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Public Act 103-0771 Public Act 0771 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Public Act 103-0771 | SB2987 Enrolled | LRB103 36145 RJT 66237 b |
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| 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 | 10-16a as follows: | (105 ILCS 5/10-16a) | Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training. | (a) This Section applies to all school board members | serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been | elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 97th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at | least one year's duration after the effective date of this | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly . | (a-5) In this Section, "trauma" has the meaning ascribed | to that term in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code. | (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school | district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | Assembly , within a year after the effective date of this | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year | of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours | of professional development and leadership training covering | topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and |
| accountability, fiduciary responsibilities of a school board | member, and, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, | trauma-informed practices for students and staff , and, | improving student outcomes . The school district shall maintain | on its Internet website, if any, the names of all voting | members of the school board who have successfully completed | the training. | (b-5) The training regarding trauma-informed practices for | students and staff required by this Section must include | information that is relevant to and within the scope of the | duties of a school board member. Such information may include, | but is not limited to: | (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students | and staff; | (2) the relationship between staff wellness and | student learning; | (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and | learning; | (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including | the prevalence of trauma among student populations at | higher risk of experiencing trauma; | (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on | recognizing trauma among various student groups in | connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual | orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant | factors; and |
| (6) effective district and school practices that are | shown to: | (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of | trauma on student behavior and learning; and | (B) support the emotional wellness of staff. | (b-10) The training regarding improving student outcomes | required by this Section must include information that is | relevant to and within the scope of the duties of a school | board member. | (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability, | fiduciary responsibilities, and, beginning with the 2023-24 | school year, trauma-informed practices for students and staff , | and improving student outcomes shall may be provided by a | statewide an association established under this Code for the | purpose of training school board members or by other qualified | providers approved by the State Board of Education, in | consultation with an association so established. | (d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules that are | necessary for the administration of the provisions of this | Section. | (Source: P.A. 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24 .) | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | 2025. |
Effective Date: 6/1/2025
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