Illinois-2023-HB3690-Introduced

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3690

Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

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Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning in-service training, provides that the training program shall cover professional educator licensees, educational support personnel, and non-licensed school personnel (instead of teachers) Provides that professional educator licensees, educational support personnel, and non-licensed school personnel who work with pupils must be trained in the following topics at least once every 5 years: prevalent health conditions of students, social-emotional learning practices and standards, developing cultural competency, identifying warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth, domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth, working with exceptional students, educator ethics, and child sexual abuse and grooming behavior. Sets forth requirements regarding the contents of the training, and resources available. Amends the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code. Provides that beginning July 1, 2024, all educators shall be required to complete the previously specified training at least once each 5-year renewal cycle. Amends various other Article of the School Code, the

Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health
Education Act, the Care

of Students with Diabetes Act, and the Seizure Smart School Act to make conforming changes. Makes other changes.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning education.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections

5 3-11, 10-20.36, 10-20.61, 10-22.24b, 10-22.34, 10-22.39,

6 10-23.12, 21B-25, 21B-45, 22-30, 27-23.4, 27-23.6, 27-23.10,

7 and 34-18.25 as follows:

8 (105 ILCS 5/3-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-11)

9 Sec. 3-11. Institutes or inservice training workshops. In

10 counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the regional

11 superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional,

12 or county institutes, or equivalent professional educational

13 experiences, not more than 4 days annually. Of those 4 days, 2

14 days may be used as a professional educator licensee,

15 educational support personnel, and non-licensed school

16 personnel ~~teacher's and educational support personnel~~

17 workshop, when approved by the regional superintendent, up to

18 2 days may be used for conducting parent-teacher conferences,

19 or up to 2 days may be utilized as parental institute days as

20 provided in Section 10-22.18d. Educational support personnel

21 and non-licensed school personnel may be exempt from a

22 workshop if the workshop is not relevant to the work they do. A

23 school district may use one of its 4 institute days on the last

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1 day of the school term. "Institute" or "Professional

2 educational experiences" means any educational gathering,

3 demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation of schools

4 or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse and sexual

5 assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid (which may

6 include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillator

7 training) held or approved by the regional superintendent and

8 declared by him to be an institute day, or parent-teacher

9 conferences. With the concurrence of the State Superintendent

10 of Education, they ~~he or she~~may employ such assistance as is

11 necessary to conduct the institute. Two or more adjoining

12 counties may jointly hold an institute. Institute instruction

13 shall be free to holders of licenses good in the county or

14 counties holding the institute and to those who have paid an

15 examination fee and failed to receive a license.

16 In counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the regional

17 superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional,

18 or county inservice training workshops, or equivalent

19 professional educational experiences, not more than 4 days

20 annually. Of those 4 days, 2 days may be used as aprofessional

21 educator licensee, educational support personnel, and

22 non-licensed school personnel ~~teacher's and educational~~

23 ~~support personnel~~workshop, when approved by the regional

24 superintendent, up to 2 days may be used for conducting

25 parent-teacher conferences, or up to 2 days may be utilized as

26 parental institute days as provided in Section 10-22.18d.

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1 Educational support personnel and non-licensed school

2 personnelmay be exempt from a workshop if the workshop is not

3 relevant to the work they do. A school district may use one of

4 those 4 days on the last day of the school term. "Inservice

5 Training Workshops" or "Professional educational experiences"

6 means any educational gathering, demonstration of methods of

7 instruction, visitation of schools or other institutions or

8 facilities, sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness seminar,

9 or training in First Aid (which may include cardiopulmonary

10 resuscitation or defibrillator training) held or approved by

11 the regional superintendent and declared by them ~~him~~to be an

12 inservice training workshop, or parent-teacher conferences.

13 With the concurrence of the State Superintendent of Education,

14 he may employ such assistance as is necessary to conduct the

15 inservice training workshop. With the approval of the regional

16 superintendent, 2 or more adjoining districts may jointly hold

17 an inservice training workshop. In addition, with the approval

18 of the regional superintendent, one district may conduct its

19 own inservice training workshop with subject matter

20 consultants requested from the county, State or any State

21 institution of higher learning.

22 Such ~~teachers~~ institutes as referred to in this Section

23 may be held on consecutive or separate days at the option of

24 the regional superintendent having jurisdiction thereof.

25 Whenever reference is made in this Act to "teachers

26 institute", it shall be construed to include the inservice

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1 training workshops or equivalent professional educational

2 experiences provided for in this Section.

3 Any institute advisory committee existing on April 1,

4 1995, is dissolved and the duties and responsibilities of the

5 institute advisory committee are assumed by the regional

6 office of education advisory board.

7 Districts providing inservice training programs shall

8 constitute inservice committees, 1/2 of which shall be

9 teachers, 1/4 school service personnel and 1/4 administrators

10 to establish program content and schedules.

11 In addition to other topics, the ~~The teachers~~ institutes

12 may ~~shall~~ include ~~teacher~~ training committed to prevalent

13 health conditions of students; social-emotional learning

14 practices and standards; developing cultural competency;

15 identifying warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and

16 suicidal behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence, and

17 the needs of expectant and parenting youth; instruction on the

18 federal Americans with Disabilities Act as it pertains to the

19 school environment; educator ethics; and recognizing,

20 reporting, and responding to child sexual abuse and grooming

21 behavior, as outlined in Section 10-22.39 and 10-23.13.

22 Institute training workshops may satisfy Professional Educator

23 License renewal requirements as outlined in Section 21B-45 ~~(i)~~

24 ~~peer counseling programs and other anti-violence and conflict~~

25 ~~resolution programs, including without limitation programs for~~

26 ~~preventing at risk students from committing violent acts, and~~

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1 ~~(ii) educator ethics and teacher-student conduct. Beginning~~

2 ~~with the 2009-2010 school year, the teachers institutes shall~~

3 ~~include instruction on prevalent student chronic health~~

4 ~~conditions. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the~~

5 ~~teachers institutes shall include, at least once every 2~~

6 ~~years, instruction on the federal Americans with Disabilities~~

7 ~~Act as it pertains to the school environment~~.

8 (Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-616, eff. 7-22-16.)

9 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.36)

10 Sec. 10-20.36. Psychotropic or psychostimulant medication;

11 disciplinary action.

12 (a) In this Section:

13 "Psychostimulant medication" means medication that

14 produces increased levels of mental and physical energy and

15 alertness and an elevated mood by stimulating the central

16 nervous system.

17 "Psychotropic medication" means psychotropic medication as

18 defined in Section 1-121.1 of the Mental Health and

19 Developmental Disabilities Code.

20 (b) Each school board must adopt and implement a policy

21 that prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally

22 or in part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian to

23 administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or

24 psychostimulant medication to the student.

25 ~~The policy must require that, at least once every 2 years,~~

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1 ~~the in-service training of certified school personnel and~~

2 ~~administrators include training on current best practices~~

3 ~~regarding the identification and treatment of attention~~

4 ~~deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,~~

5 ~~the application of non-aversive behavioral interventions in~~

6 ~~the school environment, and the use of psychotropic or~~

7 ~~psychostimulant medication for school-age children.~~

8 (c) This Section does not prohibit school medical staff,

9 an individualized educational program team, or aqualified

10 ~~professional~~worker (as defined in Section 14-1.10 of this

11 Code) from recommending that a student be evaluated by an

12 appropriate medical practitioner or prohibit school personnel

13 from consulting with the practitioner with the consent of the

14 student's parents or guardian.

15 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

16 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.61)

17 Sec. 10-20.61. Implicit bias training.

18 (a) The General Assembly makes the following findings:

19 (1) implicit racial bias influences evaluations of and

20 behavior toward those who are the subject of the bias;

21 (2) understanding implicit racial bias is needed in

22 order to reduce that bias;

23 (3) marginalized students would benefit from having

24 access to educators who have worked to reduce their

25 biases; and

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1 (4) training that helps educators overcome implicit

2 racial bias has implication for classroom interactions,

3 student evaluation, and classroom engagement; it also

4 affects student academic self-concept.

5 (b) Professional educator licensees, educational support

6 personnel, and non-licensed school personnel shall complete

7 training ~~Each school board shall require in-service training~~

8 ~~for school personnel to include training~~ to develop cultural

9 competency, including understanding and reducing implicit

10 racial bias as outlined in Section 10-22.39, 3-11, and 21B-45

11 in the School Code.

12 (c) As used in this Section, "implicit racial bias" means

13 a preference, positive or negative, for a racial or ethnic

14 group that operates outside of awareness. This bias has 3

15 different components: affective, behavioral, and cognitive.

16 (Source: P.A. 100-14, eff. 7-1-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

17 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b)

18 Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School

19 counseling services in public schools may be provided by

20 school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a of this Code

21 or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License

22 with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of

23 school counseling under Section 21B-25 of this Code.

24 School counseling services may include, but are not

25 limited to:

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1 (1) designing and delivering a comprehensive school

2 counseling program that promotes student achievement and

3 wellness;

4 (2) incorporating the common core language into the

5 school counselor's work and role;

6 (3) school counselors working as culturally skilled

7 professionals who act sensitively to promote social

8 justice and equity in a pluralistic society;

9 (4) providing individual and group counseling;

10 (5) providing a core counseling curriculum that serves

11 all students and addresses the knowledge and skills

12 appropriate to their developmental level through a

13 collaborative model of delivery involving the school

14 counselor, classroom teachers, and other appropriate

15 education professionals, and including prevention and

16 pre-referral activities;

17 (6) making referrals when necessary to appropriate

18 offices or outside agencies;

19 (7) providing college and career development

20 activities and counseling;

21 (8) developing individual career plans with students,

22 which includes planning for post-secondary education, as

23 appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career

24 and technical education coursework in high school as

25 described in paragraph (55);

26 (9) assisting all students with a college or

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1 post-secondary education plan, which must include a

2 discussion on all post-secondary education options,

3 including 4-year colleges or universities, community

4 colleges, and vocational schools, and includes planning

5 for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging

6 in related and relevant career and technical education

7 coursework in high school as described in paragraph (55);

8 (10) intentionally addressing the career and college

9 needs of first generation students;

10 (11) educating all students on scholarships, financial

11 aid, and preparation of the Federal Application for

12 Federal Student Aid;

13 (12) collaborating with institutions of higher

14 education and local community colleges so that students

15 understand post-secondary education options and are ready

16 to transition successfully;

17 (13) providing crisis intervention and contributing to

18 the development of a specific crisis plan within the

19 school setting in collaboration with multiple

20 stakeholders;

21 (14) educating students, teachers, and parents on

22 anxiety, depression, cutting, and suicide issues and

23 intervening with students who present with these issues;

24 (15) providing counseling and other resources to

25 students who are in crisis;

26 (16) providing resources for those students who do not

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1 have access to mental health services;

2 (17) addressing bullying and conflict resolution with

3 all students;

4 (18) teaching communication skills and helping

5 students develop positive relationships;

6 (19) using culturally sensitive ~~culturally-sensitive~~

7 skills in working with all students to promote wellness;

8 (20) addressing the needs of undocumented students in

9 the school, as well as students who are legally in the

10 United States, but whose parents are undocumented;

11 (21) contributing to a student's functional behavioral

12 assessment, as well as assisting in the development of

13 non-aversive behavioral intervention strategies;

14 (22) (i) assisting students in need of special

15 education services by implementing the academic supports

16 and social-emotional and college or career development

17 counseling services or interventions per a student's

18 individualized education program (IEP); (ii) participating

19 in or contributing to a student's IEP and completing a

20 social-developmental history; or (iii) providing services

21 to a student with a disability under the student's IEP or

22 federal Section 504 plan, as recommended by the student's

23 IEP team or Section 504 plan team and in compliance with

24 federal and State laws and rules governing the provision

25 of educational and related services and school-based

26 accommodations to students with disabilities and the

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1 qualifications of school personnel to provide such

2 services and accommodations;

3 (23) assisting in the development of a personal

4 educational plan with each student;

5 (24) educating students on dual credit and learning

6 opportunities on the Internet;

7 (25) providing information for all students in the

8 selection of courses that will lead to post-secondary

9 education opportunities toward a successful career;

10 (26) interpreting achievement test results and guiding

11 students in appropriate directions;

12 (27) counseling with students, families, and teachers,

13 in compliance with federal and State laws;

14 (28) providing families with opportunities for

15 education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the

16 student's educational assessment;

17 (29) consulting and collaborating with teachers and

18 other school personnel regarding behavior management and

19 intervention plans and inclusion in support of students;

20 (30) teaming and partnering with staff, parents,

21 businesses, and community organizations to support student

22 achievement and social-emotional learning standards for

23 all students;

24 (31) developing and implementing school-based

25 prevention programs, including, but not limited to,

26 mediation and violence prevention, implementing social and

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1 emotional education programs and services, and

2 establishing and implementing bullying prevention and

3 intervention programs;

4 (32) developing culturally sensitive

5 ~~culturally-sensitive~~ assessment instruments for measuring

6 school counseling prevention and intervention

7 effectiveness and collecting, analyzing, and interpreting

8 data;

9 (33) participating on school and district committees

10 to advocate for student programs and resources, as well as

11 establishing a school counseling advisory council that

12 includes representatives of key stakeholders selected to

13 review and advise on the implementation of the school

14 counseling program;

15 (34) acting as a liaison between the public schools

16 and community resources and building relationships with

17 important stakeholders, such as families, administrators,

18 teachers, and board members;

19 (35) maintaining organized, clear, and useful records

20 in a confidential manner consistent with Section 5 of the

21 Illinois School Student Records Act, the Family

22 Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Health

23 Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;

24 (36) presenting an annual agreement to the

25 administration, including a formal discussion of the

26 alignment of school and school counseling program missions

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1 and goals and detailing specific school counselor

2 responsibilities;

3 (37) identifying and implementing culturally sensitive

4 ~~culturally-sensitive~~ measures of success for student

5 competencies in each of the 3 domains of academic, social

6 and emotional, and college and career learning based on

7 planned and periodic assessment of the comprehensive

8 developmental school counseling program;

9 (38) collaborating as a team member in Response to

10 Intervention (RtI) and other school initiatives;

11 (39) conducting observations and participating in

12 recommendations or interventions regarding the placement

13 of children in educational programs or special education

14 classes;

15 (40) analyzing data and results of school counseling

16 program assessments, including curriculum, small-group,

17 and closing-the-gap results reports, and designing

18 strategies to continue to improve program effectiveness;

19 (41) analyzing data and results of school counselor

20 competency assessments;

21 (42) following American School Counselor Association

22 Ethical Standards for School Counselors to demonstrate

23 high standards of integrity, leadership, and

24 professionalism;

25 (43) knowing and embracing common core standards by

26 using common core language;

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1 (44) practicing as a culturally skilled

2 ~~culturally-skilled~~ school counselor by infusing the

3 multicultural competencies within the role of the school

4 counselor, including the practice of culturally sensitive

5 ~~culturally-sensitive~~ attitudes and beliefs, knowledge, and

6 skills;

7 (45) infusing the Social-Emotional Standards, as

8 presented in the State Board of Education standards,

9 across the curriculum and in the counselor's role in ways

10 that empower and enable students to achieve academic

11 success across all grade levels;

12 (46) providing services only in areas in which the

13 school counselor has appropriate training or expertise, as

14 well as only providing counseling or consulting services

15 within his or her employment to any student in the

16 district or districts which employ such school counselor,

17 in accordance with professional ethics;

18 (47) having adequate training in supervision knowledge

19 and skills in order to supervise school counseling interns

20 enrolled in graduate school counselor preparation programs

21 that meet the standards established by the State Board of

22 Education;

23 (48) being involved with State and national

24 professional associations;

25 (49) participate in required training for licensure

26 renewal as outlined in Section 21B-45 ~~participating, at~~

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1 ~~least once every 2 years, in an in-service training~~

2 ~~program for school counselors conducted by persons with~~

3 ~~expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs of~~

4 ~~expectant and parenting youth, which shall include~~

5 ~~training concerning (i) communicating with and listening~~

6 ~~to youth victims of domestic or sexual violence and~~

7 ~~expectant and parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth~~

8 ~~victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and~~

9 ~~parenting youth to appropriate in-school services and~~

10 ~~other agencies, programs, and services as needed, and~~

11 ~~(iii) implementing the school district's policies,~~

12 ~~procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth,~~

13 ~~including confidentiality; at a minimum, school personnel~~

14 ~~must be trained to understand, provide information and~~

15 ~~referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are~~

16 ~~parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or~~

17 ~~sexual violence;~~

18 (50) ~~participating, at least every 2 years, in an~~

19 ~~in-service training program for school counselors~~

20 ~~conducted by persons with expertise in anaphylactic~~

21 ~~reactions and management;~~

22 (51) ~~participating, at least once every 2 years, in an~~

23 ~~in-service training on educator ethics, teacher-student~~

24 ~~conduct, and school employee-student conduct for all~~

25 ~~personnel;~~

26 (52) ~~participating, in addition to other topics at~~

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1 ~~in-service training programs, in training to identify the~~

2 ~~warning signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in~~

3 ~~adolescents and teenagers and learning appropriate~~

4 ~~intervention and referral techniques;~~

5 (53) ~~obtaining training to have a basic knowledge of~~

6 ~~matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome~~

7 ~~(AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its causes~~

8 ~~and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing its~~

9 ~~transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources~~

10 ~~of counseling and referral and any other information that~~

11 ~~may be appropriate considering the age and grade level of~~

12 ~~the pupils; the school board shall supervise such training~~

13 ~~and the State Board of Education and the Department of~~

14 ~~Public Health shall jointly develop standards for such~~

15 ~~training;~~

16 (54) participating in mandates from the State Board of

17 Education for bullying education and social-emotional

18 literacy ~~literary~~; and

19 (55) promoting career and technical education by

20 assisting each student to determine an appropriate

21 postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills,

22 strengths, and goals and assisting the student to

23 implement the best practices that improve career or

24 workforce readiness after high school.

25 School districts may employ a sufficient number of school

26 counselors to maintain the national and State recommended

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1 student-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. School districts may have

2 school counselors spend at least 80% of his or her work time in

3 direct contact with students.

4 Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified

5 professionals, including other endorsed school support

6 personnel, from providing the services listed in this Section.

7 (Source: P.A. 101-290, eff. 8-9-19; 102-876, eff. 1-1-23;

8 revised 12-9-22.)

9 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.34) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.34)

10 Sec. 10-22.34. Nonlicensed personnel.

11 (a) School Boards may employ non-teaching personnel or

12 utilize volunteer personnel for: (1) non-teaching duties not

13 requiring instructional judgment or evaluation of pupils; and

14 (2) supervising study halls, long distance teaching reception

15 areas used incident to instructional programs transmitted by

16 electronic media such as computers, video, and audio, and

17 detention and discipline areas, and school-sponsored

18 extracurricular activities.

19 (b) School boards may further utilize volunteer

20 nonlicensed personnel or employ nonlicensed personnel to

21 assist in the instruction of pupils under the immediate

22 supervision of a teacher, holding a valid license, directly

23 engaged in teaching subject matter or conducting activities.

24 The teacher shall be continuously aware of the nonlicensed

25 persons' activities and shall be able to control or modify

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1 them. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the

2 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall

3 determine qualifications of such personnel and shall prescribe

4 rules for determining the duties and activities to be assigned

5 to such personnel. In the determination of qualifications of

6 such personnel, the State Board of Education shall accept

7 coursework earned in a recognized institution or from an

8 institution of higher learning accredited by the North Central

9 Association or other comparable regional accrediting

10 association and shall accept qualifications based on relevant

11 life experiences as determined by the State Board of Education

12 by rule.

13 (b-5) A school board may utilize volunteer personnel from

14 a regional School Crisis Assistance Team (S.C.A.T.), created

15 as part of the Safe to Learn Program established pursuant to

16 Section 25 of the Illinois Violence Prevention Act of 1995, to

17 provide assistance to schools in times of violence or other

18 traumatic incidents within a school community by providing

19 crisis intervention services to lessen the effects of

20 emotional trauma on individuals and the community. The School

21 Crisis Assistance Team Steering Committee shall determine the

22 qualifications for volunteers.

23 (c) School boards may also employ students holding a

24 bachelor's degree from a recognized institution of higher

25 learning as teaching interns when such students are enrolled

26 in a college or university internship program, which has prior

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1 approval by the State Board of Education, in consultation with

2 the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, leading to

3 a masters degree.

4 Regional offices of education have the authority to

5 initiate and collaborate with institutions of higher learning

6 to establish internship programs referenced in this subsection

7 (c). The State Board of Education has 90 days from receiving a

8 written proposal to establish the internship program to seek

9 the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board's

10 consultation on the internship program. If the State Board of

11 Education does not consult the State Educator Preparation and

12 Licensure Board within 90 days, the regional office of

13 education may seek the State Educator Preparation and

14 Licensure Board's consultation without the State Board of

15 Education's approval.

16 (d) Nothing in this Section shall require constant

17 supervision of a student teacher enrolled in a student

18 teaching course at a college or university, provided such

19 activity has the prior approval of the representative of the

20 higher education institution and teaching plans have

21 previously been discussed with and approved by the supervising

22 teacher and further provided that such teaching is within

23 guidelines established by the State Board of Education in

24 consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure

25 Board.

26 (e) Beginning July 1, 2024, all non-licensed personnel

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1 shall complete training as outlined in Section 10-22.39 within

2 6 months of employment for a school board. Training shall be

3 renewed at least once every 5 years. If non-licensed personnel

4 obtain training outside of an in-service training program or

5 from a previous employer, they may present documentation of

6 successful completion of the training to the school district

7 to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.

8 (Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)

9 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)

10 Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.

11 (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.

12 (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training

13 programs, professional educator licensees, educational support

14 personnel, and non-licensed school personnel who work with

15 pupils must be trained in the following topics at least once

16 every 5 years: prevalent health conditions of students,

17 social-emotional learning practices and standards, developing

18 cultural competency, identifying warning signs of mental

19 illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth, domestic and

20 sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting

21 youth, working with exceptional students, educator ethics, and

22 child sexual abuse and grooming behavior. In-service training

23 programs may satisfy Professional Educator License renewal

24 requirements as outlined in Section 21B-45. ~~at least once~~

25 ~~every 2 years, licensed school personnel and administrators~~

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1 ~~who work with pupils in kindergarten through grade 12 shall be~~

2 ~~trained to identify the warning signs of mental illness,~~

3 ~~trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth and shall be taught~~

4 ~~appropriate intervention and referral techniques. A school~~

5 ~~district may utilize the Illinois Mental Health First Aid~~

6 ~~training program, established under the Illinois Mental Health~~

7 ~~First Aid Training Act and administered by certified~~

8 ~~instructors trained by a national association recognized as an~~

9 ~~authority in behavioral health, to provide the training and~~

10 ~~meet the requirements under this subsection. If licensed~~

11 ~~school personnel or an administrator obtains mental health~~

12 ~~first aid training outside of an in-service training program,~~

13 ~~he or she may present a certificate of successful completion~~

14 ~~of the training to the school district to satisfy the~~

15 ~~requirements of this subsection.~~

16 ~~Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed~~

17 ~~practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).~~

18 ~~A course of instruction as described in this subsection~~

19 ~~(b) may provide information that is relevant to and within the~~

20 ~~scope of the duties of licensed school personnel or school~~

21 ~~administrators. Such information may include, but is not~~

22 ~~limited to:~~

23 ~~(1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students~~

24 ~~and staff;~~

25 ~~(2) the relationship between educator wellness and~~

26 ~~student learning;~~

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1 ~~(3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and~~

2 ~~learning;~~

3 ~~(4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including~~

4 ~~the prevalence of trauma among student populations at~~

5 ~~higher risk of experiencing trauma;~~

6 ~~(5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on~~

7 ~~recognizing trauma among various student groups in~~

8 ~~connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual~~

9 ~~orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant~~

10 ~~factors; and~~

11 ~~(6) effective district practices that are shown to:~~

12 ~~(A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of~~

13 ~~trauma on student behavior and learning; and~~

14 ~~(B) support the emotional wellness of staff.~~

15 Educational support personnel and non-licensed school

16 personnel may be exempt from in-service training if the

17 training is not relevant to the work they do.

18 School nurses, as defined by Section 10-22.33 of this

19 Code, are exempt from training required in subsection (b-5).

20 (b-5) The training regarding prevalent health conditions

21 of students for staff required by this Section shall include,

22 but is not limited to:

23 (1) Chronic health conditions of students.

24 (2) Anaphylactic reactions and management. Such

25 training shall be conducted by persons with expertise in

26 anaphylactic reactions and management.

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1 (3) The management of asthma, the prevention of asthma

2 symptoms, and emergency response in the school setting.

3 (4) The basics of seizure recognition and first aid

4 and appropriate emergency protocols. Such training must be

5 fully consistent with the best practice guidelines issued

6 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

7 (5) The basics of diabetes care, how to identify when

8 a student with diabetes needs immediate or emergency

9 medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an

10 emergency.

11 In consultation with professional organizations with

12 expertise in student health issues, including but not limited

13 to, asthma management, anaphylactic reactions, seizure

14 recognition, and diabetes care, the State Board of Education

15 shall make available resource materials for educating school

16 personnel about student health conditions and emergency

17 response in the school setting.

18 (b-10) The training regarding social-emotional learning

19 practices and standards for staff required by this Section may

20 include, but is not limited to:

21 (1) helping students recognize and manage their

22 emotions;

23 (2) demonstrating caring and concern for others;

24 (3) establishing positive relationships;

25 (4) making responsible decisions;

26 (5) handling challenging situations constructively;

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1 (6) developing cultural sensitivity;

2 (7) setting goals; and,

3 (8) resisting peer pressure.

4 (b-15) In this subsection (b-15):

5 "Implicit racial bias" means a preference, positive or

6 negative, for a racial or ethnic group that operates outside

7 of awareness. This bias has 3 different components: affective,

8 behavioral, and cognitive.

9 The training regarding developing cultural competency for

10 staff required by this Section shall include, but is not

11 limited to understanding and reducing implicit bias.

12 (b-20) The training regarding identifying warning signs of

13 mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth for

14 staff required by this Section shall include, but is not

15 limited to: appropriate intervention and referral techniques,

16 including resources and guidelines as outlined in Section

17 2-3.166.

18 Illinois Mental Health First Aid, established under the

19 Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act, may satisfy the

20 requirements of this subsection.

21 If professional educator licensees, educational support

22 personnel, or non-certified school personnel obtain mental

23 health first aid training outside of an in-service training

24 program, they may present a certificate of successful

25 completion of the training to the school district to satisfy

26 the requirements of this subsection. Training regarding the

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1 implementation of trauma-informed practices satisfies the

2 requirements of this subsection (b-20).

3 (b-25) The training regarding trauma-informed practices

4 for staff required by this Section may include, but is not

5 limited to:

6 (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students

7 and staff;

8 (2) the relationship between staff wellness and

9 student learning;

10 (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and

11 learning;

12 (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including

13 the prevalence of trauma among student populations at

14 higher risk of experiencing trauma;

15 (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on

16 recognizing trauma among various student groups in

17 connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual

18 orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant

19 factors; and

20 (6) effective district and school practices that are

21 shown to:

22 (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of

23 trauma on student behavior and learning; and

24 (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.

25 "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household

26 member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are

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1 defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act

2 of 1986.

3 "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking

4 of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of

5 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30,

6 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12,

7 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual

8 violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to the

9 victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are

10 known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.

11 The training regarding domestic and sexual violence and

12 the needs of expectant and parenting youth for staff required

13 by this Section must be conducted by persons with expertise in

14 domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and

15 parenting youth, and shall include, but is not limited to:

16 (1) communicating with and listening to youth victims

17 of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting

18 youth;

19 (2) connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual

20 violence and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate

21 in-school services and other agencies, programs, and

22 services as needed, and

23 (3) implementing the school district's policies,

24 procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth,

25 including confidentiality. At a minimum, school personnel

26 must be trained to understand, provide information and

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1 referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are

2 parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or

3 sexual violence.

4 (b-35) The training regarding working with exceptional

5 students shall include, but is not limited to, instruction on

6 the federal Americans with Disabilities Act as it pertains to

7 the school environment, and current best practices regarding

8 the identification and treatment of attention deficit

9 hyperactivity disorder.

10 (b-40) The training regarding educator ethics shall

11 include, but is not limited to teacher-student conduct and

12 school employee-student conduct, and evidence-informed

13 training on preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding

14 to child sexual abuse and grooming as outlined in Section

15 10-23.13.

16 (c) (Blank). ~~School counselors, nurses, teachers and other~~

17 ~~school personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a~~

18 ~~basic knowledge of matters relating to acquired~~

19 ~~immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the~~

20 ~~disease, its causes and effects, the means of detecting it and~~

21 ~~preventing its transmission, and the availability of~~

22 ~~appropriate sources of counseling and referral, and any other~~

23 ~~information that may be appropriate considering the age and~~

24 ~~grade level of such pupils. The School Board shall supervise~~

25 ~~such training. The State Board of Education and the Department~~

26 ~~of Public Health shall jointly develop standards for such~~

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1 ~~training.~~

2 (d) (Blank). ~~In this subsection (d):~~

3 ~~"Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household~~

4 ~~member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are~~

5 ~~defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act~~

6 ~~of 1986.~~

7 ~~"Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking~~

8 ~~of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of~~

9 ~~1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,~~

10 ~~11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5,~~

11 ~~12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including~~

12 ~~sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to~~

13 ~~the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who~~

14 ~~are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.~~

15 ~~At least once every 2 years, an in-service training~~

16 ~~program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,~~

17 ~~but not limited to, school and school district administrators,~~

18 ~~teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school~~

19 ~~psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons~~

20 ~~with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs~~

21 ~~of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training~~

22 ~~concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth~~

23 ~~victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and~~

24 ~~parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or~~

25 ~~sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to~~

26 ~~appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,~~

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1 ~~and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school~~

2 ~~district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to~~

3 ~~such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school~~

4 ~~personnel must be trained to understand, provide information~~

5 ~~and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are~~

6 ~~parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual~~

7 ~~violence.~~

8 (e) (Blank). ~~At least every 2 years, an in-service~~

9 ~~training program for school personnel who work with pupils~~

10 ~~must be conducted by persons with expertise in anaphylactic~~

11 ~~reactions and management.~~

12 (f) (Blank). ~~At least once every 2 years, a school board~~

13 ~~shall conduct in-service training on educator ethics,~~

14 ~~teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct~~

15 ~~for all personnel.~~

16 (Source: P.A. 101-350, eff. 1-1-20; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;

17 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

18 (105 ILCS 5/10-23.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.12)

19 Sec. 10-23.12. Child abuse and neglect; detection,

20 reporting, and prevention; willful or negligent failure to

21 report.

22 (a) (Blank). ~~To provide staff development for local school~~

23 ~~site personnel who work with pupils in grades kindergarten~~

24 ~~through 8 in the detection, reporting, and prevention of child~~

25 ~~abuse and neglect.~~

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1 (b) (Blank). ~~The Department of Children and Family~~

2 ~~Services may, in cooperation with school officials, distribute~~

3 ~~appropriate materials in school buildings listing the~~

4 ~~toll-free telephone number established in Section 7.6 of the~~

5 ~~Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, including methods of~~

6 ~~making a report under Section 7 of the Abused and Neglected~~

7 ~~Child Reporting Act, to be displayed in a clearly visible~~

8 ~~location in each school building.~~

9 (c) Except for an employee licensed under Article 21B of

10 this Code, if a school board determines that any school

11 district employee has willfully or negligently failed to

12 report an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect, as

13 required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, then

14 the school board may dismiss that employee immediately upon

15 that determination. For purposes of this subsection (c),

16 negligent failure to report an instance of suspected child

17 abuse or neglect occurs when a school district employee

18 personally observes an instance of suspected child abuse or

19 neglect and reasonably believes, in his or her professional or

20 official capacity, that the instance constitutes an act of

21 child abuse or neglect under the Abused and Neglected Child

22 Reporting Act, and he or she, without willful intent, fails to

23 immediately report or cause a report to be made of the

24 suspected abuse or neglect to the Department of Children and

25 Family Services, as required by the Abused and Neglected Child

26 Reporting Act.

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1 (Source: P.A. 100-413, eff. 1-1-18; 100-468, eff. 6-1-18;

2 101-531, eff. 8-23-19.)

3 (105 ILCS 5/21B-25)

4 Sec. 21B-25. Endorsement on licenses. All licenses issued

5 under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code shall be

6 specifically endorsed by the State Board of Education for each

7 content area, school support area, and administrative area for

8 which the holder of the license is qualified. Recognized

9 institutions approved to offer educator preparation programs

10 shall be trained to add endorsements to licenses issued to

11 applicants who meet all of the requirements for the

12 endorsement or endorsements, including passing any required

13 tests. The State Superintendent of Education shall randomly

14 audit institutions to ensure that all rules and standards are

15 being followed for entitlement or when endorsements are being

16 recommended.

17 (1) The State Board of Education, in consultation with

18 the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall

19 establish, by rule, the grade level and subject area

20 endorsements to be added to the Professional Educator

21 License. These rules shall outline the requirements for

22 obtaining each endorsement.

23 (2) In addition to any and all grade level and content

24 area endorsements developed by rule, the State Board of

25 Education, in consultation with the State Educator

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1 Preparation and Licensure Board, shall develop the

2 requirements for the following endorsements:

3 (A) (Blank).

4 (B) Principal endorsement. A principal endorsement

5 shall be affixed to a Professional Educator License of

6 any holder who qualifies by having all of the

7 following:

8 (i) Successful completion of a principal

9 preparation program approved in accordance with

10 Section 21B-60 of this Code and any applicable

11 rules.

12 (ii) At least 4 total years of teaching or 4

13 total years of working in the capacity of school

14 support personnel in an Illinois public school or

15 nonpublic school recognized by the State Board of

16 Education, in a school under the supervision of

17 the Department of Corrections, or in an

18 out-of-state public school or out-of-state

19 nonpublic school meeting out-of-state recognition

20 standards comparable to those approved by the

21 State Superintendent of Education; however, the

22 State Board of Education, in consultation with the

23 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,

24 shall allow, by rules, for fewer than 4 years of

25 experience based on meeting standards set forth in

26 such rules, including without limitation a review

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1 of performance evaluations or other evidence of

2 demonstrated qualifications.

3 (iii) A master's degree or higher from a

4 regionally accredited college or university.

5 (C) Chief school business official endorsement. A

6 chief school business official endorsement shall be

7 affixed to the Professional Educator License of any

8 holder who qualifies by having a master's degree or

9 higher, 2 years of full-time administrative experience

10 in school business management or 2 years of

11 university-approved practical experience, and a

12 minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate credit in a

13 program approved by the State Board of Education for

14 the preparation of school business administrators and

15 by passage of the applicable State tests. The chief

16 school business official endorsement may also be

17 affixed to the Professional Educator License of any

18 holder who qualifies by having a master's degree in

19 business administration, finance, accounting, or

20 public administration and who completes an additional

21 6 semester hours of internship in school business

22 management from a regionally accredited institution of

23 higher education and passes the applicable State

24 tests. This endorsement shall be required for any

25 individual employed as a chief school business

26 official.

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1 (D) Superintendent endorsement. A superintendent

2 endorsement shall be affixed to the Professional

3 Educator License of any holder who has completed a

4 program approved by the State Board of Education for

5 the preparation of superintendents of schools, has had

6 at least 2 years of experience employed full-time in a

7 general administrative position or as a full-time

8 principal, director of special education, or chief

9 school business official in the public schools or in a

10 State-recognized nonpublic school in which the chief

11 administrator is required to have the licensure

12 necessary to be a principal in a public school in this

13 State and where a majority of the teachers are

14 required to have the licensure necessary to be

15 instructors in a public school in this State, and has

16 passed the required State tests; or of any holder who

17 has completed a program that is not an

18 Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an

19 Illinois institution of higher education and that has

20 recognition standards comparable to those approved by

21 the State Superintendent of Education and holds the

22 general administrative, principal, or chief school

23 business official endorsement and who has had 2 years

24 of experience as a principal, director of special

25 education, or chief school business official while

26 holding a valid educator license or certificate

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1 comparable in validity and educational and experience

2 requirements and has passed the appropriate State

3 tests, as provided in Section 21B-30 of this Code. The

4 superintendent endorsement shall allow individuals to

5 serve only as a superintendent or assistant

6 superintendent.

7 (E) Teacher leader endorsement. It shall be the

8 policy of this State to improve the quality of

9 instructional leaders by providing a career pathway

10 for teachers interested in serving in leadership

11 roles, but not as principals. The State Board of

12 Education, in consultation with the State Educator

13 Preparation and Licensure Board, may issue a teacher

14 leader endorsement under this subdivision (E). Persons

15 who meet and successfully complete the requirements of

16 the endorsement shall be issued a teacher leader

17 endorsement on the Professional Educator License for

18 serving in schools in this State. Teacher leaders may

19 qualify to serve in such positions as department

20 chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction

21 leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by

22 the district. The endorsement shall be available to

23 those teachers who (i) hold a Professional Educator

24 License, (ii) hold a master's degree or higher from a

25 regionally accredited institution, (iii) have

26 completed a program of study that has been approved by

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1 the State Board of Education, in consultation with the

2 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, and

3 (iv) have successfully demonstrated competencies as

4 defined by rule.

5 A teacher who meets the requirements set forth in

6 this Section and holds a teacher leader endorsement

7 may evaluate teachers pursuant to Section 24A-5 of

8 this Code, provided that the individual has completed

9 the evaluation component required by Section 24A-3 of

10 this Code and a teacher leader is allowed to evaluate

11 personnel under the respective school district's

12 collective bargaining agreement.

13 The State Board of Education, in consultation with

14 the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board,

15 may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish

16 and implement the teacher leader endorsement program

17 and to specify the positions for which this

18 endorsement shall be required.

19 (F) Special education endorsement. A special

20 education endorsement in one or more areas shall be

21 affixed to a Professional Educator License for any

22 individual that meets those requirements established

23 by the State Board of Education in rules. Special

24 education endorsement areas shall include without

25 limitation the following:

26 (i) Learning Behavior Specialist I;

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1 (ii) Learning Behavior Specialist II;

2 (iii) Speech Language Pathologist;

3 (iv) Blind or Visually Impaired;

4 (v) Deaf-Hard of Hearing;

5 (vi) Early Childhood Special Education; and

6 (vii) Director of Special Education.

7 Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,

8 the State Board of Education, in consultation with the

9 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may

10 add additional areas of special education by rule.

11 (G) School support personnel endorsement. School

12 support personnel endorsement areas shall include, but

13 are not limited to, school counselor, marriage and

14 family therapist, school psychologist, school speech

15 and language pathologist, school nurse, and school

16 social worker. This endorsement is for individuals who

17 are not teachers or administrators, but still require

18 licensure to work in an instructional support position

19 in a public or State-operated elementary school,

20 secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement

21 with a governing body or board of control or a charter

22 school operating in compliance with the Charter

23 Schools Law. The school support personnel endorsement

24 shall be affixed to the Professional Educator License

25 and shall meet all of the requirements established in

26 any rules adopted to implement this subdivision (G).

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1 The holder of such an endorsement is entitled to all of

2 the rights and privileges granted holders of any other

3 Professional Educator License, including teacher

4 benefits, compensation, and working conditions.

5 Beginning July 1, 2024, individuals holding a school

6 support personnel endorsement shall complete training

7 as outlined in subsection (d-5) of Section 21B-45

8 (Source: P.A. 100-13, eff. 7-1-17; 100-267, eff. 8-22-17;

9 100-288, eff. 8-24-17; 100-596, eff. 7-1-18; 100-780, eff.

10 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220,

11 eff. 8-7-19.)

12 (105 ILCS 5/21B-45)

13 Sec. 21B-45. Professional Educator License renewal.

14 (a) Individuals holding a Professional Educator License

15 are required to complete the licensure renewal requirements as

16 specified in this Section, unless otherwise provided in this

17 Code.

18 Individuals holding a Professional Educator License shall

19 meet the renewal requirements set forth in this Section,

20 unless otherwise provided in this Code. If an individual holds

21 a license endorsed in more than one area that has different

22 renewal requirements, that individual shall follow the renewal

23 requirements for the position for which he or she spends the

24 majority of his or her time working.

25 (b) All Professional Educator Licenses not renewed as

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1 provided in this Section shall lapse on September 1 of that

2 year. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, if

3 a license holder's electronic mail address is available, the

4 State Board of Education shall send him or her notification

5 electronically that his or her license will lapse if not

6 renewed, to be sent no more than 6 months prior to the license

7 lapsing. Lapsed licenses may be immediately reinstated upon

8 (i) payment to the State Board of Education by the applicant of

9 a $50 penalty or (ii) the demonstration of proficiency by

10 completing 9 semester hours of coursework from a regionally

11 accredited institution of higher education in the content area

12 that most aligns with one or more of the educator's

13 endorsement areas. Any and all back fees, including without

14 limitation registration fees owed from the time of expiration

15 of the license until the date of reinstatement, shall be paid

16 and kept in accordance with the provisions in Article 3 of this

17 Code concerning an institute fund and the provisions in

18 Article 21B of this Code concerning fees and requirements for

19 registration. Licenses not registered in accordance with

20 Section 21B-40 of this Code shall lapse after a period of 6

21 months from the expiration of the last year of registration or

22 on January 1 of the fiscal year following initial issuance of

23 the license. An unregistered license is invalid after

24 September 1 for employment and performance of services in an

25 Illinois public or State-operated school or cooperative and in

26 a charter school. Any license or endorsement may be

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1 voluntarily surrendered by the license holder. A voluntarily

2 surrendered license shall be treated as a revoked license. An

3 Educator License with Stipulations with only a

4 paraprofessional endorsement does not lapse.

5 (c) From July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in order to

6 satisfy the requirements for licensure renewal provided for in

7 this Section, each professional educator licensee with an

8 administrative endorsement who is working in a position

9 requiring such endorsement shall complete one Illinois

10 Administrators' Academy course, as described in Article 2 of

11 this Code, per fiscal year.

12 (c-5) All licenses issued by the State Board of Education

13 under this Article that expire on June 30, 2020 and have not

14 been renewed by the end of the 2020 renewal period shall be

15 extended for one year and shall expire on June 30, 2021.

16 (d) Beginning July 1, 2014, in order to satisfy the

17 requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this

18 Section, each professional educator licensee may create a

19 professional development plan each year. The plan shall

20 address one or more of the endorsements that are required of

21 his or her educator position if the licensee is employed and

22 performing services in an Illinois public or State-operated

23 school or cooperative. If the licensee is employed in a

24 charter school, the plan shall address that endorsement or

25 those endorsements most closely related to his or her educator

26 position. Licensees employed and performing services in any

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1 other Illinois schools may participate in the renewal

2 requirements by adhering to the same process.

3 Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the

4 licensee's professional development activities shall align

5 with one or more of the following criteria:

6 (1) activities are of a type that engages ~~engage~~

7 participants over a sustained period of time allowing for

8 analysis, discovery, and application as they relate to

9 student learning, social or emotional achievement, or

10 well-being;

11 (2) professional development aligns to the licensee's

12 performance;

13 (3) outcomes for the activities must relate to student

14 growth or district improvement;

15 (4) activities align to State-approved standards; and

16 (5) higher education coursework.

17 (d-5) Beginning July 1, 2024, in order to satisfy the

18 requirements for licensure renewal provided for in this

19 Section, each professional educator licensee must complete the

20 following training as outlined in Section 10-22.39, at least

21 once per 5-year renewal cycle:

22 (1) prevalent health conditions of students;

23 (2) social-emotional learning practices and standards;

24 (3) developing cultural competency;

25 (4) identifying warning signs of mental illness and

26 suicidal behavior in youth, and appropriate intervention

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1 and referral techniques;

2 (5) implementation of trauma-informed practices;

3 (6) domestic and sexual violence, and the needs of

4 expectant and parenting youth;

5 (7) working with exceptional students; and

6 (8) educator ethics and evidence-informed training on

7 preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding to

8 child sexual abuse and grooming behavior.

9 For a licensees first full 5-year renewal cycle, the

10 licensee shall complete the required training in prevalent

11 health conditions, domestic and sexual violence, and warning

12 signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior within 3 months

13 of working in a position that requires the professional

14 educator license

15 (e) For each renewal cycle, each professional educator

16 licensee shall engage in professional development activities.

17 Prior to renewal, the licensee shall enter electronically into

18 the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) the name,

19 date, and location of the activity, the number of professional

20 development hours, and the provider's name. The following

21 provisions shall apply concerning professional development

22 activities:

23 (1) Each licensee shall complete a total of 120 hours

24 of professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in

25 order to renew the license, except as otherwise provided

26 in this Section. Required training outlined in subsection

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1 (d-5) shall be credited toward the total hours required to

2 renew the license.

3 (2) Beginning with his or her first full 5-year cycle,

4 any licensee with an administrative endorsement who is not

5 working in a position requiring such endorsement is not

6 required to complete Illinois Administrators' Academy

7 courses, as described in Article 2 of this Code. Such

8 licensees must complete one Illinois Administrators'

9 Academy course within one year after returning to a

10 position that requires the administrative endorsement.

11 (3) Any licensee with an administrative endorsement

12 who is working in a position requiring such endorsement or

13 an individual with a Teacher Leader endorsement serving in

14 an administrative capacity at least 50% of the day shall

15 complete one Illinois Administrators' Academy course, as

16 described in Article 2 of this Code, each fiscal year in

17 addition to 100 hours of professional development per

18 5-year renewal cycle in accordance with this Code.

19 Required training outlined in subsection (d-5) shall be

20 credited toward the total hours required to renew the

21 license. However, for the 2021-2022 school year only, a

22 licensee under this paragraph (3) is not required to

23 complete an Illinois Administrators' Academy course.

24 (4) Any licensee holding a current National Board for

25 Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) master teacher

26 designation shall complete a total of 60 hours of

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1 professional development per 5-year renewal cycle in order

2 to renew the license. Required training outlined in

3 subsection (d-5) shall be credited toward the total hours

4 required to renew the license.

5 (5) Licensees working in a position that does not

6 require educator licensure or working in a position for

7 less than 50% for any particular year are considered to be

8 exempt and shall be required to pay only the registration

9 fee in order to renew and maintain the validity of the

10 license.

11 (6) Licensees who are retired and qualify for benefits

12 from a State of Illinois retirement system shall be listed

13 as retired, and the license shall be maintained in retired

14 status. For any renewal cycle in which a licensee retires

15 during the renewal cycle, the licensee must complete

16 professional development activities on a prorated basis

17 depending on the number of years during the renewal cycle

18 the educator held an active license. Required training

19 outlined in subsection (d-5) shall be credited toward the

20 total hours required to renew the license. If a licensee

21 retires during a renewal cycle, the license status must be

22 updated using ELIS indicating that the licensee wishes to

23 maintain the license in retired status and the licensee

24 must show proof of completion of professional development

25 activities, complete required training outlined in

26 subsection (d-5), on a prorated basis for all years of

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1 that renewal cycle for which the license was active. An

2 individual with a license in retired status shall not be

3 required to complete professional development activities

4 until returning to a position that requires educator

5 licensure. Upon returning to work in a position that

6 requires the Professional Educator License, the license

7 status shall immediately be updated using ELIS and the

8 licensee shall complete renewal requirements for that

9 year. A retired teacher, even if returning to a position

10 that requires educator licensure, shall not be required to

11 pay registration fees. A license in retired status cannot

12 lapse. Beginning on January 6, 2017 (the effective date of

13 Public Act 99-920) through December 31, 2017, any licensee

14 who has retired and whose license has lapsed for failure

15 to renew as provided in this Section may reinstate that

16 license and maintain it in retired status upon providing

17 proof to the State Board of Education using ELIS that the

18 licensee is retired and is not working in a position that

19 requires a Professional Educator License.

20 (7) For any renewal cycle in which professional

21 development hours were required or training outlined in

22 subsection (d-5) was required, but not fulfilled, the

23 licensee shall complete any missed hours or training to

24 total the minimum professional development hours and

25 training required in this Section prior to September 1 of

26 that year. Professional development hours and training

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1 required in this Section used to fulfill the minimum

2 required hours for a renewal cycle may be used for only one

3 renewal cycle. For any fiscal year or renewal cycle in

4 which an Illinois Administrators' Academy course was

5 required but not completed, the licensee shall complete

6 any missed Illinois Administrators' Academy courses prior

7 to September 1 of that year. The licensee may complete all

8 deficient hours and Illinois Administrators' Academy

9 courses while continuing to work in a position that

10 requires that license until September 1 of that year.

11 (8) Any licensee who has not fulfilled the

12 professional development renewal requirements set forth in

13 this Section at the end of any 5-year renewal cycle is

14 ineligible to register his or her license and may submit

15 an appeal to the State Superintendent of Education for

16 reinstatement of the license.

17 (9) If professional development opportunities were

18 unavailable to a licensee, proof that opportunities were

19 unavailable and request for an extension of time beyond

20 August 31 to complete the renewal requirements may be

21 submitted from April 1 through June 30 of that year to the

22 State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. If an

23 extension is approved, the license shall remain valid

24 during the extension period.

25 (10) Individuals who hold exempt licenses prior to

26 December 27, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act

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1 98-610) shall commence the annual renewal process with the

2 first scheduled registration due after December 27, 2013

3 (the effective date of Public Act 98-610).

4 (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this

5 subsection (e), if a licensee earns more than the required

6 number of professional development hours during a renewal

7 cycle, then the licensee may carry over any hours earned

8 from April 1 through June 30 of the last year of the

9 renewal cycle. Any hours carried over in this manner must

10 be applied to the next renewal cycle. Training required in

11 subsection (d-5) may not be carried over to the next

12 renewal cycle. Illinois Administrators' Academy courses or

13 hours earned in those courses may not be carried over.

14 (12) Beginning with their first full 5-year cycle, any

15 licensee is required to complete required training

16 outlined in items (1), (3) and (6) in subsection (d-5) of

17 this Section within 3 months of working in a position that

18 requires the professional educator license.

19 (e-5) The number of professional development hours

20 required under subsection (e) is reduced by 20% for any

21 renewal cycle that includes the 2021-2022 school year.

22 (f) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall respond to

23 the required questions under penalty of perjury.

24 (f-5) The State Board of Education shall conduct random

25 audits of licensees to verify a licensee's fulfillment of the

26 professional development hours and training required under

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1 this Section. Upon completion of a random audit, if it is

2 determined by the State Board of Education that the licensee

3 did not complete the required number of professional

4 development hours, required training, or did not provide

5 sufficient proof of completion, the licensee shall be notified

6 that his or her license has lapsed. A license that has lapsed

7 under this subsection may be reinstated as provided in

8 subsection (b).

9 (g) The following entities shall be designated as approved

10 to provide professional development activities delivered

11 through in-service training, teacher and educational support

12 personnel workshops, or through online, asynchronous means for

13 the renewal of Professional Educator Licenses:

14 (1) The State Board of Education.

15 (2) Regional offices of education and intermediate

16 service centers.

17 (3) Illinois professional associations representing

18 the following groups that are approved by the State

19 Superintendent of Education:

20 (A) school administrators;

21 (B) principals;

22 (C) school business officials;

23 (D) teachers, including special education

24 teachers;

25 (E) school boards;

26 (F) school districts;

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1 (G) parents; and

2 (H) school service personnel.

3 (4) Regionally accredited institutions of higher

4 education that offer Illinois-approved educator

5 preparation programs and public community colleges subject

6 to the Public Community College Act.

7 (5) Illinois public school districts, charter schools

8 authorized under Article 27A of this Code, and joint

9 educational programs authorized under Article 10 of this

10 Code for the purposes of providing career and technical

11 education or special education services.

12 (6) A not-for-profit organization that, as of December

13 31, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-1147), has

14 had or has a grant from or a contract with the State Board

15 of Education to provide professional development services

16 in the area of English Learning to Illinois school

17 districts, teachers, or administrators.

18 (7) State agencies, State boards, and State

19 commissions.

20 (8) Museums as defined in Section 10 of the Museum

21 Disposition of Property Act.

22 (h) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this

23 Section shall make available professional development

24 opportunities that satisfy at least one of the following:

25 (1) increase the knowledge and skills of school and

26 district leaders who guide continuous professional

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1 development;

2 (2) improve the learning of students;

3 (3) organize adults into learning communities whose

4 goals are aligned with those of the school and district;

5 (4) deepen educator's content knowledge;

6 (5) provide educators with research-based

7 instructional strategies to assist students in meeting

8 rigorous academic standards;

9 (6) prepare educators to appropriately use various

10 types of classroom assessments;

11 (7) use learning strategies appropriate to the

12 intended goals;

13 (8) provide educators with the knowledge and skills to

14 collaborate;

15 (9) prepare educators to apply research to decision

16 making;

17 (10) provide educators with training on inclusive

18 practices in the classroom that examines instructional and

19 behavioral strategies that improve academic and

20 social-emotional outcomes for all students, with or

21 without disabilities, in a general education setting; or

22 (11) beginning on July 1, 2022, provide educators with

23 training on the physical and mental health needs of

24 students, student safety, educator ethics, professional

25 conduct, and other topics that address the well-being of

26 students and improve the academic and social-emotional

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1 outcomes of students.

2 (i) Approved providers under subsection (g) of this

3 Section shall do the following:

4 (1) align professional development activities to the

5 State-approved national standards for professional

6 learning;

7 (2) meet the professional development criteria for

8 Illinois licensure renewal;

9 (3) produce a rationale for the activity that explains

10 how it aligns to State standards and identify the

11 assessment for determining the expected impact on student

12 learning or school improvement;

13 (4) maintain original documentation for completion of

14 activities;

15 (5) provide license holders with evidence of

16 completion of activities;

17 (6) request an Illinois Educator Identification Number

18 (IEIN) for each educator during each professional

19 development activity; and

20 (7) beginning on July 1, 2019, register annually with

21 the State Board of Education prior to offering any

22 professional development opportunities in the current

23 fiscal year.

24 (j) The State Board of Education shall conduct annual

25 audits of a subset of approved providers, except for school

26 districts, which shall be audited by regional offices of

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1 education and intermediate service centers. The State Board of

2 Education shall ensure that each approved provider, except for

3 a school district, is audited at least once every 5 years. The

4 State Board of Education may conduct more frequent audits of

5 providers if evidence suggests the requirements of this

6 Section or administrative rules are not being met.

7 (1) (Blank).

8 (2) Approved providers shall comply with the

9 requirements in subsections (h) and (i) of this Section by

10 annually submitting data to the State Board of Education

11 demonstrating how the professional development activities

12 impacted one or more of the following:

13 (A) educator and student growth in regards to

14 content knowledge or skills, or both;

15 (B) educator and student social and emotional

16 growth; or

17 (C) alignment to district or school improvement

18 plans.

19 (3) The State Superintendent of Education shall review

20 the annual data collected by the State Board of Education,

21 regional offices of education, and intermediate service

22 centers in audits to determine if the approved provider

23 has met the criteria and should continue to be an approved

24 provider or if further action should be taken as provided

25 in rules.

26 (k) Registration fees shall be paid for the next renewal

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1 cycle between April 1 and June 30 in the last year of each

2 5-year renewal cycle using ELIS. If all required professional

3 development hours for the renewal cycle have been completed

4 and entered by the licensee, the licensee shall pay the

5 registration fees for the next cycle using a form of credit or

6 debit card.

7 (l) Any professional educator licensee endorsed for school

8 support personnel who is employed and performing services in

9 Illinois public schools and who holds an active and current

10 professional license issued by the Department of Financial and

11 Professional Regulation or a national certification board, as

12 approved by the State Board of Education, related to the

13 endorsement areas on the Professional Educator License shall

14 be deemed to have satisfied the continuing professional

15 development requirements provided for in this Section. Such

16 individuals shall be required to pay only registration fees to

17 renew the Professional Educator License. An individual who

18 does not hold a license issued by the Department of Financial

19 and Professional Regulation shall complete professional

20 development requirements for the renewal of a Professional

21 Educator License provided for in this Section.

22 (m) Appeals to the State Educator Preparation and

23 Licensure Board must be made within 30 days after receipt of

24 notice from the State Superintendent of Education that a

25 license will not be renewed based upon failure to complete the

26 requirements of this Section. A licensee may appeal that

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1 decision to the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

2 in a manner prescribed by rule.

3 (1) Each appeal shall state the reasons why the State

4 Superintendent's decision should be reversed and shall be

5 sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the

6 State Board of Education.

7 (2) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

8 shall review each appeal regarding renewal of a license

9 within 90 days after receiving the appeal in order to

10 determine whether the licensee has met the requirements of

11 this Section. The State Educator Preparation and Licensure

12 Board may hold an appeal hearing or may make its

13 determination based upon the record of review, which shall

14 consist of the following:

15 (A) the regional superintendent of education's

16 rationale for recommending nonrenewal of the license,

17 if applicable;

18 (B) any evidence submitted to the State

19 Superintendent along with the individual's electronic

20 statement of assurance for renewal; and

21 (C) the State Superintendent's rationale for

22 nonrenewal of the license.

23 (3) The State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board

24 shall notify the licensee of its decision regarding

25 license renewal by certified mail, return receipt

26 requested, no later than 30 days after reaching a

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1 decision. Upon receipt of notification of renewal, the

2 licensee, using ELIS, shall pay the applicable

3 registration fee for the next cycle using a form of credit

4 or debit card.

5 (n) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as may be

6 necessary to implement this Section.

7 (Source: P.A. 101-85, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19;

8 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21; 102-710, eff.

9 4-27-22; 102-730, eff. 5-6-22; 102-852, eff. 5-13-22; revised

10 8-25-22.)

11 (105 ILCS 5/22-30)

12 Sec. 22-30. Self-administration and self-carry of asthma

13 medication and epinephrine injectors; administration of

14 undesignated epinephrine injectors; administration of an

15 opioid antagonist; administration of undesignated asthma

16 medication; asthma episode emergency response protocol.

17 (a) For the purpose of this Section only, the following

18 terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

19 "Asthma action plan" means a written plan developed with a

20 pupil's medical provider to help control the pupil's asthma.

21 The goal of an asthma action plan is to reduce or prevent

22 flare-ups and emergency department visits through day-to-day

23 management and to serve as a student-specific document to be

24 referenced in the event of an asthma episode.

25 "Asthma episode emergency response protocol" means a

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1 procedure to provide assistance to a pupil experiencing

2 symptoms of wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest

3 tightness, or breathing difficulty.

4 "Epinephrine injector" includes an auto-injector approved

5 by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the

6 administration of epinephrine and a pre-filled syringe

7 approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and

8 used for the administration of epinephrine that contains a

9 pre-measured dose of epinephrine that is equivalent to the

10 dosages used in an auto-injector.

11 "Asthma medication" means quick-relief asthma medication,

12 including albuterol or other short-acting bronchodilators,

13 that is approved by the United States Food and Drug

14 Administration for the treatment of respiratory distress.

15 "Asthma medication" includes medication delivered through a

16 device, including a metered dose inhaler with a reusable or

17 disposable spacer or a nebulizer with a mouthpiece or mask.

18 "Opioid antagonist" means a drug that binds to opioid

19 receptors and blocks or inhibits the effect of opioids acting

20 on those receptors, including, but not limited to, naloxone

21 hydrochloride or any other similarly acting drug approved by

22 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

23 "Respiratory distress" means the perceived or actual

24 presence of wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest

25 tightness, breathing difficulty, or any other symptoms

26 consistent with asthma. Respiratory distress may be

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1 categorized as "mild-to-moderate" or "severe".

2 "School nurse" means a registered nurse working in a

3 school with or without licensure endorsed in school nursing.

4 "Self-administration" means a pupil's discretionary use of

5 his or her prescribed asthma medication or epinephrine

6 injector.

7 "Self-carry" means a pupil's ability to carry his or her

8 prescribed asthma medication or epinephrine injector.

9 "Standing protocol" may be issued by (i) a physician

10 licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, (ii) a

11 licensed physician assistant with prescriptive authority, or

12 (iii) a licensed advanced practice registered nurse with

13 prescriptive authority.

14 "Trained personnel" means any school employee or volunteer

15 personnel authorized in Sections 10-22.34, 10-22.34a, and

16 10-22.34b of this Code who has completed training under

17 subsection (g) of this Section to recognize and respond to

18 anaphylaxis, an opioid overdose, or respiratory distress.

19 "Undesignated asthma medication" means asthma medication

20 prescribed in the name of a school district, public school,

21 charter school, or nonpublic school.

22 "Undesignated epinephrine injector" means an epinephrine

23 injector prescribed in the name of a school district, public

24 school, charter school, or nonpublic school.

25 (b) A school, whether public, charter, or nonpublic, must

26 permit the self-administration and self-carry of asthma

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1 medication by a pupil with asthma or the self-administration

2 and self-carry of an epinephrine injector by a pupil, provided

3 that:

4 (1) the parents or guardians of the pupil provide to

5 the school (i) written authorization from the parents or

6 guardians for (A) the self-administration and self-carry

7 of asthma medication or (B) the self-carry of asthma

8 medication or (ii) for (A) the self-administration and

9 self-carry of an epinephrine injector or (B) the

10 self-carry of an epinephrine injector, written

11 authorization from the pupil's physician, physician

12 assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse; and

13 (2) the parents or guardians of the pupil provide to

14 the school (i) the prescription label, which must contain

15 the name of the asthma medication, the prescribed dosage,

16 and the time at which or circumstances under which the

17 asthma medication is to be administered, or (ii) for the

18 self-administration or self-carry of an epinephrine

19 injector, a written statement from the pupil's physician,

20 physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse

21 containing the following information:

22 (A) the name and purpose of the epinephrine

23 injector;

24 (B) the prescribed dosage; and

25 (C) the time or times at which or the special

26 circumstances under which the epinephrine injector is

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1 to be administered.

2 The information provided shall be kept on file in the office of

3 the school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, the

4 school's administrator.

5 (b-5) A school district, public school, charter school, or

6 nonpublic school may authorize the provision of a

7 student-specific or undesignated epinephrine injector to a

8 student or any personnel authorized under a student's

9 Individual Health Care Action Plan, Illinois Food Allergy

10 Emergency Action Plan and Treatment Authorization Form, or

11 plan pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act

12 of 1973 to administer an epinephrine injector to the student,

13 that meets the student's prescription on file.

14 (b-10) The school district, public school, charter school,

15 or nonpublic school may authorize a school nurse or trained

16 personnel to do the following: (i) provide an undesignated

17 epinephrine injector to a student for self-administration only

18 or any personnel authorized under a student's Individual

19 Health Care Action Plan, Illinois Food Allergy Emergency

20 Action Plan and Treatment Authorization Form, plan pursuant to

21 Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or

22 individualized education program plan to administer to the

23 student that meets the student's prescription on file; (ii)

24 administer an undesignated epinephrine injector that meets the

25 prescription on file to any student who has an Individual

26 Health Care Action Plan, Illinois Food Allergy Emergency

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1 Action Plan and Treatment Authorization Form, plan pursuant to

2 Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or

3 individualized education program plan that authorizes the use

4 of an epinephrine injector; (iii) administer an undesignated

5 epinephrine injector to any person that the school nurse or

6 trained personnel in good faith believes is having an

7 anaphylactic reaction; (iv) administer an opioid antagonist to

8 any person that the school nurse or trained personnel in good

9 faith believes is having an opioid overdose; (v) provide

10 undesignated asthma medication to a student for

11 self-administration only or to any personnel authorized under

12 a student's Individual Health Care Action Plan or asthma

13 action plan, plan pursuant to Section 504 of the federal

14 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or individualized education

15 program plan to administer to the student that meets the

16 student's prescription on file; (vi) administer undesignated

17 asthma medication that meets the prescription on file to any

18 student who has an Individual Health Care Action Plan or

19 asthma action plan, plan pursuant to Section 504 of the

20 federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or individualized

21 education program plan that authorizes the use of asthma

22 medication; and (vii) administer undesignated asthma

23 medication to any person that the school nurse or trained

24 personnel believes in good faith is having respiratory

25 distress.

26 (c) The school district, public school, charter school, or

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1 nonpublic school must inform the parents or guardians of the

2 pupil, in writing, that the school district, public school,

3 charter school, or nonpublic school and its employees and

4 agents, including a physician, physician assistant, or

5 advanced practice registered nurse providing standing protocol

6 and a prescription for school epinephrine injectors, an opioid

7 antagonist, or undesignated asthma medication, are to incur no

8 liability or professional discipline, except for willful and

9 wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the

10 administration of asthma medication, an epinephrine injector,

11 or an opioid antagonist regardless of whether authorization

12 was given by the pupil's parents or guardians or by the pupil's

13 physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice

14 registered nurse. The parents or guardians of the pupil must

15 sign a statement acknowledging that the school district,

16 public school, charter school, or nonpublic school and its

17 employees and agents are to incur no liability, except for

18 willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising

19 from the administration of asthma medication, an epinephrine

20 injector, or an opioid antagonist regardless of whether

21 authorization was given by the pupil's parents or guardians or

22 by the pupil's physician, physician assistant, or advanced

23 practice registered nurse and that the parents or guardians

24 must indemnify and hold harmless the school district, public

25 school, charter school, or nonpublic school and its employees

26 and agents against any claims, except a claim based on willful

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1 and wanton conduct, arising out of the administration of

2 asthma medication, an epinephrine injector, or an opioid

3 antagonist regardless of whether authorization was given by

4 the pupil's parents or guardians or by the pupil's physician,

5 physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse.

6 (c-5) When a school nurse or trained personnel administers

7 an undesignated epinephrine injector to a person whom the

8 school nurse or trained personnel in good faith believes is

9 having an anaphylactic reaction, administers an opioid

10 antagonist to a person whom the school nurse or trained

11 personnel in good faith believes is having an opioid overdose,

12 or administers undesignated asthma medication to a person whom

13 the school nurse or trained personnel in good faith believes

14 is having respiratory distress, notwithstanding the lack of

15 notice to the parents or guardians of the pupil or the absence

16 of the parents or guardians signed statement acknowledging no

17 liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, the school

18 district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school

19 and its employees and agents, and a physician, a physician

20 assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse providing

21 standing protocol and a prescription for undesignated

22 epinephrine injectors, an opioid antagonist, or undesignated

23 asthma medication, are to incur no liability or professional

24 discipline, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result

25 of any injury arising from the use of an undesignated

26 epinephrine injector, the use of an opioid antagonist, or the

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1 use of undesignated asthma medication, regardless of whether

2 authorization was given by the pupil's parents or guardians or

3 by the pupil's physician, physician assistant, or advanced

4 practice registered nurse.

5 (d) The permission for self-administration and self-carry

6 of asthma medication or the self-administration and self-carry

7 of an epinephrine injector is effective for the school year

8 for which it is granted and shall be renewed each subsequent

9 school year upon fulfillment of the requirements of this

10 Section.

11 (e) Provided that the requirements of this Section are

12 fulfilled, a pupil with asthma may self-administer and

13 self-carry his or her asthma medication or a pupil may

14 self-administer and self-carry an epinephrine injector (i)

15 while in school, (ii) while at a school-sponsored activity,

16 (iii) while under the supervision of school personnel, or (iv)

17 before or after normal school activities, such as while in

18 before-school or after-school care on school-operated property

19 or while being transported on a school bus.

20 (e-5) Provided that the requirements of this Section are

21 fulfilled, a school nurse or trained personnel may administer

22 an undesignated epinephrine injector to any person whom the

23 school nurse or trained personnel in good faith believes to be

24 having an anaphylactic reaction (i) while in school, (ii)

25 while at a school-sponsored activity, (iii) while under the

26 supervision of school personnel, or (iv) before or after

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1 normal school activities, such as while in before-school or

2 after-school care on school-operated property or while being

3 transported on a school bus. A school nurse or trained

4 personnel may carry undesignated epinephrine injectors on his

5 or her person while in school or at a school-sponsored

6 activity.

7 (e-10) Provided that the requirements of this Section are

8 fulfilled, a school nurse or trained personnel may administer

9 an opioid antagonist to any person whom the school nurse or

10 trained personnel in good faith believes to be having an

11 opioid overdose (i) while in school, (ii) while at a

12 school-sponsored activity, (iii) while under the supervision

13 of school personnel, or (iv) before or after normal school

14 activities, such as while in before-school or after-school

15 care on school-operated property. A school nurse or trained

16 personnel may carry an opioid antagonist on his or her person

17 while in school or at a school-sponsored activity.

18 (e-15) If the requirements of this Section are met, a

19 school nurse or trained personnel may administer undesignated

20 asthma medication to any person whom the school nurse or

21 trained personnel in good faith believes to be experiencing

22 respiratory distress (i) while in school, (ii) while at a

23 school-sponsored activity, (iii) while under the supervision

24 of school personnel, or (iv) before or after normal school

25 activities, including before-school or after-school care on

26 school-operated property. A school nurse or trained personnel

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1 may carry undesignated asthma medication on his or her person

2 while in school or at a school-sponsored activity.

3 (f) The school district, public school, charter school, or

4 nonpublic school may maintain a supply of undesignated

5 epinephrine injectors in any secure location that is

6 accessible before, during, and after school where an allergic

7 person is most at risk, including, but not limited to,

8 classrooms and lunchrooms. A physician, a physician assistant

9 who has prescriptive authority in accordance with Section 7.5

10 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, or an

11 advanced practice registered nurse who has prescriptive

12 authority in accordance with Section 65-40 of the Nurse

13 Practice Act may prescribe undesignated epinephrine injectors

14 in the name of the school district, public school, charter

15 school, or nonpublic school to be maintained for use when

16 necessary. Any supply of epinephrine injectors shall be

17 maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

18 The school district, public school, charter school, or

19 nonpublic school may maintain a supply of an opioid antagonist

20 in any secure location where an individual may have an opioid

21 overdose. A health care professional who has been delegated

22 prescriptive authority for opioid antagonists in accordance

23 with Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act may

24 prescribe opioid antagonists in the name of the school

25 district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school,

26 to be maintained for use when necessary. Any supply of opioid

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1 antagonists shall be maintained in accordance with the

2 manufacturer's instructions.

3 The school district, public school, charter school, or

4 nonpublic school may maintain a supply of asthma medication in

5 any secure location that is accessible before, during, or

6 after school where a person is most at risk, including, but not

7 limited to, a classroom or the nurse's office. A physician, a

8 physician assistant who has prescriptive authority under

9 Section 7.5 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987,

10 or an advanced practice registered nurse who has prescriptive

11 authority under Section 65-40 of the Nurse Practice Act may

12 prescribe undesignated asthma medication in the name of the

13 school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic

14 school to be maintained for use when necessary. Any supply of

15 undesignated asthma medication must be maintained in

16 accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

17 (f-3) Whichever entity initiates the process of obtaining

18 undesignated epinephrine injectors and providing training to

19 personnel for carrying and administering undesignated

20 epinephrine injectors shall pay for the costs of the

21 undesignated epinephrine injectors.

22 (f-5) Upon any administration of an epinephrine injector,

23 a school district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic

24 school must immediately activate the EMS system and notify the

25 student's parent, guardian, or emergency contact, if known.

26 Upon any administration of an opioid antagonist, a school

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1 district, public school, charter school, or nonpublic school

2 must immediately activate the EMS system and notify the

3 student's parent, guardian, or emergency contact, if known.

4 (f-10) Within 24 hours of the administration of an

5 undesignated epinephrine injector, a school district, public

6 school, charter school, or nonpublic school must notify the

7 physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice

8 registered nurse who provided the standing protocol and a

9 prescription for the undesignated epinephrine injector of its

10 use.

11 Within 24 hours after the administration of an opioid

12 antagonist, a school district, public school, charter school,

13 or nonpublic school must notify the health care professional

14 who provided the prescription for the opioid antagonist of its

15 use.

16 Within 24 hours after the administration of undesignated

17 asthma medication, a school district, public school, charter

18 school, or nonpublic school must notify the student's parent

19 or guardian or emergency contact, if known, and the physician,

20 physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who

21 provided the standing protocol and a prescription for the

22 undesignated asthma medication of its use. The district or

23 school must follow up with the school nurse, if available, and

24 may, with the consent of the child's parent or guardian,

25 notify the child's health care provider of record, as

26 determined under this Section, of its use.

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1 (g) Prior to the administration of an undesignated

2 epinephrine injector, trained personnel must submit to the

3 school's administration proof of completion of a training

4 curriculum to recognize and respond to anaphylaxis that meets

5 the requirements of subsection (h) of this Section. Training

6 must be completed annually. The school district, public

7 school, charter school, or nonpublic school must maintain

8 records related to the training curriculum and trained

9 personnel.

10 Prior to the administration of an opioid antagonist,

11 trained personnel must submit to the school's administration

12 proof of completion of a training curriculum to recognize and

13 respond to an opioid overdose, which curriculum must meet the

14 requirements of subsection (h-5) of this Section. Training

15 must be completed annually. Trained personnel must also submit

16 to the school's administration proof of cardiopulmonary

17 resuscitation and automated external defibrillator

18 certification. The school district, public school, charter

19 school, or nonpublic school must maintain records relating to

20 the training curriculum and the trained personnel.

21 Prior to the administration of undesignated asthma

22 medication, trained personnel must submit to the school's

23 administration proof of completion of a training curriculum to

24 recognize and respond to respiratory distress, which must meet

25 the requirements of subsection (h-10) of this Section.

26 Training must be completed annually, and the school district,

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1 public school, charter school, or nonpublic school must

2 maintain records relating to the training curriculum and the

3 trained personnel.

4 (h) A training curriculum to recognize and respond to

5 anaphylaxis, including the administration of an undesignated

6 epinephrine injector, may be conducted online or in person.

7 Training shall include, but is not limited to:

8 (1) how to recognize signs and symptoms of an allergic

9 reaction, including anaphylaxis;

10 (2) how to administer an epinephrine injector; and

11 (3) a test demonstrating competency of the knowledge

12 required to recognize anaphylaxis and administer an

13 epinephrine injector.

14 Training may also include, but is not limited to:

15 (A) a review of high-risk areas within a school and

16 its related facilities;

17 (B) steps to take to prevent exposure to allergens;

18 (C) emergency follow-up procedures, including the

19 importance of calling 9-1-1 or, if 9-1-1 is not available,

20 other local emergency medical services;

21 (D) how to respond to a student with a known allergy,

22 as well as a student with a previously unknown allergy;

23 (E) other criteria as determined in rules adopted

24 pursuant to this Section; and

25 (F) any policy developed by the State Board of

26 Education under Section 2-3.190.

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1 In consultation with statewide professional organizations

2 representing physicians licensed to practice medicine in all

3 of its branches, registered nurses, and school nurses, the

4 State Board of Education shall make available resource

5 materials consistent with criteria in this subsection (h) for

6 educating trained personnel to recognize and respond to

7 anaphylaxis. The State Board may take into consideration the

8 curriculum on this subject developed by other states, as well

9 as any other curricular materials suggested by medical experts

10 and other groups that work on life-threatening allergy issues.

11 The State Board is not required to create new resource

12 materials. The State Board shall make these resource materials

13 available on its Internet website.

14 (h-5) A training curriculum to recognize and respond to an

15 opioid overdose, including the administration of an opioid

16 antagonist, may be conducted online or in person. The training

17 must comply with any training requirements under Section 5-23

18 of the Substance Use Disorder Act and the corresponding rules.

19 It must include, but is not limited to:

20 (1) how to recognize symptoms of an opioid overdose;

21 (2) information on drug overdose prevention and

22 recognition;

23 (3) how to perform rescue breathing and resuscitation;

24 (4) how to respond to an emergency involving an opioid

25 overdose;

26 (5) opioid antagonist dosage and administration;

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1 (6) the importance of calling 9-1-1 or, if 9-1-1 is

2 not available, other local emergency medical services;

3 (7) care for the overdose victim after administration

4 of the overdose antagonist;

5 (8) a test demonstrating competency of the knowledge

6 required to recognize an opioid overdose and administer a

7 dose of an opioid antagonist; and

8 (9) other criteria as determined in rules adopted

9 pursuant to this Section.

10 (h-10) A training curriculum to recognize and respond to

11 respiratory distress, including the administration of

12 undesignated asthma medication, may be conducted online or in

13 person. The training must include, but is not limited to:

14 (1) how to recognize symptoms of respiratory distress

15 and how to distinguish respiratory distress from

16 anaphylaxis;

17 (2) how to respond to an emergency involving

18 respiratory distress;

19 (3) asthma medication dosage and administration;

20 (4) the importance of calling 9-1-1 or, if 9-1-1 is

21 not available, other local emergency medical services;

22 (5) a test demonstrating competency of the knowledge

23 required to recognize respiratory distress and administer

24 asthma medication; and

25 (6) other criteria as determined in rules adopted

26 under this Section.

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1 (i) Within 3 days after the administration of an

2 undesignated epinephrine injector by a school nurse, trained

3 personnel, or a student at a school or school-sponsored

4 activity, the school must report to the State Board of

5 Education in a form and manner prescribed by the State Board

6 the following information:

7 (1) age and type of person receiving epinephrine

8 (student, staff, visitor);

9 (2) any previously known diagnosis of a severe

10 allergy;

11 (3) trigger that precipitated allergic episode;

12 (4) location where symptoms developed;

13 (5) number of doses administered;

14 (6) type of person administering epinephrine (school

15 nurse, trained personnel, student); and

16 (7) any other information required by the State Board.

17 If a school district, public school, charter school, or

18 nonpublic school maintains or has an independent contractor

19 providing transportation to students who maintains a supply of

20 undesignated epinephrine injectors, then the school district,

21 public school, charter school, or nonpublic school must report

22 that information to the State Board of Education upon adoption

23 or change of the policy of the school district, public school,

24 charter school, nonpublic school, or independent contractor,

25 in a manner as prescribed by the State Board. The report must

26 include the number of undesignated epinephrine injectors in

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1 supply.

2 (i-5) Within 3 days after the administration of an opioid

3 antagonist by a school nurse or trained personnel, the school

4 must report to the State Board of Education, in a form and

5 manner prescribed by the State Board, the following

6 information:

7 (1) the age and type of person receiving the opioid

8 antagonist (student, staff, or visitor);

9 (2) the location where symptoms developed;

10 (3) the type of person administering the opioid

11 antagonist (school nurse or trained personnel); and

12 (4) any other information required by the State Board.

13 (i-10) Within 3 days after the administration of

14 undesignated asthma medication by a school nurse, trained

15 personnel, or a student at a school or school-sponsored

16 activity, the school must report to the State Board of

17 Education, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the State

18 Board of Education, the following information:

19 (1) the age and type of person receiving the asthma

20 medication (student, staff, or visitor);

21 (2) any previously known diagnosis of asthma for the

22 person;

23 (3) the trigger that precipitated respiratory

24 distress, if identifiable;

25 (4) the location of where the symptoms developed;

26 (5) the number of doses administered;

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1 (6) the type of person administering the asthma

2 medication (school nurse, trained personnel, or student);

3 (7) the outcome of the asthma medication

4 administration; and

5 (8) any other information required by the State Board.

6 (j) By October 1, 2015 and every year thereafter, the

7 State Board of Education shall submit a report to the General

8 Assembly identifying the frequency and circumstances of

9 undesignated epinephrine and undesignated asthma medication

10 administration during the preceding academic year. Beginning

11 with the 2017 report, the report shall also contain

12 information on which school districts, public schools, charter

13 schools, and nonpublic schools maintain or have independent

14 contractors providing transportation to students who maintain

15 a supply of undesignated epinephrine injectors. This report

16 shall be published on the State Board's Internet website on

17 the date the report is delivered to the General Assembly.

18 (j-5) Annually, each school district, public school,

19 charter school, or nonpublic school shall request an asthma

20 action plan from the parents or guardians of a pupil with

21 asthma. If provided, the asthma action plan must be kept on

22 file in the office of the school nurse or, in the absence of a

23 school nurse, the school administrator. Copies of the asthma

24 action plan may be distributed to appropriate school staff who

25 interact with the pupil on a regular basis, and, if

26 applicable, may be attached to the pupil's federal Section 504

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1 plan or individualized education program plan.

2 (j-10) To assist schools with emergency response

3 procedures for asthma, the State Board of Education, in

4 consultation with statewide professional organizations with

5 expertise in asthma management and a statewide organization

6 representing school administrators, shall develop a model

7 asthma episode emergency response protocol before September 1,

8 2016. Each school district, charter school, and nonpublic

9 school shall adopt an asthma episode emergency response

10 protocol before January 1, 2017 that includes all of the

11 components of the State Board's model protocol.

12 (j-15) (Blank). ~~Every 2 years, school personnel who work~~

13 ~~with pupils shall complete an in-person or online training~~

14 ~~program on the management of asthma, the prevention of asthma~~

15 ~~symptoms, and emergency response in the school setting. In~~

16 ~~consultation with statewide professional organizations with~~

17 ~~expertise in asthma management, the State Board of Education~~

18 ~~shall make available resource materials for educating school~~

19 ~~personnel about asthma and emergency response in the school~~

20 ~~setting.~~

21 (j-20) On or before October 1, 2016 and every year

22 thereafter, the State Board of Education shall submit a report

23 to the General Assembly and the Department of Public Health

24 identifying the frequency and circumstances of opioid

25 antagonist administration during the preceding academic year.

26 This report shall be published on the State Board's Internet

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1 website on the date the report is delivered to the General

2 Assembly.

3 (k) The State Board of Education may adopt rules necessary

4 to implement this Section.

5 (l) Nothing in this Section shall limit the amount of

6 epinephrine injectors that any type of school or student may

7 carry or maintain a supply of.

8 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-413, eff. 8-20-21;

9 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

10 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.4)

11 Sec. 27-23.4. Violence prevention and conflict resolution

12 education.School districts shall provide instruction in

13 violence prevention and conflict resolution education for

14 grades kindergarten through 12 and may include such

15 instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein.

16 School districts may give regular school credit for

17 satisfactory completion by the student of such courses.

18 As used in this Section, "violence prevention and conflict

19 resolution education" means and includes instruction in the

20 following:

21 (1) The consequences of violent behavior.

22 (2) The causes of violent reactions to conflict.

23 (3) Nonviolent conflict resolution techniques.

24 (4) The relationship between drugs, alcohol and

25 violence.

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1 The State Board of Education shall prepare and make

2 available to all school boards instructional materials that

3 may be used as guidelines for development of a violence

4 prevention program under this Section, provided that each

5 school board shall determine the appropriate curriculum for

6 satisfying the requirements of this Section.~~The State Board~~

7 ~~of Education shall assist in training teachers to provide~~

8 ~~effective instruction in the violence prevention curriculum.~~

9 The State Board of Education and local school boards shall

10 not be required to implement the provisions of this Section

11 unless grants of funds are made available and are received

12 after July 1, 1993 from private sources or from the federal

13 government in amounts sufficient to enable the State Board and

14 local school boards to meet the requirements of this Section.

15 Any funds received by the State or a local educational agency

16 pursuant to the federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and

17 Communities Act of 1994 shall first be applied or appropriated

18 to meet the requirements and implement the provisions of this

19 Section.

20 (Source: P.A. 97-87, eff. 7-8-11.)

21 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.6)

22 Sec. 27-23.6. Anti-bias education.

23 (a) The General Assembly finds that there is a significant

24 increase in violence in the schools and that much of that

25 violence is the result of intergroup tensions. The General

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1 Assembly further finds that anti-bias education and intergroup

2 conflict resolution are effective methods for preventing

3 violence and lessening tensions in the schools and that these

4 methods are most effective when they are respectful of

5 individuals and their divergent viewpoints and religious

6 beliefs, which are protected by the First Amendment to the

7 Constitution of the United States.

8 (b) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, public

9 elementary and secondary schools may incorporate activities to

10 address intergroup conflict, with the objectives of improving

11 intergroup relations on and beyond the school campus, defusing

12 intergroup tensions, and promoting peaceful resolution of

13 conflict. The activities must be respectful of individuals and

14 their divergent viewpoints and religious beliefs, which are

15 protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the

16 United States.~~Such activities may include, but not be limited~~

17 ~~to, instruction and teacher training programs.~~

18 (c) A school board that adopts a policy to incorporate

19 activities to address intergroup conflict as authorized under

20 subsection (b) of this Section shall make information

21 available to the public that describes the manner in which the

22 board has implemented the authority granted to it in this

23 Section. The means for disseminating this information (i)

24 shall include posting the information on the school district's

25 Internet web site, if any, and making the information

26 available, upon request, in district offices, and (ii) may

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1 include without limitation incorporating the information in a

2 student handbook and including the information in a district

3 newsletter.

4 (Source: P.A. 92-763, eff. 8-6-02.)

5 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.10)

6 Sec. 27-23.10. Gang resistance education and training.

7 (a) (Blank). ~~The General Assembly finds that the instance~~

8 ~~of youth delinquent gangs continues to rise on a statewide~~

9 ~~basis. Given the higher rates of criminal offending among gang~~

10 ~~members, as well as the availability of increasingly lethal~~

11 ~~weapons, the level of criminal activity by gang members has~~

12 ~~taken on new importance for law enforcement agencies, schools,~~

13 ~~the community, and prevention efforts.~~

14 (b) As used in this Section:

15 "Gang resistance education and training" means and

16 includes instruction in, without limitation, each of the

17 following subject matters when accompanied by a stated

18 objective of reducing gang activity and educating children in

19 grades K through 12 about the consequences of gang

20 involvement:

21 (1) conflict resolution;

22 (2) cultural sensitivity;

23 (3) personal goal setting; and

24 (4) resisting peer pressure.

25 (c) Each school district and non-public, non-sectarian

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1 elementary or secondary school in this State may make suitable

2 provisions for instruction in gang resistance education and

3 training in all grades and include that instruction in the

4 courses of study regularly taught in those grades. For the

5 purposes of gang resistance education and training, a school

6 board or the governing body of a non-public, non-sectarian

7 elementary or secondary school must collaborate with State and

8 local law enforcement agencies. The State Board of Education

9 may assist in the development of instructional materials and

10 teacher training in relation to gang resistance education and

11 training.

12 (Source: P.A. 96-952, eff. 6-28-10.)

13 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.25)

14 Sec. 34-18.25. Psychotropic or psychostimulant medication;

15 disciplinary action.

16 (a) In this Section:

17 "Psychostimulant medication" means medication that

18 produces increased levels of mental and physical energy and

19 alertness and an elevated mood by stimulating the central

20 nervous system.

21 "Psychotropic medication" means psychotropic medication as

22 defined in Section 1-121.1 of the Mental Health and

23 Developmental Disabilities Code.

24 (b) The board must adopt and implement a policy that

25 prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally or in

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1 part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian to

2 administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or

3 psychostimulant medication to the student.

4 ~~The policy must require that, at least once every 2 years,~~

5 ~~the in-service training of certified school personnel and~~

6 ~~administrators include training on current best practices~~

7 ~~regarding the identification and treatment of attention~~

8 ~~deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,~~

9 ~~the application of non-aversive behavioral interventions in~~

10 ~~the school environment, and the use of psychotropic or~~

11 ~~psychostimulant medication for school-age children.~~

12 (c) This Section does not prohibit school medical staff,

13 an individualized educational program team, or aqualified

14 ~~professional~~worker (as defined in Section 14-1.10 of this

15 Code) from recommending that a student be evaluated by an

16 appropriate medical practitioner or prohibit school personnel

17 from consulting with the practitioner with the consent of the

18 student's parents or guardian.

19 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

20 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.7 rep.)

21 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.8 rep.)

22 Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing

23 Sections 34-18.7 and 34-18.8.

24 Section 15. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive

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1 Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3.10 as

2 follows:

3 (105 ILCS 110/3.10)

4 Sec. 3.10. Policy on teen dating violence.

5 (a) As used in this Section:

6 "Dating" or "dating relationship" means an ongoing social

7 relationship of a romantic or intimate nature between 2

8 persons. "Dating" or "dating relationship" does not include a

9 casual relationship or ordinary fraternization between 2

10 persons in a business or social context.

11 "Teen dating violence" means either of the following:

12 (1) A pattern of behavior in which a person uses or

13 threatens to use physical, mental, or emotional abuse to

14 control another person who is in a dating relationship

15 with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19

16 years of age.

17 (2) Behavior by which a person uses or threatens to

18 use sexual violence against another person who is in a

19 dating relationship with the person, where one or both

20 persons are 13 to 19 years of age.

21 (b) The school board of each public school district in

22 this State shall adopt a policy that does all of the following:

23 (1) States that teen dating violence is unacceptable

24 and is prohibited and that each student has the right to a

25 safe learning environment.

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1 (2) Incorporates age-appropriate education about teen

2 dating violence into new or existing training programs for

3 students in grades 7 through 12 ~~and school employees~~, as

4 recommended by the school officials identified under

5 subdivision (4) of this subsection (b).

6 (3) Establishes procedures for the manner in which

7 employees of a school are to respond to incidents of teen

8 dating violence that take place at the school, on school

9 grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles

10 used for school-provided transportation.

11 (4) Identifies by job title the school officials who

12 are responsible for receiving reports related to teen

13 dating violence.

14 (5) Notifies students and parents of the teen dating

15 violence policy adopted by the board.

16 (Source: P.A. 98-190, eff. 8-6-13.)

17 Section 20. The Care of Students with Diabetes Act is

18 amended by changing Section 25 as follows:

19 (105 ILCS 145/25)

20 Sec. 25. Training for school employees and delegated care

21 aides.

22 (a) Professional educator licensees, educational support

23 personnel, and non-licensed school personnel ~~In schools that~~

24 ~~have a student with diabetes, all school employees~~ shall

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1 receive training in the basics of diabetes care, how to

2 identify when a student with diabetes needs immediate or

3 emergency medical attention, and whom to contact in the case

4 of an emergency as outlined in Section 10-22.39, 3-11, and

5 21B-45 ~~during regular inservice training under Section 3-11~~ of

6 the School Code.

7 (b) Delegated care aides shall be trained to perform the

8 tasks necessary to assist a student with diabetes in

9 accordance with his or her diabetes care plan, including

10 training to do the following:

11 (1) check blood glucose and record results;

12 (2) recognize and respond to the symptoms of

13 hypoglycemia according to the diabetes care plan;

14 (3) recognize and respond to the symptoms of

15 hyperglycemia according to the diabetes care plan;

16 (4) estimate the number of carbohydrates in a snack or

17 lunch;

18 (5) administer insulin according to the student's

19 diabetes care plan and keep a record of the amount

20 administered; and

21 (6) respond in an emergency, including administering

22 glucagon and calling 911.

23 (c) The school district shall coordinate delegated care

24 aid ~~staff~~ training.

25 (d) Initial training of a delegated care aide shall be

26 provided by a licensed healthcare provider with expertise in

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1 diabetes or a certified diabetic educator and individualized

2 by a student's parent or guardian. Training must be consistent

3 with the guidelines provided by the U.S. Department of Health

4 and Human Services in the guide for school personnel entitled

5 "Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed". The training

6 shall be updated when the diabetes care plan is changed and at

7 least annually.

8 (e) School nurses, where available, or health care

9 providers may provide technical assistance or consultation or

10 both to delegated care aides.

11 (f) An information sheet shall be provided to any school

12 employee who transports a student for school-sponsored

13 activities. It shall identify the student with diabetes,

14 identify potential emergencies that may occur as a result of

15 the student's diabetes and the appropriate responses to such

16 emergencies, and provide emergency contact information.

17 (Source: P.A. 101-428, eff. 8-19-19.)

18 Section 25. The Seizure Smart School Act is amended by

19 changing Section 25 as follows:

20 (105 ILCS 150/25)

21 Sec. 25. Training for school employees and delegated care

22 aides.

23 (a) Professional educator licensees, educational support

24 personnel, and non-licensed school personnel ~~During an~~

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1 ~~inservice training workshop under Section 3-11 of the School~~

2 ~~Code, all school employees~~ shall receive training in the

3 basics of seizure recognition and first aid and appropriate

4 emergency protocols as outlined in Section 10-22.39, 3-11, and

5 21B-45 of the School Code. The training must be fully

6 consistent with the best practice guidelines issued by the

7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

8 (b) In a school in which at least one student with epilepsy

9 is enrolled, a delegated care aide must be trained to perform

10 the tasks necessary to assist the student in accordance with

11 his or her seizure action plan.

12 (c) The training of a delegated care aide must be provided

13 by a licensed health care provider with an expertise in

14 epilepsy or an epilepsy educator who has successfully

15 completed the relevant curricula offered by the Centers for

16 Disease Control and Prevention.

17 (d) If applicable, a seizure action plan must be provided

18 to any school employee who transports a student with epilepsy

19 to a school-sponsored activity.

20 (Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20.)

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INDEX

Statutes amended in order of appearance