Full Text of HB3116 103rd General Assembly
HB3116 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB3116 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that at least once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service training on homelessness for all school personnel. Sets forth what the training must include. Provides that a school board may work with a community-based organization that specializes in working with homeless children and youth to develop and provide the training.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 10-22.39 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
| 7 | | Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs. | 8 | | (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers. | 9 | | (b) In addition to
other topics at in-service training
| 10 | | programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school | 11 | | personnel and administrators who work with pupils in | 12 | | kindergarten through grade 12 shall be
trained to identify the | 13 | | warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior | 14 | | in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and | 15 | | referral techniques. A school district may utilize the | 16 | | Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established | 17 | | under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and | 18 | | administered by certified instructors trained by a national | 19 | | association recognized as an authority in behavioral health, | 20 | | to provide the training and meet the requirements under this | 21 | | subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator | 22 | | obtains mental health first aid training outside of an | 23 | | in-service training program, he or she may present a |
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| 1 | | certificate of successful completion of the training to the | 2 | | school district to satisfy the requirements of this | 3 | | subsection.
| 4 | | Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed | 5 | | practices satisfies the requirements
of this subsection (b). | 6 | | A course of instruction as described in this subsection | 7 | | (b) may provide information that is relevant to
and within the | 8 | | scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school | 9 | | administrators. Such information may include,
but is not | 10 | | limited to: | 11 | | (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students | 12 | | and staff; | 13 | | (2) the relationship between educator wellness and | 14 | | student learning; | 15 | | (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and | 16 | | learning; | 17 | | (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including | 18 | | the prevalence of trauma among student
populations at | 19 | | higher risk of experiencing trauma; | 20 | | (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on | 21 | | recognizing trauma among various student groups in | 22 | | connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual | 23 | | orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant | 24 | | factors; and | 25 | | (6) effective district practices that are shown to: | 26 | | (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of |
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| 1 | | trauma on student behavior and learning; and | 2 | | (B) support the emotional wellness of staff. | 3 | | (c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school | 4 | | personnel
who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic | 5 | | knowledge of matters
relating to acquired immunodeficiency | 6 | | syndrome (AIDS), including the nature
of the disease, its | 7 | | causes and effects, the means of detecting it and
preventing | 8 | | its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources | 9 | | of
counseling and referral, and any other information that may | 10 | | be appropriate
considering the age and grade level of such | 11 | | pupils. The School Board shall
supervise such training. The | 12 | | State Board of Education and the Department
of Public Health | 13 | | shall jointly develop standards for such training.
| 14 | | (d) In this subsection (d): | 15 | | "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household | 16 | | member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are | 17 | | defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act | 18 | | of 1986. | 19 | | "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking | 20 | | of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of | 21 | | 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20, | 22 | | 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, | 23 | | 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including | 24 | | sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to | 25 | | the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who | 26 | | are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim. |
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| 1 | | At least once every 2 years, an in-service training | 2 | | program for school personnel who work with pupils, including, | 3 | | but not limited to, school and school district administrators, | 4 | | teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school | 5 | | psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons | 6 | | with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs | 7 | | of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training | 8 | | concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth | 9 | | victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and | 10 | | parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or | 11 | | sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to | 12 | | appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs, | 13 | | and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school | 14 | | district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to | 15 | | such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school | 16 | | personnel must be trained to understand, provide information | 17 | | and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are | 18 | | parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual | 19 | | violence.
| 20 | | (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program | 21 | | for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by | 22 | | persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and | 23 | | management.
| 24 | | (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall | 25 | | conduct in-service training on educator ethics, | 26 | | teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct |
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| 1 | | for all personnel. | 2 | | (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall | 3 | | conduct in-service training on homelessness for all school | 4 | | personnel. The training shall include: | 5 | | (1) the definition of homeless children and youth | 6 | | under Section 11434a of Title 42 of the United States | 7 | | Code; | 8 | | (2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity; | 9 | | (3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness | 10 | | under State and federal law; | 11 | | (4) the steps to take when a homeless or | 12 | | housing-insecure student is identified; and | 13 | | (5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the | 14 | | name and contact number of the school or school district | 15 | | homeless liaison. | 16 | | A school board may work with a community-based | 17 | | organization that specializes in working with homeless | 18 | | children and youth to develop and provide the training. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 101-350, eff. 1-1-20; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; | 20 | | 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22 .)
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