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| Public Act 095-0349 |
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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 | ||||
27-23.7 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/27-23.7) | ||||
Sec. 27-23.7. Bullying prevention education. | ||||
(a) The General Assembly finds that bullying has a negative | ||||
effect on the social environment of schools, creates a climate | ||||
of fear among students, inhibits their ability to learn, and | ||||
leads to other antisocial behavior. Bullying behavior has been | ||||
linked to other forms of antisocial behavior, such as | ||||
vandalism, shoplifting, skipping and dropping out of school, | ||||
fighting, using drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment, and | ||||
sexual violence. | ||||
(b) In this Section, "bullying prevention" means and | ||||
includes instruction in all of the following: | ||||
(1) Intimidation. | ||||
(2) Student victimization. | ||||
(3) Sexual harassment. | ||||
(4) Sexual violence. | ||||
(5) Strategies for student-centered problem solving | ||||
regarding bullying. | ||||
(c) Each school district may make suitable provisions for | ||
instruction in bullying prevention in all grades and include | ||
such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught | ||
therein. A school board may collaborate with a community-based | ||
agency providing specialized curricula in bullying prevention | ||
whose ultimate outcome is to prevent sexual violence. The State | ||
Board of Education may assist in the development of | ||
instructional materials and teacher training in relation to | ||
bullying prevention.
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(d) Beginning 180 days after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, each school | ||
district shall create and maintain a policy on bullying, which | ||
policy must be filed with the State Board of Education. Each | ||
school district must communicate its policy on bullying to its | ||
students and their parent or guardian on an annual basis. The | ||
policy must be updated every 2 years and filed with the State | ||
Board of Education after being updated. The State Board of | ||
Education shall monitor the implementation of policies created | ||
under this subsection (d).
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(Source: P.A. 94-937, eff. 6-26-06.) | ||
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||
Section 8.31 as follows: | ||
(30 ILCS 805/8.31 new) | ||
Sec. 8.31. 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 95th General Assembly.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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