Bill Amendment: IL SB2987 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
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Bill Title: SCH CD-BOARD MEMBER TRAINING
Status: 2024-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0771 [SB2987 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2987-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: SCH CD-BOARD MEMBER TRAINING
Status: 2024-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0771 [SB2987 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2987-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2987 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2987 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 10-16a as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-16a) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training. | ||||||
8 | (a) This Section applies to all school board members | ||||||
9 | serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been | ||||||
10 | elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
11 | 97th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at | ||||||
12 | least one year's duration after the effective date of this | ||||||
13 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly . | ||||||
14 | (a-5) In this Section, "trauma" has the meaning ascribed | ||||||
15 | to that term in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code. | ||||||
16 | (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school |
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1 | district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the | ||||||
2 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | ||||||
3 | Assembly , within a year after the effective date of this | ||||||
4 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year | ||||||
5 | of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours | ||||||
6 | of professional development and leadership training covering | ||||||
7 | topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and | ||||||
8 | accountability, fiduciary responsibilities of a school board | ||||||
9 | member, and, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, | ||||||
10 | trauma-informed practices for students and staff , and, | ||||||
11 | improving student outcomes . The school district shall maintain | ||||||
12 | on its Internet website, if any, the names of all voting | ||||||
13 | members of the school board who have successfully completed | ||||||
14 | the training. | ||||||
15 | (b-5) The training regarding trauma-informed practices for | ||||||
16 | students and staff required by this Section must include | ||||||
17 | information that is relevant to and within the scope of the | ||||||
18 | duties of a school board member. Such information may include, | ||||||
19 | but is not limited to: | ||||||
20 | (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students | ||||||
21 | and staff; | ||||||
22 | (2) the relationship between staff wellness and | ||||||
23 | student learning; | ||||||
24 | (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and | ||||||
25 | learning; | ||||||
26 | (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including |
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1 | the prevalence of trauma among student populations at | ||||||
2 | higher risk of experiencing trauma; | ||||||
3 | (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on | ||||||
4 | recognizing trauma among various student groups in | ||||||
5 | connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual | ||||||
6 | orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant | ||||||
7 | factors; and | ||||||
8 | (6) effective district and school practices that are | ||||||
9 | shown to: | ||||||
10 | (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of | ||||||
11 | trauma on student behavior and learning; and | ||||||
12 | (B) support the emotional wellness of staff. | ||||||
13 | (b-10) The training regarding improving student outcomes | ||||||
14 | required by this Section must include information that is | ||||||
15 | relevant to and within the scope of the duties of a school | ||||||
16 | board member. | ||||||
17 | (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability, | ||||||
18 | fiduciary responsibilities, and, beginning with the 2023-24 | ||||||
19 | school year, trauma-informed practices for students and staff , | ||||||
20 | and improving student outcomes shall may be provided by a | ||||||
21 | statewide an association established under this Code for the | ||||||
22 | purpose of training school board members or by other qualified | ||||||
23 | providers approved by the State Board of Education, in | ||||||
24 | consultation with an association so established. | ||||||
25 | (d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules that are | ||||||
26 | necessary for the administration of the provisions of this |
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1 | Section. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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