Bill Text: IL SB3310 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Amends the School Code, the Care of Students with Diabetes Act, the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. With respect to school personnel training on (i) food allergies, (ii) the use of psychotropic and psychostimulant medications, (iii) youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, (iv) educator ethics, teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct, and (v) diabetes care, training is required only upon employment of a person, the renewal of a person's license, or a change to a person's job duties that would require this training; makes related changes. With respect to AED-trained public school personnel, provides that the training is required only upon employment of a person, the renewal of a person's license, or a change to a person's job duties that would require this training. With respect to a school bus driver permit, provides that the refresher course in school bus driver safety must be taken upon renewal of the permit (instead of annually). Effective July 1, 2014.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3310 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3310-Amended.html

Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant

Filed: 3/21/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3310
2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3310, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
5 "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
610-20.36 and 10-22.39 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.36)
8 Sec. 10-20.36. Psychotropic or psychostimulant medication;
9disciplinary action.
10 (a) In this Section:
11 "Psychostimulant medication" means medication that
12produces increased levels of mental and physical energy and
13alertness and an elevated mood by stimulating the central
14nervous system.
15 "Psychotropic medication" means psychotropic medication as
16defined in Section 1-121.1 of the Mental Health and

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1Developmental Disabilities Code.
2 (b) Each school board must adopt and implement a policy
3that prohibits any disciplinary action that is based totally or
4in part on the refusal of a student's parent or guardian to
5administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic or
6psychostimulant medication to the student.
7 The policy must require that, at least once every 2 years,
8the in-service training of certified school personnel and
9administrators include training on current best practices
10regarding the identification and treatment of attention
11deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
12the application of non-aversive behavioral interventions in
13the school environment, and the use of psychotropic or
14psychostimulant medication for school-age children.
15 (c) This Section does not prohibit school medical staff, an
16individualized educational program team, or a professional
17worker (as defined in Section 14-1.10 of this Code) from
18recommending that a student be evaluated by an appropriate
19medical practitioner or prohibit school personnel from
20consulting with the practitioner with the consent of the
21student's parents or guardian.
22(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
23 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
24 Sec. 10-22.39. In-service training programs.
25 (a) To conduct in-service training programs for teachers.

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1 (b) In addition to other topics at in-service training
2programs, school guidance counselors, teachers, school social
3workers, and other school personnel who work with pupils in
4grades 7 through 12 shall be trained to identify the warning
5signs of mental illness and suicidal behavior in adolescents
6and teens and shall be taught appropriate intervention and
7referral techniques.
8 (c) (Blank). School guidance counselors, nurses, teachers
9and other school personnel who work with pupils may be trained
10to have a basic knowledge of matters relating to acquired
11immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the
12disease, its causes and effects, the means of detecting it and
13preventing its transmission, and the availability of
14appropriate sources of counseling and referral, and any other
15information that may be appropriate considering the age and
16grade level of such pupils. The School Board shall supervise
17such training. The State Board of Education and the Department
18of Public Health shall jointly develop standards for such
19training.
20 (d) In this subsection (d):
21 "Domestic violence" means abuse by a family or household
22member, as "abuse" and "family or household members" are
23defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of
241986.
25 "Sexual violence" means sexual assault, abuse, or stalking
26of an adult or minor child proscribed in the Criminal Code of

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11961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 in Sections 11-1.20, 11-1.30,
211-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-12,
312-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, and 12-16, including sexual
4violence committed by perpetrators who are strangers to the
5victim and sexual violence committed by perpetrators who are
6known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
7 An At least once every 2 years, an in-service training
8program for school personnel who work with pupils, including,
9but not limited to, school and school district administrators,
10teachers, school guidance counselors, school social workers,
11school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses,
12must be conducted by persons with expertise in domestic and
13sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth
14and shall include training concerning (i) communicating with
15and listening to youth victims of domestic or sexual violence
16and expectant and parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth
17victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and
18parenting youth to appropriate in-school services and other
19agencies, programs, and services as needed, and (iii)
20implementing the school district's policies, procedures, and
21protocols with regard to such youth, including
22confidentiality. At a minimum, school personnel must be trained
23to understand, provide information and referrals, and address
24issues pertaining to youth who are parents, expectant parents,
25or victims of domestic or sexual violence. This training is
26required only upon employment of a person, the renewal of a

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1person's license, or a change to a person's job duties that
2would require this training.
3 (e) At least every 2 years, an in-service training program
4for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by
5persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and
6management.
7 (f) At least once every 2 years, a school board shall
8conduct in-service training on educator ethics,
9teacher-student conduct, and school employee-student conduct
10for all personnel.
11(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-471, eff. 1-1-14.)
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
132014.".
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