Bill Text: IL HB0605 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires the Ensuring Success in School Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2009 (instead of January 1, 2009). Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0364 [HB0605 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB0605-Enrolled.html

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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
2-3.147 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.147)
Sec. 2-3.147. The Ensuring Success in School Task Force.
(a) In this Section:
"Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of
1986.
"Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
1961 in Sections 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14,
12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual violence committed
by perpetrators who are strangers to the victim and sexual
violence committed by perpetrators who are known or related by
blood or marriage to the victim.
(b) The State Board of Education shall convene an Ensuring
Success in School Task Force to develop policies, procedures,
and protocols to be adopted by school districts for addressing
the educational and related needs of children and youth who are

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parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
violence to ensure their ability to stay in school, stay safe
while in school, and successfully complete their education. The
State Board of Education shall be the agency responsible for
providing staff and administrative support to the task force.
(c) The Ensuring Success in School Task Force shall do all
of the following:
(1) Conduct a thorough examination of the barriers to
school attendance, safety, and completion for children and
youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
domestic or sexual violence.
(2) Conduct a discovery process that includes relevant
research and the identification of effective policies,
protocols, and programs within this State and elsewhere.
(3) Conduct meetings and public hearings in
geographically diverse locations throughout the State to
ensure the maximum input from area advocates and service
providers, from local education agencies, and from
children and youth who are parents, expectant parents, or
victims of domestic or sexual violence and their parents or
guardians.
(4) Establish and adhere to procedures and protocols to
allow children and youth who are parents, expectant
parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, their
parents or guardians, and advocates who work on behalf of
such children and youth to participate in the task force

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anonymously and confidentially.
(5) Invite the testimony of and confer with experts on
relevant topics.
(6) Produce a report of the task force's findings on
best practices and policies, which shall include a plan
with a phased and prioritized implementation timetable
with focus on ensuring the successful and safe completion
of school for children and youth who are parents, expectant
parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence. The
task force shall submit a report to the General Assembly on
or before December January 1, 2009 on its findings,
recommendations, and implementation plan. Any task force
reports shall be published on the State Board of
Education's Internet website on the date the report is
delivered to the General Assembly.
(7) Recommend new legislation or proposed rules
developed by the task force.
(d) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives shall each appoint one co-chairperson
of the Ensuring Success in School Task Force. In addition to
the 2 co-chairpersons, the task force shall be comprised of
each of the following members, appointed by the State Board of
Education, and shall be representative of the geographic,
racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of this State:
(1) A representative of a statewide nonprofit,
nongovernmental domestic violence organization.

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(2) A domestic violence victims' advocate or service
provider from a different nonprofit, nongovernmental
domestic violence organization.
(3) A representative of a statewide nonprofit,
nongovernmental sexual assault organization.
(4) A sexual assault victims' advocate or service
provider from a different nonprofit, nongovernmental
sexual assault organization.
(5) A teen parent advocate or service provider from a
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization.
(6) A school social worker.
(7) A school psychologist.
(8) A school counselor.
(9) A representative of a statewide professional
teachers' organization.
(10) A representative of a different statewide
professional teachers' organization.
(11) A representative of a statewide organization that
represents school boards.
(12) A representative of a statewide organization
representing principals.
(13) A representative of City of Chicago School
District 299.
(14) A representative of a nonprofit, nongovernmental
youth services provider.
(15) A representative of a statewide nonprofit,

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nongovernmental multi-issue advocacy organization with
expertise in a cross-section of relevant issues.
(16) An alternative education service provider.
(17) A representative from a regional office of
education.
(18) A truancy intervention services provider.
(19) A youth who is a parent or expectant parent
directly affected by the issues, problems, and concerns of
staying in school and successfully completing his or her
education through high school.
(20) A youth who is a victim of domestic or sexual
violence directly affected by the issues, problems, and
concerns of staying in school and successfully completing
his or her education.
(21) A parent or guardian of a child or youth who is a
parent or expectant parent directly affected by the issues,
problems, and concerns of staying in school and
successfully completing his or her education.
(22) A parent or guardian of a child or youth who is a
victim of domestic or sexual violence directly affected by
the issues, problems, and concerns of staying in school and
successfully completing his or her education.
The task force shall also consist of one member appointed by
the Minority Leader of the Senate, one member appointed by the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the State
Superintendent of Education, the Secretary of Human Services,

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the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, the Director of
Children and Family Services, and the Director of Public Health
or their designees.
(e) Members of the Ensuring Success in School Task Force
shall receive no compensation for their participation, but may
be reimbursed by the State Board of Education for expenses in
connection with their participation, including travel, if
funds are available. However, members of the task force who are
youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
domestic or sexual violence and the parents or guardians of
such youth shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses
connected to their participation in the task force.
(Source: P.A. 95-558, eff. 8-30-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.