Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

Filed: 3/22/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1330

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1330 as follows:
 
3 on page 25, line 13, after the period, by inserting the
4 following:
5 "Such staff shall be named "specially trained personnel"."; and
 
6 on page 25, line 20, by replacing "Designated staff" with "Such
7 additional staff shall also be named "specially trained
8 personnel". Specially trained personnel"; and
 
9 on page 26, line 19, by replacing "designated or appointed
10 staff" with "specially trained personnel"; and
 
11 on page 27, line 6, by deleting "designate or appoint and"; and
 
12 on page 27, line 22, by deleting "designate or appoint and";
13 and
 

 

 

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1 on page 34, immediately below line 19, by inserting the
2 following:
3     ""Domestic or sexual violence organization" means a
4 nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides
5 assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or to
6 advocates for such victims, including an organization carrying
7 out a domestic or sexual violence program; an organization
8 operating a shelter or a rape crisis center or providing
9 counseling services; or an organization that seeks to eliminate
10 domestic or sexual violence through legislative advocacy or
11 policy change, public education, or service collaboration.";
12 and
 
13 on page 35, immediately below line 22, by inserting the
14 following:
15     ""Youth", except as otherwise provided in this Code, means
16 a child, student, or juvenile below the age of 21 years who has
17 not yet completed his or her prescribed course of study or has
18 not graduated from secondary school as provided in Section
19 22-22 of this Code. "Youth" includes, but is not limited to,
20 unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or
21 guardian."; and
 
22 on page 36, immediately below line 3, by inserting the
23 following:

 

 

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1     "A school district may require a youth to provide
2 verification that he or she is or has been a victim of domestic
3 or sexual violence only when the youth asserts rights under
4 this subsection (c-5) on the basis of domestic or sexual
5 violence. Any one of the following is acceptable verification
6 of a youth's claim of domestic or sexual violence:
7         (1) A written statement from the youth or anyone who
8     has knowledge of the circumstances that support the youth's
9     claim.
10         (2) A police report, government agency record, or court
11     record.
12         (3) A statement or other documentation from a domestic
13     or sexual violence organization or any other organization
14     from which the youth sought services or advice.
15         (4) Documentation from a lawyer, clergy person,
16     medical professional, or other professional from whom the
17     youth sought domestic or sexual violence services or
18     advice.
19         (5) Any other evidence, such as physical evidence of
20     violence, that supports the claim.
21 A youth who has provided acceptable verification that he or she
22 is or has been a victim of domestic or sexual violence must not
23 be required to provide any additional verification if the
24 youth's efforts to assert rights under this Code stem from a
25 claim involving the same perpetrator."; and
 

 

 

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1 on page 40, immediately below line 12, by inserting the
2 following:
3     "A school district may require a youth to provide
4 verification that he or she is or has been a victim of domestic
5 or sexual violence only when a youth asserts rights under this
6 Section on the basis of domestic or sexual violence. Any one of
7 the following is acceptable verification of a youth's claim of
8 domestic or sexual violence:
9         (1) A written statement from the youth or anyone who
10     has knowledge of the circumstances that support the youth's
11     claim.
12         (2) A police report, government agency record, or court
13     record.
14         (3) A statement or other documentation from a domestic
15     or sexual violence organization or any other organization
16     from which the youth sought services or advice.
17         (4) Documentation from a lawyer, clergy person,
18     medical professional, or other professional from whom the
19     youth sought domestic or sexual violence services or
20     advice.
21         (5) Any other evidence, such as physical evidence of
22     violence, that supports the claim.
23 A youth who has provided acceptable verification that he or she
24 is or has been a victim of domestic or sexual violence must not
25 be required to provide any additional verification if the
26 youth's efforts to assert rights under this Code stem from a

 

 

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1 claim involving the same perpetrator.
2     In this Section:
3     "Domestic or sexual violence organization" means a
4 nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides
5 assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or to
6 advocates for such victims, including an organization carrying
7 out a domestic or sexual violence program; an organization
8 operating a shelter or a rape crisis center or providing
9 counseling services; or an organization that seeks to eliminate
10 domestic or sexual violence through legislative advocacy or
11 policy change, public education, or service collaboration.
12     "Domestic violence" includes one or more acts or threats of
13 violence among family or household members or persons who have
14 or have had a dating or engagement relationship, not including
15 acts of self-defense or the defense of another, as "domestic
16 violence" and "family or household members" are defined in
17 Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
18     "Perpetrator" means an individual who commits or is alleged
19 to have committed any act of domestic or sexual violence.
20     "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
21 of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
22 1961 in Sections 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14,
23 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual violence committed
24 by perpetrators who are strangers to the victim and sexual
25 violence committed by perpetrators who are known or related by
26 blood or marriage to the victim.

 

 

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1     "Student" means any youth enrolled, eligible to enroll, or
2 previously enrolled in a school who has not yet graduated from
3 secondary school as provided in Section 22-22 of this Code.
4     "Victim" means an individual who has been subjected to one
5 or more acts of domestic or sexual violence.
6     "Youth", except as otherwise provided in this Code, means a
7 child, student, or juvenile below the age of 21 years who has
8 not yet completed his or her prescribed course of study or has
9 not graduated from secondary school as provided in Section
10 22-22 of this Code. "Youth" includes, but is not limited to,
11 unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or
12 guardian.".