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Public Act 0087 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 097-0087

HB1204 Enrolled LRB097 07119 NHT 47219 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
27-23.4 as follows:

    (105 ILCS 5/27-23.4)
    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.
    As used in this Section, "violence prevention and conflict
resolution education" means and includes instruction in the
following:
        (1) The consequences of violent behavior.
        (2) The causes of violent reactions to conflict.
        (3) Nonviolent conflict resolution techniques.
        (4) The relationship between drugs, alcohol and
    violence.
    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.
    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
Section.
(Source: P.A. 88-248; 89-146, eff. 7-14-95.)

    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.

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

Effective Date: 7/8/2011

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