Bill Text: IN SB0267 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Education concerning child abuse.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-14 - Signed by the Governor [SB0267 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0267-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 20-19.
Synopsis: Education concerning child abuse. Requires the department
of education, in collaboration with the department of child services and
organizations that have expertise in child abuse, including child sexual
abuse, to identify or develop model education materials, response
policies, and reporting procedures on child abuse, including child
sexual abuse, for use by schools for grade 2 through grade 5.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 4, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
January 26, 2012, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
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(1) research and evidence based model educational materials on child abuse and child sexual abuse; and
(2) a model for child abuse and child sexual abuse response policies and reporting procedures.
To identify or develop models under this subsection, the department may not hire additional staff members or expend funds not already included in the department's budget.
(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 abuse and child sexual abuse education programs in
grade 2 through grade 5; and
(2) child abuse and child sexual abuse response and reporting
policies.
(c) The model educational materials on child abuse and child
sexual abuse identified or developed under subsection (a) may
include the following topics:
(1) Warning signs of a child who is being abused or sexually
abused.
(2) The basic principles of child abuse and child sexual abuse
prevention.
(3) Methods of student, teacher, and parental education and
outreach.
(d) The model child abuse and 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 abuse or sexual
abuse may take to obtain assistance.
(2) Interventions.
(3) Counseling options.
(4) Educational support available for a child who is a victim
of abuse or sexual abuse to continue to be successful in school.
(5) Reporting procedures.
(e) A school that chooses to use the model educational materials
developed under subsection (a) shall inform the parents of students
in the grade levels in which the materials will be used, in writing
and by posting on the school's Internet web site, that a parent may:
(1) examine and review the model educational materials
before the materials are taught; and
(2) choose to remove the parent's child from a class in which
the model educational materials are taught.
