Public Act 095-0349
 		





HB0018 Enrolled
LRB095 03463 NHT 23634 b






    AN ACT concerning education.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
27-23.7 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/27-23.7)
    Sec. 27-23.7. Bullying prevention education.
    (a)  The General Assembly finds that bullying has a negative 
effect on the social environment of schools, creates a climate 
of fear among students, inhibits their ability to learn, and 
leads to other antisocial behavior.  Bullying behavior has been 
linked to other forms of antisocial behavior, such as 
vandalism, shoplifting, skipping and dropping out of school, 
fighting, using drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment, and 
sexual violence.
    (b)  In this Section, "bullying prevention" means and 
includes instruction in all of the following:
        (1)  Intimidation.
        (2)  Student victimization.
        (3)  Sexual harassment.
        (4)  Sexual violence.
        (5)  Strategies for student-centered problem solving 
    regarding bullying.
    (c)  Each school district may make suitable provisions for 
instruction in bullying prevention in all grades and include 
such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught 
therein.  A school board may collaborate with a community-based 
agency providing specialized curricula in bullying prevention 
whose ultimate outcome is to prevent sexual violence.  The State 
Board of Education may assist in the development of 
instructional materials and teacher training in relation to 
bullying prevention.


    (d)  Beginning 180 days after the effective date of this 
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, each school 
district shall create and maintain a policy on bullying, which 
policy must be filed with the State Board of Education.  Each 
school district must communicate its policy on bullying to its 
students and their parent or guardian on an annual basis. The 
policy must be updated every 2 years and filed with the State 
Board of Education after being updated. The State Board of 
Education shall monitor the implementation of policies created 
under this subsection (d).

(Source: P.A. 94-937, eff. 6-26-06.)
 
    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.

 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.