Public Act 096-0364
 		





HB0605 Enrolled
LRB096 07460 NHT 17552 b






    AN ACT concerning education.

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


 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
2-3.147 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.147)
    Sec. 2-3.147. The Ensuring Success in School Task Force.
    (a)  In this Section:
    "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household 
member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are 
defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 
1986.
    "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking 
of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of 
1961 in Sections 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 
12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual violence committed 
by perpetrators who are strangers to the victim and sexual 
violence committed by perpetrators who are known or related by 
blood or marriage to the victim.
    (b)  The State Board of Education shall convene an Ensuring 
Success in School Task Force to develop policies, procedures, 
and protocols to be adopted by school districts for addressing 
the educational and related needs of children and youth who are 
parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual 
violence to ensure their ability to stay in school, stay safe 
while in school, and successfully complete their education.  The 
State Board of Education shall be the agency responsible for 
providing staff and administrative support to the task force.
    (c)  The Ensuring Success in School Task Force shall do all 
of the following:
        (1)  Conduct a thorough examination of the barriers to 
    school attendance, safety, and completion for children and 
    youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of 
    domestic or sexual violence.
        (2)  Conduct a discovery process that includes relevant 
    research and the identification of effective policies, 
    protocols, and programs within this State and elsewhere.
        (3)  Conduct meetings and public hearings in 
    geographically diverse locations throughout the State to 
    ensure the maximum input from area advocates and service 
    providers, from local education agencies, and from 
    children and youth who are parents, expectant parents, or 
    victims of domestic or sexual violence and their parents or 
    guardians.
        (4)  Establish and adhere to procedures and protocols to 
    allow children and youth who are parents, expectant 
    parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, their 
    parents or guardians, and advocates who work on behalf of 
    such children and youth to participate in the task force 
    anonymously and confidentially.
        (5)  Invite the testimony of and confer with experts on 
    relevant topics.
        (6)  Produce a report of the task force's findings on 
    best practices and policies, which shall include a plan 
    with a phased and prioritized implementation timetable 
    with focus on ensuring the successful and safe completion 
    of school for children and youth who are parents, expectant 
    parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence.  The 
    task force shall submit a report to the General Assembly on 
    or before December January 1, 2009 on its findings, 
    recommendations, and implementation plan.  Any task force 
    reports shall be published on the State Board of 
    Education's Internet website on the date the report is 
    delivered to the General Assembly.
        (7)  Recommend new legislation or proposed rules 
    developed by the task force.

    (d)  The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives shall each appoint one co-chairperson 
of the Ensuring Success in School Task Force.  In addition to 
the 2 co-chairpersons, the task force shall be comprised of 
each of the following members, appointed by the State Board of 
Education, and shall be representative of the geographic, 
racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of this State:
        (1)  A representative of a statewide nonprofit, 
    nongovernmental domestic violence organization.
        (2)  A domestic violence victims' advocate or service 
    provider from a different nonprofit, nongovernmental 
    domestic violence organization.
        (3)  A representative of a statewide nonprofit, 
    nongovernmental sexual assault organization.
        (4)  A sexual assault victims' advocate or service 
    provider from a different nonprofit, nongovernmental 
    sexual assault organization.
        (5)  A teen parent advocate or service provider from a 
    nonprofit, nongovernmental organization.
        (6)  A school social worker.
        (7)  A school psychologist.
        (8)  A school counselor.
        (9)  A representative of a statewide professional 
    teachers' organization.
        (10)  A representative of a different statewide 
    professional teachers' organization.
        (11)  A representative of a statewide organization that 
    represents school boards.
        (12)  A representative of a statewide organization 
    representing principals.
        (13)  A representative of City of Chicago School 
    District 299.
        (14)  A  representative of a nonprofit, nongovernmental 
    youth services provider.
        (15)  A representative of a statewide nonprofit, 
    nongovernmental multi-issue advocacy organization with 
    expertise in a cross-section of relevant issues.
        (16)  An alternative education service provider.
        (17)  A representative from a regional office of 
    education.
        (18)  A truancy intervention services provider.
        (19)  A youth who is a parent or expectant parent 
    directly affected by the issues, problems, and concerns of 
    staying in school and successfully completing his or her 
    education through high school.
        (20)  A youth who is a victim of domestic or sexual 
    violence directly affected by the issues, problems, and 
    concerns of staying in school and successfully completing 
    his or her education.
        (21)  A parent or guardian of a child or youth who is a 
    parent or expectant parent directly affected by the issues, 
    problems, and concerns of staying in school and 
    successfully completing his or her education.
        (22)  A parent or guardian of a child or youth who is a 
    victim of domestic or sexual violence directly affected by 
    the issues, problems, and concerns of staying in school and 
    successfully completing his or her education.
The task force shall also consist of one member appointed by 
the Minority Leader of the Senate, one member appointed by the 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the State 
Superintendent of Education, the Secretary of Human Services, 
the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, the Director of 
Children and Family Services, and the Director of Public Health 
or their designees.

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


(Source: P.A. 95-558, eff. 8-30-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
 

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