Bill Text: IL SB3261 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service training for all school district employees on how to identify trafficking in persons under the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes technical changes having a revisory function. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-15 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3261 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3261-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3261 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-22.39
105 ILCS 5/34-18.85 new
Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service training for all school district employees on how to identify trafficking in persons under the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes technical changes having a revisory function. Effective immediately.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
10-22.39 and by adding Section 34-18.85 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-41 and P.A.
103-542)
Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
(a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.
(b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
programs, at least once every 2 years, licensed school
personnel and administrators who work with pupils in
kindergarten through grade 12 shall be trained to identify the
warning signs of mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior
in youth and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
referral techniques. A school district may utilize the
Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program, established
under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act and
administered by certified instructors trained by a national
association recognized as an authority in behavioral health,
to provide the training and meet the requirements under this
subsection. If licensed school personnel or an administrator

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obtains mental health first aid training outside of an
in-service training program, he or she may present a
certificate of successful completion of the training to the
school district to satisfy the requirements of this
subsection.
Training regarding the implementation of trauma-informed
practices satisfies the requirements of this subsection (b).
A course of instruction as described in this subsection
(b) must include the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive
learning environments, and whole child set forth in subsection
(b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and may provide information
that is relevant to and within the scope of the duties of
licensed school personnel or school administrators. Such
information may include, but is not limited to:
(1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
and staff;
(2) the relationship between educator wellness and
student learning;
(3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
learning;
(4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
higher risk of experiencing trauma;
(5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
recognizing trauma among various student groups in
connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual

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orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
factors; and
(6) effective district practices that are shown to:
(A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
trauma on student behavior and learning; and
(B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
(c) School counselors, nurses, teachers and other school
personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic
knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its
causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing
its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources
of counseling and referral, and any other information that may
be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such
pupils. The School Board shall supervise such training. The
State Board of Education and the Department of Public Health
shall jointly develop standards for such training.
(d) In this subsection (d):
"Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
of 1986.
"Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20,
11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5,

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12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including
sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
teachers, school social workers, school counselors, school
psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons
with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs
of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training
concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth
victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or
sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to
appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs,
and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school
district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to
such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school
personnel must be trained to understand, provide information
and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are
parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual
violence.
(e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and

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management.
(f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
for all personnel.
(g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
conduct in-service training for all school district employees
on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
requirements under this subsection by using the training,
including online training, available from the American College
of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
School district employees who are trained to respond to
trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
training for all school district employees on how to identify
trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
of 2012.
(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-128, eff. 6-30-23; 103-413, eff.
1-1-24; revised 11-27-23.)

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(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-542 but
before amendment by P.A. 103-41)
Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
(a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers,
administrators, and school support personnel.
(b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
programs listed in this Section, teachers, administrators, and
school support personnel who work with pupils must be trained
in the following topics: health conditions of students;
social-emotional learning; developing cultural competency;
identifying warning signs of mental illness and suicidal
behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence and the needs
of expectant and parenting youth; protections and
accommodations for students; educator ethics; responding to
child sexual abuse and grooming behavior; and effective
instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution.
In-service training programs in these topics shall be credited
toward hours of professional development required for license
renewal as outlined in subsection (e) of Section 21B-45.
School support personnel may be exempt from in-service
training if the training is not relevant to the work they do.
Nurses and school nurses, as defined by Section 10-22.23,
are exempt from training required in subsection (b-5).
Beginning July 1, 2024, all teachers, administrators, and
school support personnel shall complete training as outlined

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in Section 10-22.39 during an in-service training program
conducted by their school board or through other training
opportunities, including, but not limited to, institutes under
Section 3-11. Such training must be completed within 6 months
of employment by a school board and renewed at least once every
5 years, unless required more frequently by other State or
federal law or in accordance with this Section. If teachers,
administrators, or school support personnel obtain training
outside of an in-service training program or from a previous
public school district or nonpublic school employer, they may
present documentation showing current compliance with this
subsection to satisfy the requirement of receiving training
within 6 months of first being employed. Training may be
delivered through online, asynchronous means.
(b-5) Training regarding health conditions of students for
staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
limited to:
(1) Chronic health conditions of students.
(2) Anaphylactic reactions and management. Such
training shall be conducted by persons with expertise in
anaphylactic reactions and management.
(3) The management of asthma, the prevention of asthma
symptoms, and emergency response in the school setting.
(4) The basics of seizure recognition and first aid
and appropriate emergency protocols. Such training must be
fully consistent with the best practice guidelines issued

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by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(5) The basics of diabetes care, how to identify when
a student with diabetes needs immediate or emergency
medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an
emergency.
(6) Current best practices regarding the
identification and treatment of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder.
(7) Instruction on how to respond to an incident
involving life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable,
how to use a school's trauma kit. Beginning with the
2024-2025 school year, training on life-threatening
bleeding must be completed within 6 months of the employee
first being employed by a school board and renewed within
2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
first being employed by a school board and renewed at
least once every 5 years thereafter.
In consultation with professional organizations with
expertise in student health issues, including, but not limited
to, asthma management, anaphylactic reactions, seizure
recognition, and diabetes care, the State Board of Education
shall make available resource materials for educating school
personnel about student health conditions and emergency
response in the school setting.
A school board may satisfy the life-threatening bleeding

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training under this subsection by using the training,
including online training, available from the American College
of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
(b-10) The training regarding social-emotional learning,
for staff required by this Section may include, at a minimum,
providing education to all school personnel about the content
of the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, how
those standards apply to everyday school interactions, and
examples of how social emotional learning can be integrated
into instructional practices across all grades and subjects.
(b-15) The training regarding developing cultural
competency for staff required by this Section shall include,
but is not limited to, understanding and reducing implicit
bias, including implicit racial bias. As used in this
subsection, "implicit racial bias" has the meaning set forth
in Section 10-20.61.
(b-20) The training regarding identifying warning signs of
mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth for
staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
limited to, appropriate intervention and referral techniques,
including resources and guidelines as outlined in Section
2-3.166, and must include the definitions of trauma,
trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.
Illinois Mental Health First Aid training, established
under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act, may

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satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
If teachers, administrators, or school support personnel
obtain mental health first aid training outside of an
in-service training program, they may present a certificate of
successful completion of the training to the school district
to satisfy the requirements of this subsection. Training
regarding the implementation of trauma-informed practices
satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
(b-25) As used in this subsection:
"Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
of 1986.
"Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
1961 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
12-15, and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including
sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
The training regarding domestic and sexual violence and
the needs of expectant and parenting youth for staff required
by this Section must be conducted by persons with expertise in
domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and
parenting youth, and shall include, but is not limited to:

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(1) communicating with and listening to youth victims
of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting
youth;
(2) connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual
violence and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate
in-school services and other agencies, programs, and
services as needed;
(3) implementing the school district's policies,
procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth,
including confidentiality; at . At a minimum, school
personnel must be trained to understand, provide
information and referrals, and address issues pertaining
to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
domestic or sexual violence; and
(4) procedures for responding to incidents of teen
dating violence that take place at the school, on school
grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles
used for school-provided transportation as outlined in
Section 3.10 of the Critical Health Problems and
Comprehensive Health Education Act.
(b-30) The training regarding protections and
accommodations for students shall include, but is not limited
to, instruction on the federal Americans with Disabilities
Act, as it pertains to the school environment, and
homelessness. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year,
training on homelessness must be completed within 6 months of

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an employee first being employed by a school board and renewed
within 2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
first being employed by a school board and renewed at least
once every 5 years thereafter. Training on homelessness shall
include the following:
(1) the definition of homeless children and youths
under 42 U.S.C. 11434a;
(2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
(3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
under State and federal law;
(4) the steps to take when a homeless or
housing-insecure student is identified; and
(5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
name and contact number of the school or school district
homeless liaison.
School boards may work with a community-based organization
that specializes in working with homeless children and youth
to develop and provide the training.
(b-35) The training regarding educator ethics and
responding to child sexual abuse and grooming behavior shall
include, but is not limited to, teacher-student conduct,
school employee-student conduct, and evidence-informed
training on preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding
to child sexual abuse and grooming as outlined in Section
10-23.13.

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(b-40) The training regarding effective instruction in
violence prevention and conflict resolution required by this
Section shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements
of Section 27-23.4.
(b-45) (c) Beginning July 1, 2024, all nonpublic
elementary and secondary school teachers, administrators, and
school support personnel shall complete the training set forth
in subsection (b-5). Training must be completed within 6
months of first being employed by a nonpublic school and
renewed at least once every 5 years, unless required more
frequently by other State or federal law. If nonpublic
teachers, administrators, or school support personnel obtain
training from a public school district or nonpublic school
employer, the teacher, administrator, or school support
personnel may present documentation to the nonpublic school
showing current compliance with this subsection to satisfy the
requirement of receiving training within 6 months of first
being employed. must include the definitions of trauma,
trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and
(c) (Blank).
(d) (Blank).
(e) (Blank).
(f) (Blank).
(g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
conduct in-service training for all school district employees

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on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
requirements under this subsection by using the training,
including online training, available from the American College
of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
School district employees who are trained to respond to
trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
training for all school district employees on how to identify
trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
of 2012.
(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-128, eff. 6-30-23; 103-413, eff.
1-1-24; 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563
for effective date of P.A. 103-542); revised 11-27-23.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-41)
Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
(a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers,
administrators, and school support personnel.
(b) In addition to other topics at in-service training

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programs listed in this Section, teachers, administrators, and
school support personnel who work with pupils must be trained
in the following topics: health conditions of students;
social-emotional learning; developing cultural competency;
identifying warning signs of mental illness and suicidal
behavior in youth; domestic and sexual violence and the needs
of expectant and parenting youth; protections and
accommodations for students; educator ethics; responding to
child sexual abuse and grooming behavior; and effective
instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution.
In-service training programs in these topics shall be credited
toward hours of professional development required for license
renewal as outlined in subsection (e) of Section 21B-45.
School support personnel may be exempt from in-service
training if the training is not relevant to the work they do.
Nurses and school nurses, as defined by Section 10-22.23,
are exempt from training required in subsection (b-5).
Beginning July 1, 2024, all teachers, administrators, and
school support personnel shall complete training as outlined
in Section 10-22.39 during an in-service training program
conducted by their school board or through other training
opportunities, including, but not limited to, institutes under
Section 3-11. Such training must be completed within 6 months
of employment by a school board and renewed at least once every
5 years, unless required more frequently by other State or
federal law or in accordance with this Section. If teachers,

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administrators, or school support personnel obtain training
outside of an in-service training program or from a previous
public school district or nonpublic school employer, they may
present documentation showing current compliance with this
subsection to satisfy the requirement of receiving training
within 6 months of first being employed. Training may be
delivered through online, asynchronous means.
(b-5) Training regarding health conditions of students for
staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
limited to:
(1) Chronic health conditions of students.
(2) Anaphylactic reactions and management. Such
training shall be conducted by persons with expertise in
anaphylactic reactions and management.
(3) The management of asthma, the prevention of asthma
symptoms, and emergency response in the school setting.
(4) The basics of seizure recognition and first aid
and appropriate emergency protocols. Such training must be
fully consistent with the best practice guidelines issued
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(5) The basics of diabetes care, how to identify when
a student with diabetes needs immediate or emergency
medical attention, and whom to contact in the case of an
emergency.
(6) Current best practices regarding the
identification and treatment of attention deficit

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hyperactivity disorder.
(7) Instruction on how to respond to an incident
involving life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable,
how to use a school's trauma kit. Beginning with the
2024-2025 school year, training on life-threatening
bleeding must be completed within 6 months of the employee
first being employed by a school board and renewed within
2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
first being employed by a school board and renewed at
least once every 5 years thereafter.
In consultation with professional organizations with
expertise in student health issues, including, but not limited
to, asthma management, anaphylactic reactions, seizure
recognition, and diabetes care, the State Board of Education
shall make available resource materials for educating school
personnel about student health conditions and emergency
response in the school setting.
A school board may satisfy the life-threatening bleeding
training under this subsection by using the training,
including online training, available from the American College
of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
(b-10) The training regarding social-emotional learning,
for staff required by this Section may include, at a minimum,
providing education to all school personnel about the content
of the Illinois Social and Emotional Learning Standards, how

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those standards apply to everyday school interactions, and
examples of how social emotional learning can be integrated
into instructional practices across all grades and subjects.
(b-15) The training regarding developing cultural
competency for staff required by this Section shall include,
but is not limited to, understanding and reducing implicit
bias, including implicit racial bias. As used in this
subsection, "implicit racial bias" has the meaning set forth
in Section 10-20.61.
(b-20) The training regarding identifying warning signs of
mental illness, trauma, and suicidal behavior in youth for
staff required by this Section shall include, but is not
limited to, appropriate intervention and referral techniques,
including resources and guidelines as outlined in Section
2-3.166, and must include the definitions of trauma,
trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.
Illinois Mental Health First Aid training, established
under the Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act, may
satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
If teachers, administrators, or school support personnel
obtain mental health first aid training outside of an
in-service training program, they may present a certificate of
successful completion of the training to the school district
to satisfy the requirements of this subsection. Training
regarding the implementation of trauma-informed practices

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satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
(b-25) As used in this subsection:
"Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
of 1986.
"Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of
1961 or in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50,
11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1,
12-15, and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including
sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to
the victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who
are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
The training regarding domestic and sexual violence and
the needs of expectant and parenting youth for staff required
by this Section must be conducted by persons with expertise in
domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and
parenting youth, and shall include, but is not limited to:
(1) communicating with and listening to youth victims
of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting
youth;
(2) connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual
violence and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate
in-school services and other agencies, programs, and
services as needed;

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(3) implementing the school district's policies,
procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth,
including confidentiality; at . At a minimum, school
personnel must be trained to understand, provide
information and referrals, and address issues pertaining
to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of
domestic or sexual violence; and
(4) procedures for responding to incidents of teen
dating violence that take place at the school, on school
grounds, at school-sponsored activities, or in vehicles
used for school-provided transportation as outlined in
Section 3.10 of the Critical Health Problems and
Comprehensive Health Education Act.
(b-30) The training regarding protections and
accommodations for students shall include, but is not limited
to, instruction on the federal Americans with Disabilities
Act, as it pertains to the school environment, and
homelessness. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year,
training on homelessness must be completed within 6 months of
an employee first being employed by a school board and renewed
within 2 years. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the
training must be completed within 6 months of the employee
first being employed by a school board and renewed at least
once every 5 years thereafter. Training on homelessness shall
include the following:
(1) the definition of homeless children and youths

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under 42 U.S.C. 11434a;
(2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
(3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
under State and federal law;
(4) the steps to take when a homeless or
housing-insecure student is identified; and
(5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
name and contact number of the school or school district
homeless liaison.
School boards may work with a community-based organization
that specializes in working with homeless children and youth
to develop and provide the training.
(b-35) The training regarding educator ethics and
responding to child sexual abuse and grooming behavior shall
include, but is not limited to, teacher-student conduct,
school employee-student conduct, and evidence-informed
training on preventing, recognizing, reporting, and responding
to child sexual abuse and grooming as outlined in Section
10-23.13.
(b-40) The training regarding effective instruction in
violence prevention and conflict resolution required by this
Section shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements
of Section 27-23.4.
(b-45) (c) Beginning July 1, 2024, all nonpublic
elementary and secondary school teachers, administrators, and
school support personnel shall complete the training set forth

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in subsection (b-5). Training must be completed within 6
months of first being employed by a nonpublic school and
renewed at least once every 5 years, unless required more
frequently by other State or federal law. If nonpublic
teachers, administrators, or school support personnel obtain
training from a public school district or nonpublic school
employer, the teacher, administrator, or school support
personnel may present documentation to the nonpublic school
showing current compliance with this subsection to satisfy the
requirement of receiving training within 6 months of first
being employed. must include the definitions of trauma,
trauma-responsive learning environments, and whole child set
forth in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code and
(c) (Blank).
(d) (Blank).
(e) (Blank).
(f) (Blank).
(g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
conduct in-service training for all school district employees
on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include
instruction on how to respond to an incident involving
life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a
school's trauma kit. A school board may satisfy the training
requirements under this subsection by using the training,
including online training, available from the American College
of Surgeons or any other similar organization.

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School district employees who are trained to respond to
trauma pursuant to this subsection (g) shall be immune from
civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action
constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(h) (g) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
conduct in-service training on homelessness for all school
personnel. The training shall include:
(1) the definition of homeless children and youth
under Section 11434a of Title 42 of the United States
Code;
(2) the signs of homelessness and housing insecurity;
(3) the rights of students experiencing homelessness
under State and federal law;
(4) the steps to take when a homeless or
housing-insecure student is identified; and
(5) the appropriate referral techniques, including the
name and contact number of the school or school district
homeless liaison.
A school board may work with a community-based
organization that specializes in working with homeless
children and youth to develop and provide the training.
(i) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
once every 2 years, a school board shall conduct in-service
training for all school district employees on how to identify
trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
of 2012.

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(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-638, eff. 1-1-23;
102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-41, eff. 8-20-24; 103-128, eff.
6-30-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24; 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see
Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for effective date of P.A.
103-542); revised 11-27-23.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.85 new)
Sec. 34-18.85. Training on identifying trafficking in
persons. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, at least
once every 2 years, the board shall conduct in-service
training for all school district employees on how to identify
trafficking in persons under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code
of 2012.
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.