Bill Text: IL HB3086 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. With regard to the Emotional Intelligence and Social and Emotional Learning Task Force, provides that the curriculum and assessment guidelines and best practices on emotional intelligence and social and emotional learning that the Task Force must develop must include strategies and instruction to address the needs of students with anger management issues. Provides that the Task Force must also make recommendations on the funding of appropriate services and the availability of sources of funding, including, but not limited to, federal funding, to address social and emotional learning. Requires the Task Force to complete the guidelines and recommendations on or before March 1, 2020 (rather than January 1, 2019).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0498 [HB3086 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3086-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 101-0498 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by renumbering and | ||||
changing Section 27-23.11, as added by Public Act 100-1139, as | ||||
follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-23.12) | ||||
Sec. 27-23.12 27-23.11 . Emotional Intelligence and Social | ||||
and Emotional Learning Task Force. The Emotional Intelligence | ||||
and Social and Emotional Learning Task Force is created to | ||||
develop curriculum and assessment guidelines and best | ||||
practices on emotional intelligence and social and emotional | ||||
learning , including strategies and instruction to address the | ||||
needs of students with anger management issues . The Task Force | ||||
shall consist of the State Superintendent of Education or his | ||||
or her designee and all of the following members, appointed by | ||||
the State Superintendent: | ||||
(1) A representative of a school district organized | ||||
under Article 34 of this Code. | ||||
(2) A representative of a statewide organization | ||||
representing school boards. | ||||
(3) A representative of a statewide organization | ||||
representing individuals holding professional educator |
licenses with school support personnel endorsements under | ||
Article 21B of this Code, including school social workers, | ||
school psychologists, and school nurses. | ||
(4) A representative of a statewide organization | ||
representing children's mental health experts. | ||
(5) A representative of a statewide organization | ||
representing school principals. | ||
(6) An employee of a school under Article 13A of this | ||
Code. | ||
(7) A school psychologist employed by a school district | ||
in Cook County. | ||
(8) Representatives of other appropriate State | ||
agencies, as determined by the State Superintendent. | ||
Members appointed by the State Superintendent shall serve | ||
without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their | ||
reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated to | ||
the State Board of Education for that purpose, including | ||
travel, subject to the rules of the appropriate travel control | ||
board. The Task Force shall meet at the call of the State | ||
Superintendent. The State Board of Education shall provide | ||
administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||
The Task Force shall develop age-appropriate, emotional | ||
intelligence and social and emotional learning curriculum and | ||
assessment guidelines and best practices for elementary | ||
schools and high schools. The guidelines shall, at a minimum, | ||
include teaching how to recognize, direct, and positively |
express emotions. The Task Force must also make recommendations | ||
on the funding of appropriate services and the availability of | ||
sources of funding, including, but not limited to, federal | ||
funding, to address social and emotional learning. The Task | ||
Force shall complete the guidelines and recommendations on or | ||
before March 1, 2020 January 1, 2019 . Upon completion of the | ||
guidelines and recommendations the Task Force is dissolved.
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(Source: P.A. 100-1139, eff. 11-28-18; revised 12-19-18.)
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