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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
8		-	10-16a as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/10-16a)
10		-	Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training.
11		-	(a) This Section applies to all school board members
12		-	serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been
13		-	elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
14		-	97th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at
15		-	least one year's duration after the effective date of this
16		-	amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
17		-	(a-5) In this Section, "trauma" has the meaning ascribed
18		-	to that term in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.
19		-	(b) Every voting member of a school board of a school
20		-	district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the
21		-	effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
22		-	Assembly, within a year after the effective date of this
23		-	amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year
24		-	of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours
25		-	of professional development and leadership training covering
26		-	topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
	7	+	5 10-16a as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/10-16a)
	9	+	7 Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training.
	10	+	8 (a) This Section applies to all school board members
	11	+	9 serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been
	12	+	10 elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
	13	+	11 97th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at
	14	+	12 least one year's duration after the effective date of this
	15	+	13 amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
	16	+	14 (a-5) In this Section, "trauma" has the meaning ascribed
	17	+	15 to that term in subsection (b) of Section 3-11 of this Code.
	18	+	16 (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school
	19	+	17 district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the
	20	+	18 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
	21	+	19 Assembly, within a year after the effective date of this
	22	+	20 amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year
	23	+	21 of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours
	24	+	22 of professional development and leadership training covering
	25	+	23 topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and
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33		-	accountability, fiduciary responsibilities of a school board
34		-	member, and, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year,
35		-	trauma-informed practices for students and staff, and,
36		-	improving student outcomes. The school district shall maintain
37		-	on its Internet website, if any, the names of all voting
38		-	members of the school board who have successfully completed
39		-	the training.
40		-	(b-5) The training regarding trauma-informed practices for
41		-	students and staff required by this Section must include
42		-	information that is relevant to and within the scope of the
43		-	duties of a school board member. Such information may include,
44		-	but is not limited to:
45		-	(1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
46		-	and staff;
47		-	(2) the relationship between staff wellness and
48		-	student learning;
49		-	(3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
50		-	learning;
51		-	(4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
52		-	the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
53		-	higher risk of experiencing trauma;
54		-	(5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
55		-	recognizing trauma among various student groups in
56		-	connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
57		-	orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
58		-	factors; and
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	34	+	1 accountability, fiduciary responsibilities of a school board
	35	+	2 member, and, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year,
	36	+	3 trauma-informed practices for students and staff, and,
	37	+	4 improving student outcomes. The school district shall maintain
	38	+	5 on its Internet website, if any, the names of all voting
	39	+	6 members of the school board who have successfully completed
	40	+	7 the training.
	41	+	8 (b-5) The training regarding trauma-informed practices for
	42	+	9 students and staff required by this Section must include
	43	+	10 information that is relevant to and within the scope of the
	44	+	11 duties of a school board member. Such information may include,
	45	+	12 but is not limited to:
	46	+	13 (1) the recognition of and care for trauma in students
	47	+	14 and staff;
	48	+	15 (2) the relationship between staff wellness and
	49	+	16 student learning;
	50	+	17 (3) the effect of trauma on student behavior and
	51	+	18 learning;
	52	+	19 (4) the prevalence of trauma among students, including
	53	+	20 the prevalence of trauma among student populations at
	54	+	21 higher risk of experiencing trauma;
	55	+	22 (5) the effects of implicit or explicit bias on
	56	+	23 recognizing trauma among various student groups in
	57	+	24 connection with race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
	58	+	25 orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant
	59	+	26 factors; and
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61		-	(6) effective district and school practices that are
62		-	shown to:
63		-	(A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
64		-	trauma on student behavior and learning; and
65		-	(B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
66		-	(b-10) The training regarding improving student outcomes
67		-	required by this Section must include information that is
68		-	relevant to and within the scope of the duties of a school
69		-	board member.
70		-	(c) The training on financial oversight, accountability,
71		-	fiduciary responsibilities, and, beginning with the 2023-24
72		-	school year, trauma-informed practices for students and staff,
73		-	and improving student outcomes shall may be provided by a
74		-	statewide an association established under this Code for the
75		-	purpose of training school board members or by other qualified
76		-	providers approved by the State Board of Education, in
77		-	consultation with an association so established.
78		-	(d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules that are
79		-	necessary for the administration of the provisions of this
80		-	Section.
81		-	(Source: P.A. 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24.)
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	70	+	1 (6) effective district and school practices that are
	71	+	2 shown to:
	72	+	3 (A) prevent and mitigate the negative effect of
	73	+	4 trauma on student behavior and learning; and
	74	+	5 (B) support the emotional wellness of staff.
	75	+	6 (b-10) The training regarding improving student outcomes
	76	+	7 required by this Section must include information that is
	77	+	8 relevant to and within the scope of the duties of a school
	78	+	9 board member.
	79	+	10 (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability,
	80	+	11 fiduciary responsibilities, and, beginning with the 2023-24
	81	+	12 school year, trauma-informed practices for students and staff,
	82	+	13 and improving student outcomes shall may be provided by a
	83	+	14 statewide an association established under this Code for the
	84	+	15 purpose of training school board members or by other qualified
	85	+	16 providers approved by the State Board of Education, in
	86	+	17 consultation with an association so established.
	87	+	18 (d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules that are
	88	+	19 necessary for the administration of the provisions of this
	89	+	20 Section.
	90	+	21 (Source: P.A. 102-638, eff. 1-1-23; 103-413, eff. 1-1-24.)
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