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92_HB3744eng HB3744 Engrossed LRB9210121NTsb 1 AN ACT concerning schools. 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 adding Sections 5 10-20.35 and 34-18.23 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.35 new) 7 Sec. 10-20.35. Psychotropic or psychostimulant 8 medication; disciplinary action. 9 (a) In this Section: 10 "Psychostimulant medication" means medication that 11 produces increased levels of mental and physical energy and 12 alertness and an elevated mood by stimulating the central 13 nervous system. 14 "Psychotropic medication" means psychotropic medication 15 as defined in Section 1-121.1 of the Mental Health and 16 Developmental Disabilities Code. 17 (b) Each school board must adopt and implement a policy 18 that prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally 19 or in part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian 20 to administer or consent to the administration of 21 psychotropic or psychostimulant medication to the student. 22 The policy must require that, at least once every 2 23 years, the in-service training of certified school personnel 24 and administrators include training on current best practices 25 regarding the identification and treatment of attention 26 deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity 27 disorder, the application of non-aversive behavioral 28 interventions in the school environment, and the use of 29 psychotropic or psychostimulant medication for school-age 30 children. 31 (c) This Section does not prohibit school medical staff, HB3744 Engrossed -2- LRB9210121NTsb 1 an individualized educational program team, or a professional 2 worker (as defined in Section 14-1.10 of this Code) from 3 recommending that a student be evaluated by an appropriate 4 medical practitioner or prohibit school personnel from 5 consulting with the practitioner with the consent of the 6 student's parents or guardian. 7 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.23 new) 8 Sec. 34-18.23. Psychotropic or psychostimulant 9 medication; disciplinary action. 10 (a) In this Section: 11 "Psychostimulant medication" means medication that 12 produces increased levels of mental and physical energy and 13 alertness and an elevated mood by stimulating the central 14 nervous system. 15 "Psychotropic medication" means psychotropic medication 16 as defined in Section 1-121.1 of the Mental Health and 17 Developmental Disabilities Code. 18 (b) The board must adopt and implement a policy that 19 prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally or in 20 part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian to 21 administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic 22 or psychostimulant medication to the student. 23 The policy must require that, at least once every 2 24 years, the in-service training of certified school personnel 25 and administrators include training on current best practices 26 regarding the identification and treatment of attention 27 deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity 28 disorder, the application of non-aversive behavioral 29 interventions in the school environment, and the use of 30 psychotropic or psychostimulant medication for school-age 31 children. 32 (c) This Section does not prohibit school medical staff, 33 an individualized educational program team, or a professional HB3744 Engrossed -3- LRB9210121NTsb 1 worker (as defined in Section 14-1.10 of this Code) from 2 recommending that a student be evaluated by an appropriate 3 medical practitioner or prohibit school personnel from 4 consulting with the practitioner with the consent of the 5 student's parents or guardian.