Bill > SB0090

Introduced Session

Amends the School Code. Reinserts the contents of Senate Amendment No. 2 with the following changes. Makes changes concerning the data collection requirements required by the amendatory provisions of the School Code. Makes changes to certain references to specify that the violations to be reported are violations of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. Provides that the State Board of Education may (instead of shall) adopt any rules deemed necessary. In provisions concerning the policy on discrimination in the School Code, makes changes concerning what the written policy shall contain. Changes references to "discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on race, color, or national origin" to "discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or national origin, and retaliation". Removes references specifying that only students may report discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or national origin, and retaliation. Makes changes concerning the procedures for responding to a complaint of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or national origin, and retaliation. In provisions amending the Illinois Human Rights Act, removes specified changes concerning the public policy of the State regarding discrimination and sexual harassment. Makes changes concerning a failure to report harassment. Sets out exemptions for the harassment provisions. Makes changes concerning the model training program the Department of Human Rights shall produce. Corrects typographical errors. Makes other changes. Effective August 1, 2024.

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Laura Murphy (D)*,  Maurice West (D)*,  Carol Ammons (D),  Christopher Belt (D),  Harry Benton (D),  Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),  Kam Buckner (D),  Jonathan Carroll (D),  Kelly Cassidy (D),  Javier Cervantes (D),  Sharon Chung (D),  Terra Costa Howard (D),  Fred Crespo (D),  Margaret Croke (D),  Bill Cunningham (D),  Kimberly du Buclet (D),  Mary Edly-Allen (D),  Laura Ellman (D),  Marcus Evans (D),  Laura Faver Dias (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  Laura Fine (D),  Ann Gillespie (D),  Will Guzzardi (D),  Mike Halpin (D),  Napoleon Harris (D),  Barbara Hernandez (D),  Lisa Hernandez (D),  Norma Hernandez (D),  Maura Hirschauer (D),  Jay Hoffman (D),  Mattie Hunter (D),  Hoan Huynh (D),  Lilian Jiménez (D),  Gregg Johnson (D),  Kimberly Lightford (D),  Camille Lilly (D),  Theresa Mah (D),  Natalie Manley (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Anna Moeller (D),  Bob Morgan (D),  Julie Morrison (D),  Michelle Mussman (D),  Kevin Olickal (D),  Aarón Ortíz (D),  Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D),  Robert Peters (D),  Mike Porfirio (D),  Willie Preston (D),  Abdelnasser Rashid (D),  Mike Simmons (D),  Anne Stava-Murray (D),  Nabeela Syed (D),  Doris Turner (D),  Patricia Van Pelt (D),  Rachel Ventura (D),  Celina Villanueva (D),  Ram Villivalam (D),  Janet Yang Rohr (D), 

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0472 (on 08/04/2023)

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