HB2006ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

Filed: 2/15/2006

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2006

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2006 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 27-13.2 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/27-13.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.2)

Sec. 27-13.2. Required instruction; abduction; drug abuse; sexual abuse.

(a) 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 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.

Each year public schools must provide age-appropriate instruction to all pupils in grades kindergarten through 12 concerning the dangers of methamphetamine use, abuse, and manufacturing, which instruction may be included in the courses of study regularly taught in the public school.

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 itself determine the minimum amount of instruction time which shall qualify as a program of instruction which will satisfy the requirements of this Section.

(b) 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 disseminated by such schools to parents.

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.

(Source: P.A. 86-788.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.".