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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.

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    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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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

SOURCE: IC 20-19-3-11; (12)SB0267.1.1. -->     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 the department of child services and organizations that have expertise in child abuse, including child sexual abuse, shall identify or develop:
        (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.