Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB4253 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4253 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act720 ILCS 5/12C-50 Creates the Higher Education Violation Reporting Act. Provides that each public and private institution of higher education shall maintain a report publicly reporting actual findings of violations by any student organization, athletic team, or living group of the institution's code of conduct or anti-hazing policy or State or federal laws relating to hazing or alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, or physical assault. Provides that an institution of higher education shall provide hazing prevention education to employees. Provides that if an employee or volunteer at an institution of higher education has reasonable cause to believe that hazing has occurred, the employee or volunteer shall report the incident. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In provisions concerning hazing, provides that a person commits hazing when he or she knowingly requires the performance of any act by a student or other person in a school, college, university, or other educational institution of this State for the purpose of induction or admission into or maintenance of membership in (instead of only for the purpose of induction or admission into) any group, organization, or society associated or connected with that institution if the act meets certain requirements; makes changes to the requirements. Provides that an act may be considered hazing regardless of whether the student or other person is willing to participate in the act. Effective July 1, 2024. LRB103 34781 RJT 64631 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4253 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act720 ILCS 5/12C-50 New Act 720 ILCS 5/12C-50 Creates the Higher Education Violation Reporting Act. Provides that each public and private institution of higher education shall maintain a report publicly reporting actual findings of violations by any student organization, athletic team, or living group of the institution's code of conduct or anti-hazing policy or State or federal laws relating to hazing or alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, or physical assault. Provides that an institution of higher education shall provide hazing prevention education to employees. Provides that if an employee or volunteer at an institution of higher education has reasonable cause to believe that hazing has occurred, the employee or volunteer shall report the incident. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In provisions concerning hazing, provides that a person commits hazing when he or she knowingly requires the performance of any act by a student or other person in a school, college, university, or other educational institution of this State for the purpose of induction or admission into or maintenance of membership in (instead of only for the purpose of induction or admission into) any group, organization, or society associated or connected with that institution if the act meets certain requirements; makes changes to the requirements. Provides that an act may be considered hazing regardless of whether the student or other person is willing to participate in the act. Effective July 1, 2024. LRB103 34781 RJT 64631 b LRB103 34781 RJT 64631 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4253 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Creates the Higher Education Violation Reporting Act. Provides that each public and private institution of higher education shall maintain a report publicly reporting actual findings of violations by any student organization, athletic team, or living group of the institution's code of conduct or anti-hazing policy or State or federal laws relating to hazing or alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, or physical assault. Provides that an institution of higher education shall provide hazing prevention education to employees. Provides that if an employee or volunteer at an institution of higher education has reasonable cause to believe that hazing has occurred, the employee or volunteer shall report the incident. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In provisions concerning hazing, provides that a person commits hazing when he or she knowingly requires the performance of any act by a student or other person in a school, college, university, or other educational institution of this State for the purpose of induction or admission into or maintenance of membership in (instead of only for the purpose of induction or admission into) any group, organization, or society associated or connected with that institution if the act meets certain requirements; makes changes to the requirements. Provides that an act may be considered hazing regardless of whether the student or other person is willing to participate in the act. Effective July 1, 2024.
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14	14	1 AN ACT concerning education.
15	15	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
16	16	3 represented in the General Assembly:
17	17	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Higher
18	18	5 Education Violation Reporting Act.
19	19	6 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
20	20	7 "Employee" means a person who is receiving wages from an
21	21	8 institution of higher education and is in a position with
22	22	9 direct, ongoing contact with students in a supervisory role or
23	23	10 position of authority. "Employee" does not include a person
24	24	11 employed as medical staff or with an affiliated organization,
25	25	12 entity, or extension of an institution of higher education,
26	26	13 unless the employee has a supervisory role or position of
27	27	14 authority over students. "Employee" does not include
28	28	15 confidential employees.
29	29	16 "Institution of higher education" means a public or
30	30	17 private institution of higher education located in this State.
31	31	18 "Reasonable cause" means a person who witnesses hazing or
32	32	19 receives a credible written or oral report alleging hazing or
33	33	20 potential or planned hazing activity.
34	34	21 Section 10. Violation reporting.
35	35	22 (a) Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, each
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39	39	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4253 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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43	43	Creates the Higher Education Violation Reporting Act. Provides that each public and private institution of higher education shall maintain a report publicly reporting actual findings of violations by any student organization, athletic team, or living group of the institution's code of conduct or anti-hazing policy or State or federal laws relating to hazing or alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, or physical assault. Provides that an institution of higher education shall provide hazing prevention education to employees. Provides that if an employee or volunteer at an institution of higher education has reasonable cause to believe that hazing has occurred, the employee or volunteer shall report the incident. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In provisions concerning hazing, provides that a person commits hazing when he or she knowingly requires the performance of any act by a student or other person in a school, college, university, or other educational institution of this State for the purpose of induction or admission into or maintenance of membership in (instead of only for the purpose of induction or admission into) any group, organization, or society associated or connected with that institution if the act meets certain requirements; makes changes to the requirements. Provides that an act may be considered hazing regardless of whether the student or other person is willing to participate in the act. Effective July 1, 2024.
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78	78	1 institution of higher education shall maintain a report on the
79	79	2 institution's website publicly reporting actual findings of
80	80	3 violations by any student organization, athletic team, or
81	81	4 living group of the institution of higher education's code of
82	82	5 conduct or anti-hazing policy or State or federal laws
83	83	6 relating to hazing or alcohol, drugs, sexual assault, or
84	84	7 physical assault. The report shall include all of the
85	85	8 following:
86	86	9 (1) The name of the student organization, athletic
87	87	10 team, or living group.
88	88	11 (2) The date the investigation was initiated.
89	89	12 (3) The date on which the investigation ended with a
90	90	13 finding that a violation occurred.
91	91	14 (4) The date the student organization, athletic team,
92	92	15 or living group was charged with a violation.
93	93	16 (5) A description of the violation, including the date
94	94	17 of the violation, and the findings and sanction placed on
95	95	18 the student organization, athletic team, or living group.
96	96	19 (6) The details of the sanction imposed, including the
97	97	20 beginning and end dates of the sanction.
98	98	21 (b) An investigation that does not result in a finding of a
99	99	22 formal violation of the student code of conduct, anti-hazing
100	100	23 policy, or State or federal law may not be included in the
101	101	24 report under this Section. The report may not include any
102	102	25 personal or identifying information of individual students and
103	103	26 shall be subject to the requirements of the federal Family
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114	114	1 Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the Illinois
115	115	2 School Student Records Act.
116	116	3 (c) The institution of higher education shall make the
117	117	4 report under this Section available on its website in a
118	118	5 prominent location clearly labeled and easily accessible from
119	119	6 the institution's website.
120	120	7 (d) The institution of higher education shall maintain and
121	121	8 update the information in the report for 5 years after that
122	122	9 information was first included in the report and shall post
123	123	10 the information in the report on its website at least 45
124	124	11 calendar days before the start of each fall academic term and
125	125	12 at least 10 days before the start of all other academic terms.
126	126	13 Section 15. Hazing prevention.
127	127	14 (a) Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, an
128	128	15 institution of higher education shall provide hazing
129	129	16 prevention education on the signs and dangers of hazing, as
130	130	17 well as the institution of higher education's prohibition on
131	131	18 hazing, to employees, including student employees, either in
132	132	19 person or electronically. The prevention education shall be
133	133	20 provided to employees at the beginning of each academic year.
134	134	21 In addition, the prevention education shall be provided to new
135	135	22 employees at the beginning of the academic term after they are
136	136	23 hired.
137	137	24 (b) If, as a result of observations or information
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149	149	1 employee, including a student employee, or volunteer at an
150	150	2 institution of higher education has reasonable cause to
151	151	3 believe that hazing has occurred, the employee or volunteer
152	152	4 shall report the incident or cause a report to be made to a
153	153	5 designated authority at the institution of higher education at
154	154	6 the first opportunity available.
155	155	7 (c) A person who witnesses hazing or has reasonable cause
156	156	8 to believe hazing has occurred or will occur and who makes a
157	157	9 report to an institution of higher education in good faith may
158	158	10 not be sanctioned or punished by the institution for higher
159	159	11 education for the hazing unless the person was directly
160	160	12 engaged in the planning, directing, or act of hazing that is
161	161	13 being reported.
162	162	14 (d) Nothing in this Section precludes a person from
163	163	15 independently reporting hazing or suspected hazing activity to
164	164	16 a law enforcement agency.
165	165	17 Section 20. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
166	166	18 changing Section 12C-50 as follows:
167	167	19 (720 ILCS 5/12C-50)
168	168	20 Sec. 12C-50. Hazing.
169	169	21 (a) A person commits hazing when he or she knowingly
170	170	22 requires the performance of any act by a student or other
171	171	23 person in a school, college, university, or other educational
172	172	24 institution of this State, for the purpose of induction or
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183	183	1 admission into or maintenance of membership in any group,
184	184	2 organization, or society associated or connected with that
185	185	3 institution, regardless of the student or other person's
186	186	4 willingness to participate in the act, if:
187	187	5 (1) the act is not sanctioned or authorized by that
188	188	6 educational institution; and
189	189	7 (2) the act either (i) is likely to contribute to a
190	190	8 substantial risk of physical injury to, adverse mental
191	191	9 health outcomes for, or degradation of any person or (ii)
192	192	10 causes physical injury to, adverse mental health outcomes
193	193	11 for, or degradation of results in bodily harm to any
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195	195	13 (b) Sentence. Hazing is a Class A misdemeanor, except that
196	196	14 hazing that results in death or great bodily harm is a Class 4
197	197	15 felony.
198	198	16 (Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
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