this Section.
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The State Superintendent of Education, in cooperation with | ||
the
Department of Children and Family Services, shall prepare | ||
and disseminate
to all public schools and non-public schools, | ||
information on instructional
materials and programs about | ||
child sexual abuse which may be used by such
schools for their | ||
own or community programs. Such information may also be
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disseminated by such schools to parents.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, | ||
no pupil in
any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall be | ||
required to take or
participate in any class or course | ||
providing instruction in recognizing and
avoiding sexual abuse | ||
if the parent or guardian of the pupil submits
written | ||
objection thereto; and refusal to take or participate in such | ||
class
or course after such written objection is made shall not | ||
be reason for
failing, suspending or expelling such pupil. | ||
Each school board intending
to offer any such class or course | ||
to pupils in any of grades kindergarten
through 8 shall give | ||
not less than 5 days written notice to the parents or
guardians | ||
of such pupils before commencing the class or course.
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(Source: P.A. 86-788.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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