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| Public Act 097-0087 | ||||
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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 changing Section | ||||
27-23.4 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-23.4)
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Sec. 27-23.4. Violence prevention and conflict resolution | ||||
education.
School districts shall provide instruction in | ||||
violence prevention and conflict
resolution education for | ||||
grades kindergarten 4 through 12 and may include such | ||||
instruction
in
the courses of study regularly taught therein. | ||||
School districts may give
regular school credit for | ||||
satisfactory completion by the student of such
courses.
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As used in this Section, "violence prevention and conflict | ||||
resolution
education" means and includes instruction in the | ||||
following:
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(1) The consequences of violent behavior.
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(2) The causes of violent reactions to conflict.
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(3) Nonviolent conflict resolution techniques.
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(4) The relationship between drugs, alcohol and | ||||
violence.
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The State Board of Education shall prepare and make | ||||
available to all school
boards instructional materials that may | ||||
be used as guidelines for development
of a violence
prevention | ||
program under this Section, ; provided however that each school | ||
board
shall determine the appropriate curriculum for | ||
satisfying the requirements of
this Section. The State
Board of | ||
Education shall assist in training teachers to provide | ||
effective
instruction in the violence prevention curriculum.
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The State Board of Education and local school boards shall | ||
not be required
to implement the provisions of this Section | ||
unless grants of funds are made
available and are received | ||
after July 1, 1993 from private sources or from the
federal | ||
government in amounts sufficient to enable the State Board and | ||
local
school boards to meet the requirements of this Section. | ||
Any funds received
by the State or a local educational agency | ||
pursuant to the federal Safe and
Drug-Free Schools and | ||
Communities Act of 1994 shall first be applied or
appropriated | ||
to meet the requirements and implement the provisions of this
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Section.
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(Source: P.A. 88-248; 89-146, eff. 7-14-95.)
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Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||
Section 8.35 as follows: | ||
(30 ILCS 805/8.35 new) | ||
Sec. 8.35. 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 97th General Assembly.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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