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    AN ACT concerning education.

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

 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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2-3.142 and by changing Section 10-22.39 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.142  new)
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    Sec. 2-3.142. The Ensuring Success in School Task Force.
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    (a)  In this Section:
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    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household 
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member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are 
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defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 
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1986.
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    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking 
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of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of 
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1961 in Sections 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 
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12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual violence committed 
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by perpetrators who are strangers to the victim and sexual 
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violence committed by perpetrators who are known or related by 
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blood or marriage to the victim.
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    (b)  The State Board of Education shall convene an Ensuring 
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Success in School Task Force to develop policies, procedures, 
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and protocols to be adopted by school districts for addressing 
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the educational and related needs of children and youth who are 
 


 






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parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual 
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violence to ensure their ability to stay in school, stay safe 
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while in school, and successfully complete their education.  The 
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State Board of Education shall be the agency responsible for 
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providing staff and administrative support to the task force.
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    (c)  The Ensuring Success in School Task Force shall do all 
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of the following:
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        (1)  Conduct a thorough examination of the barriers to 
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    school attendance, safety, and completion for children and 
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    youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of 
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    domestic or sexual violence.
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        (2)  Conduct a discovery process that includes relevant 
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    research and the identification of effective policies, 
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    protocols, and programs within this State and elsewhere.
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        (3)  Conduct meetings and public hearings in 
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    geographically diverse locations throughout the State to 
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    ensure the maximum input from area advocates and service 
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    providers, from local education agencies, and from 
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    children and youth who are parents, expectant parents, or 
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    victims of domestic or sexual violence and their parents or 
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    guardians.
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        (4)  Establish and adhere to procedures and protocols to 
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    allow children and youth who are parents, expectant 
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    parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, their 
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    parents or guardians, and advocates who work on behalf of 
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    such children and youth to participate in the task force 
 


 






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    anonymously and confidentially.
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        (5)  Invite the testimony of and confer with experts on 
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    relevant topics.
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        (6)  Produce a report of the task force's findings on 
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    best practices and policies, which shall include a plan 
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    with a phased and prioritized implementation timetable 
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    with focus on ensuring the successful and safe completion 
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    of school for children and youth who are parents, expectant 
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    parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence.  The 
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    task force shall submit a report to the General Assembly on 
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    or before January 1, 2009 on its findings, recommendations, 
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    and implementation plan.  Any task force reports shall be 
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    published on the State Board of Education's Internet 
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    website on the date the report is delivered to the General 
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    Assembly.
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        (7)  Recommend new legislation or proposed rules 
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    developed by the task force.

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    (d)  The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 
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House of Representatives shall each appoint one co-chairperson 
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of the Ensuring Success in School Task Force.  In addition to 
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the 2 co-chairpersons, the task force shall be comprised of 
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each of the following members, appointed by the State Board of 
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Education, and shall be representative of the geographic, 
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racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of this State:
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        (1)  A representative of a statewide nonprofit, 
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    nongovernmental domestic violence organization.
 


 






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        (2)  A domestic violence victims' advocate or service 
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    provider from a different nonprofit, nongovernmental 
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    domestic violence organization.
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        (3)  A representative of a statewide nonprofit, 
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    nongovernmental sexual assault organization.
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        (4)  A sexual assault victims' advocate or service 
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    provider from a different nonprofit, nongovernmental 
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    sexual assault organization.
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        (5)  A teen parent advocate or service provider from a 
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    nonprofit, nongovernmental organization.
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        (6)  A school social worker.
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        (7)  A school psychologist.
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        (8)  A school counselor.
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        (9)  A representative of a statewide professional 
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    teachers' organization.
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        (10)  A representative of a different statewide 
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    professional teachers' organization.
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        (11)  A representative of a statewide organization that 
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    represents school boards.
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        (12)  A representative of a statewide organization 
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    representing principals.
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        (13)  A representative of City of Chicago School 
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    District 299.
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        (14)  A  representative of a nonprofit, nongovernmental 
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    youth services provider.
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        (15)  A representative of a statewide nonprofit, 
 


 






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    nongovernmental multi-issue advocacy organization with 
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    expertise in a cross-section of relevant issues.
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        (16)  An alternative education service provider.
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        (17)  A representative from a regional office of 
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    education.
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        (18)  A truancy intervention services provider.
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        (19)  A youth who is a parent or expectant parent 
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    directly affected by the issues, problems, and concerns of 
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    staying in school and successfully completing his or her 
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    education through high school.
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        (20)  A youth who is a victim of domestic or sexual 
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    violence directly affected by the issues, problems, and 
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    concerns of staying in school and successfully completing 
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    his or her education.
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        (21)  A parent or guardian of a child or youth who is a 
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    parent or expectant parent directly affected by the issues, 
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    problems, and concerns of staying in school and 
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    successfully completing his or her education.
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        (22)  A parent or guardian of a child or youth who is a 
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    victim of domestic or sexual violence directly affected by 
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    the issues, problems, and concerns of staying in school and 
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    successfully completing his or her education.
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The task force shall also consist of one member appointed by 
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the Minority Leader of the Senate, one member appointed by the 
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Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the State 
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Superintendent of Education, the Secretary of Human Services, 
 


 






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the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, the Director of 
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Children and Family Services, and the Director of Public Health 
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or their designees.

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    (e)  Members of the Ensuring Success in School Task Force 
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shall receive no compensation for their participation, but may 
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be reimbursed by the State Board of Education for expenses in 
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connection with their participation, including travel, if 
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funds are available.  However, members of the task force who are 
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youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of 
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domestic or sexual violence and the parents or guardians of 
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such youth shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses 
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connected to their participation in the task force.

 



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    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.39)


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    Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs. 
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    (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
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    (b)  In addition to
other topics at in-service training
such

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programs, school guidance counselors, teachers and
other 
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school personnel who work with pupils in grades 7 through 12 
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shall be
trained to identify the warning signs of suicidal 
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behavior in adolescents
and teens and shall be taught 
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appropriate intervention and referral techniques.

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    (c) School guidance counselors, nurses, teachers and other 
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school personnel
who work with pupils may be trained to have a 
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basic knowledge of matters
relating to acquired 
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immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including the nature
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disease, its causes and effects, the means of detecting it and

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preventing its transmission, and the availability of 
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appropriate sources of
counseling and referral, and any other 
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information that may be appropriate
considering the age and 
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grade level of such pupils.  The School Board shall
supervise 
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such training.  The State Board of Education and the Department

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of Public Health shall jointly develop standards for such 
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training.

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    (d)  In this subsection (d):
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    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household 
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member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are 
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defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 
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1986.
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    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking 
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of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of 
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1961 in Sections 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 
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12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual violence committed 
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by perpetrators who are strangers to the victim and sexual 
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violence committed by perpetrators who are known or related by 
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blood or marriage to the victim.
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    At least once every 2 years, an in-service training program 
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for school personnel who work with pupils, including, but not 
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limited to, school and school district administrators, 
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teachers, school guidance counselors, school social workers, 
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school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses, 
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sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth 
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and shall include training concerning (i) communicating with 
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and listening to youth victims of domestic or sexual violence 
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and expectant and parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth 
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victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and 
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parenting youth to appropriate in-school services and other 
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agencies, programs, and services as needed, and (iii) 
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implementing the school district's policies, procedures, and 
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protocols with regard to such youth, including 
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confidentiality.  At a minimum, school personnel must be trained 
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to understand, provide information and referrals, and address 
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issues pertaining to youth who are parents, expectant parents, 
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or victims of domestic or sexual violence.

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(Source: P.A. 86-900.)

 

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