Bill Text: IL HB2966 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Children and Family Services, to establish a bullying hotline for students, parents, teachers, and other parties to report any violence happening on school property, on a school bus, or over the Internet via cyberbullying. Provides that the hotline shall consist of a statewide, toll-free telephone number, with voicemail capabilities provided after working hours. Provides that the State Board shall also maintain an Internet website for reports to be submitted online. Requires the State Board to adopt rules to implement these provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB2966 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB2966-Amended.html

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Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II

Filed: 3/20/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2966
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2966, AS AMENDED,
with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
1, on page 1, line 7, before "The", by inserting "The
requirements of this Section are subject to appropriation.".