Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 267
_____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-19-3-11.
Synopsis: Education concerning child abuse. Requires the department
of education, in collaboration with organizations that have expertise in
child sexual abuse, to identify or develop model education materials,
response policies, and reporting procedures on child sexual abuse.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 4, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
additions will appear in
this style type, and deletions will appear in
this style type.
Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in
this style type. Also, the
word
NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in
this style type or
this style type reconciles conflicts
between statutes enacted by the 2011 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
SENATE BILL No. 267
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 20-19-3-11; (12)IN0267.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 20-19-3-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2012]:
Sec. 11. (a) The department, in collaboration with
organizations that have expertise in child sexual abuse, shall
identify or develop:
(1) model educational materials on child sexual abuse; and
(2) a model for child sexual abuse response policies and
reporting procedures.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2013, the department shall make the
models developed or identified under this section available to assist
schools with the implementation of:
(1) child sexual abuse education programs in prekindergarten
through grade 5; and
(2) child sexual abuse response and reporting policies.
(c) The model educational materials on child sexual abuse
identified or developed under subsection (a) may include the
following topics:
(1) Warning signs of a child who is being sexually abused.
(2) The basic principles of child sexual abuse prevention.
(3) Methods of student, teacher, and parental education and
outreach.
(d) The model child sexual abuse response and reporting policies
referred to in subsection (b) may include the following topics:
(1) Actions that a child who is a victim of sexual abuse may
take to obtain assistance.
(2) Interventions.
(3) Counseling options.
(4) Educational support available for a child who is a victim
of sexual abuse to continue to be successful in school.
(5) Reporting procedures.