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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1411 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.7 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying prevention, provides that "policy on bullying" means a bullying prevention policy that is age and developmentally appropriate. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 07636 LNS 17680 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1411 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-23.7 105 ILCS 5/27-23.7 Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying prevention, provides that "policy on bullying" means a bullying prevention policy that is age and developmentally appropriate. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 07636 LNS 17680 b LRB104 07636 LNS 17680 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
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313 1 AN ACT concerning education.
414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
616 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
717 5 27-23.7 as follows:
818 6 (105 ILCS 5/27-23.7)
919 7 Sec. 27-23.7. Bullying prevention.
1020 8 (a) The General Assembly finds that a safe and civil
1121 9 school environment is necessary for students to learn and
1222 10 achieve and that bullying causes physical, psychological, and
1323 11 emotional harm to students and interferes with students'
1424 12 ability to learn and participate in school activities. The
1525 13 General Assembly further finds that bullying has been linked
1626 14 to other forms of antisocial behavior, such as vandalism,
1727 15 shoplifting, skipping and dropping out of school, fighting,
1828 16 using drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment, and sexual
1929 17 violence. Because of the negative outcomes associated with
2030 18 bullying in schools, the General Assembly finds that school
2131 19 districts, charter schools, and non-public, non-sectarian
2232 20 elementary and secondary schools should educate students,
2333 21 parents, and school district, charter school, or non-public,
2434 22 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school personnel about
2535 23 what behaviors constitute prohibited bullying.
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3476 1 Bullying on the basis of actual or perceived race, color,
3577 2 religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical appearance,
3678 3 socioeconomic status, academic status, pregnancy, parenting
3779 4 status, homelessness, age, marital status, physical or mental
3880 5 disability, military status, sexual orientation,
3981 6 gender-related identity or expression, unfavorable discharge
4082 7 from military service, association with a person or group with
4183 8 one or more of the aforementioned actual or perceived
4284 9 characteristics, or any other distinguishing characteristic is
4385 10 prohibited in all school districts, charter schools, and
4486 11 non-public, non-sectarian elementary and secondary schools. No
4587 12 student shall be subjected to bullying:
4688 13 (1) during any school-sponsored education program or
4789 14 activity;
4890 15 (2) while in school, on school property, on school
4991 16 buses or other school vehicles, at designated school bus
5092 17 stops waiting for the school bus, or at school-sponsored
5193 18 or school-sanctioned events or activities;
5294 19 (3) through the transmission of information from a
5395 20 school computer, a school computer network, or other
5496 21 similar electronic school equipment; or
5597 22 (4) through the transmission of information from a
5698 23 computer that is accessed at a nonschool-related location,
5799 24 activity, function, or program or from the use of
58100 25 technology or an electronic device that is not owned,
59101 26 leased, or used by a school district or school if the
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70112 1 bullying causes a substantial disruption to the
71113 2 educational process or orderly operation of a school. This
72114 3 item (4) applies only in cases in which a school
73115 4 administrator or teacher receives a report that bullying
74116 5 through this means has occurred and does not require a
75117 6 district or school to staff or monitor any
76118 7 nonschool-related activity, function, or program.
77119 8 (a-5) Nothing in this Section is intended to infringe upon
78120 9 any right to exercise free expression or the free exercise of
79121 10 religion or religiously based views protected under the First
80122 11 Amendment to the United States Constitution or under Section 3
81123 12 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution.
82124 13 (b) In this Section:
83-14 "Bullying" includes "cyber-bullying" and means any severe
84-15 or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including
85-16 communications made in writing or electronically, directed
86-17 toward a student or students that has or can be reasonably
87-18 predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:
88-19 (1) placing the student or students in reasonable fear
89-20 of harm to the student's or students' person or property;
90-21 (2) causing a substantially detrimental effect on the
91-22 student's or students' physical or mental health;
92-23 (3) substantially interfering with the student's or
93-24 students' academic performance; or
94-25 (4) substantially interfering with the student's or
95-26 students' ability to participate in or benefit from the
125+14 "Age and developmentally appropriate" means being suitable
126+15 to a particular age or age group of children and adolescents,
127+16 based on the developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral
128+17 capacity typical for the age or age group.
129+18 "Bullying" includes "cyber-bullying" and means any severe
130+19 or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including
131+20 communications made in writing or electronically, directed
132+21 toward a student or students that has or can be reasonably
133+22 predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:
134+23 (1) placing the student or students in reasonable fear
135+24 of harm to the student's or students' person or property;
136+25 (2) causing a substantially detrimental effect on the
137+26 student's or students' physical or mental health;
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106-1 services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.
107-2 Bullying, as defined in this subsection (b), may take
108-3 various forms, including without limitation one or more of the
109-4 following: harassment, threats, intimidation, stalking,
110-5 physical violence, sexual harassment, sexual violence, theft,
111-6 public humiliation, destruction of property, or retaliation
112-7 for asserting or alleging an act of bullying. This list is
113-8 meant to be illustrative and non-exhaustive.
114-9 "Cyber-bullying" means bullying through the use of
115-10 technology or any electronic communication, including without
116-11 limitation any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images,
117-12 sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in
118-13 whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic system,
119-14 photoelectronic system, or photooptical system, including
120-15 without limitation electronic mail, Internet communications,
121-16 instant messages, or facsimile communications.
122-17 "Cyber-bullying" includes the creation of a webpage or weblog
123-18 in which the creator assumes the identity of another person or
124-19 the knowing impersonation of another person as the author of
125-20 posted content or messages if the creation or impersonation
126-21 creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of
127-22 bullying in this Section. "Cyber-bullying" also includes the
128-23 distribution by electronic means of a communication to more
129-24 than one person or the posting of material on an electronic
130-25 medium that may be accessed by one or more persons if the
131-26 distribution or posting creates any of the effects enumerated
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148+1 (3) substantially interfering with the student's or
149+2 students' academic performance; or
150+3 (4) substantially interfering with the student's or
151+4 students' ability to participate in or benefit from the
152+5 services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.
153+6 Bullying, as defined in this subsection (b), may take
154+7 various forms, including without limitation one or more of the
155+8 following: harassment, threats, intimidation, stalking,
156+9 physical violence, sexual harassment, sexual violence, theft,
157+10 public humiliation, destruction of property, or retaliation
158+11 for asserting or alleging an act of bullying. This list is
159+12 meant to be illustrative and non-exhaustive.
160+13 "Cyber-bullying" means bullying through the use of
161+14 technology or any electronic communication, including without
162+15 limitation any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images,
163+16 sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in
164+17 whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic system,
165+18 photoelectronic system, or photooptical system, including
166+19 without limitation electronic mail, Internet communications,
167+20 instant messages, or facsimile communications.
168+21 "Cyber-bullying" includes the creation of a webpage or weblog
169+22 in which the creator assumes the identity of another person or
170+23 the knowing impersonation of another person as the author of
171+24 posted content or messages if the creation or impersonation
172+25 creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of
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142-1 in the definition of bullying in this Section.
143-2 "Policy on bullying" means a bullying prevention policy
144-3 that meets the following criteria:
145-4 (1) Includes the bullying definition provided in this
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147-6 (2) Includes a statement that bullying is contrary to
148-7 State law and the policy of the school district, charter
149-8 school, or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or
150-9 secondary school and is consistent with subsection (a-5)
151-10 of this Section.
152-11 (3) Includes procedures for promptly reporting
153-12 bullying, including, but not limited to, identifying and
154-13 providing the school e-mail address (if applicable) and
155-14 school telephone number for the staff person or persons
156-15 responsible for receiving such reports and a procedure for
157-16 anonymous reporting; however, this shall not be construed
158-17 to permit formal disciplinary action solely on the basis
159-18 of an anonymous report.
160-19 (4) Consistent with federal and State laws and rules
161-20 governing student privacy rights, includes procedures for
162-21 informing parents or guardians of all students involved in
163-22 the alleged incident of bullying within 24 hours after the
164-23 school's administration is made aware of the students'
165-24 involvement in the incident and discussing, as
166-25 appropriate, the availability of social work services,
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184+1 distribution by electronic means of a communication to more
185+2 than one person or the posting of material on an electronic
186+3 medium that may be accessed by one or more persons if the
187+4 distribution or posting creates any of the effects enumerated
188+5 in the definition of bullying in this Section.
189+6 "Policy on bullying" means a bullying prevention policy
190+7 that meets the following criteria:
191+8 (1) Includes the bullying definition provided in this
192+9 Section.
193+10 (2) Includes a statement that bullying is contrary to
194+11 State law and the policy of the school district, charter
195+12 school, or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or
196+13 secondary school and is consistent with subsection (a-5)
197+14 of this Section.
198+15 (3) Includes procedures for promptly reporting
199+16 bullying, including, but not limited to, identifying and
200+17 providing the school e-mail address (if applicable) and
201+18 school telephone number for the staff person or persons
202+19 responsible for receiving such reports and a procedure for
203+20 anonymous reporting; however, this shall not be construed
204+21 to permit formal disciplinary action solely on the basis
205+22 of an anonymous report.
206+23 (4) Consistent with federal and State laws and rules
207+24 governing student privacy rights, includes procedures for
208+25 informing parents or guardians of all students involved in
209+26 the alleged incident of bullying within 24 hours after the
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178-1 interventions, and restorative measures. The school shall
179-2 make diligent efforts to notify a parent or legal
180-3 guardian, utilizing all contact information the school has
181-4 available or that can be reasonably obtained by the school
182-5 within the 24-hour period.
183-6 (5) Contains procedures for promptly investigating and
184-7 addressing reports of bullying, including the following:
185-8 (A) Making all reasonable efforts to complete the
186-9 investigation within 10 school days after the date the
187-10 report of the incident of bullying was received and
188-11 taking into consideration additional relevant
189-12 information received during the course of the
190-13 investigation about the reported incident of bullying.
191-14 (B) Involving appropriate school support personnel
192-15 and other staff persons with knowledge, experience,
193-16 and training on bullying prevention, as deemed
194-17 appropriate, in the investigation process.
195-18 (C) Notifying the principal or school
196-19 administrator or his or her designee of the report of
197-20 the incident of bullying as soon as possible after the
198-21 report is received.
199-22 (D) Consistent with federal and State laws and
200-23 rules governing student privacy rights, providing
201-24 parents and guardians of the students who are parties
202-25 to the investigation information about the
203-26 investigation and an opportunity to meet with the
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220+1 school's administration is made aware of the students'
221+2 involvement in the incident and discussing, as
222+3 appropriate, the availability of social work services,
223+4 counseling, school psychological services, other
224+5 interventions, and restorative measures. The school shall
225+6 make diligent efforts to notify a parent or legal
226+7 guardian, utilizing all contact information the school has
227+8 available or that can be reasonably obtained by the school
228+9 within the 24-hour period.
229+10 (5) Contains procedures for promptly investigating and
230+11 addressing reports of bullying, including the following:
231+12 (A) Making all reasonable efforts to complete the
232+13 investigation within 10 school days after the date the
233+14 report of the incident of bullying was received and
234+15 taking into consideration additional relevant
235+16 information received during the course of the
236+17 investigation about the reported incident of bullying.
237+18 (B) Involving appropriate school support personnel
238+19 and other staff persons with knowledge, experience,
239+20 and training on bullying prevention, as deemed
240+21 appropriate, in the investigation process.
241+22 (C) Notifying the principal or school
242+23 administrator or his or her designee of the report of
243+24 the incident of bullying as soon as possible after the
244+25 report is received.
245+26 (D) Consistent with federal and State laws and
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214-1 principal or school administrator or his or her
215-2 designee to discuss the investigation, the findings of
216-3 the investigation, and the actions taken to address
217-4 the reported incident of bullying.
218-5 (6) Includes the interventions that can be taken to
219-6 address bullying, which may include, but are not limited
220-7 to, school social work services, restorative measures,
221-8 social-emotional skill building, counseling, school
222-9 psychological services, and community-based services.
223-10 (7) Includes a statement prohibiting reprisal or
224-11 retaliation against any person who reports an act of
225-12 bullying and the consequences and appropriate remedial
226-13 actions for a person who engages in reprisal or
227-14 retaliation.
228-15 (8) Includes consequences and appropriate remedial
229-16 actions for a person found to have falsely accused another
230-17 of bullying as a means of retaliation or as a means of
231-18 bullying.
232-19 (9) Is based on the engagement of a range of school
233-20 stakeholders, including students and parents or guardians.
234-21 (10) Is posted on the school district's, charter
235-22 school's, or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or
236-23 secondary school's existing, publicly accessible Internet
237-24 website, is included in the student handbook, and, where
238-25 applicable, posted where other policies, rules, and
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257+2 parents and guardians of the students who are parties
258+3 to the investigation information about the
259+4 investigation and an opportunity to meet with the
260+5 principal or school administrator or his or her
261+6 designee to discuss the investigation, the findings of
262+7 the investigation, and the actions taken to address
263+8 the reported incident of bullying.
264+9 (6) Includes the interventions that can be taken to
265+10 address bullying, which may include, but are not limited
266+11 to, school social work services, restorative measures,
267+12 social-emotional skill building, counseling, school
268+13 psychological services, and community-based services.
269+14 (7) Includes a statement prohibiting reprisal or
270+15 retaliation against any person who reports an act of
271+16 bullying and the consequences and appropriate remedial
272+17 actions for a person who engages in reprisal or
273+18 retaliation.
274+19 (8) Includes consequences and appropriate remedial
275+20 actions for a person found to have falsely accused another
276+21 of bullying as a means of retaliation or as a means of
277+22 bullying.
278+23 (9) Is based on the engagement of a range of school
279+24 stakeholders, including students and parents or guardians.
280+25 (10) Is posted on the school district's, charter
281+26 school's, or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or
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250-1 and provided periodically throughout the school year to
251-2 students and faculty, and is distributed annually to
252-3 parents, guardians, students, and school personnel,
253-4 including new employees when hired.
254-5 (11) As part of the process of reviewing and
255-6 re-evaluating the policy under subsection (d) of this
256-7 Section, contains a policy evaluation process to assess
257-8 the outcomes and effectiveness of the policy that
258-9 includes, but is not limited to, factors such as the
259-10 frequency of victimization; student, staff, and family
260-11 observations of safety at a school; identification of
261-12 areas of a school where bullying occurs; the types of
262-13 bullying utilized; and bystander intervention or
263-14 participation. The school district, charter school, or
264-15 non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school
265-16 may use relevant data and information it already collects
266-17 for other purposes in the policy evaluation. The
267-18 information developed as a result of the policy evaluation
268-19 must be made available on the Internet website of the
269-20 school district, charter school, or non-public,
270-21 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school. If an
271-22 Internet website is not available, the information must be
272-23 provided to school administrators, school board members,
273-24 school personnel, parents, guardians, and students.
274-25 (12) Is consistent with the policies of the school
275-26 board, charter school, or non-public, non-sectarian
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293+2 website, is included in the student handbook, and, where
294+3 applicable, posted where other policies, rules, and
295+4 standards of conduct are currently posted in the school
296+5 and provided periodically throughout the school year to
297+6 students and faculty, and is distributed annually to
298+7 parents, guardians, students, and school personnel,
299+8 including new employees when hired.
300+9 (11) As part of the process of reviewing and
301+10 re-evaluating the policy under subsection (d) of this
302+11 Section, contains a policy evaluation process to assess
303+12 the outcomes and effectiveness of the policy that
304+13 includes, but is not limited to, factors such as the
305+14 frequency of victimization; student, staff, and family
306+15 observations of safety at a school; identification of
307+16 areas of a school where bullying occurs; the types of
308+17 bullying utilized; and bystander intervention or
309+18 participation. The school district, charter school, or
310+19 non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school
311+20 may use relevant data and information it already collects
312+21 for other purposes in the policy evaluation. The
313+22 information developed as a result of the policy evaluation
314+23 must be made available on the Internet website of the
315+24 school district, charter school, or non-public,
316+25 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school. If an
317+26 Internet website is not available, the information must be
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287-2 (13) Requires all individual instances of bullying, as
288-3 well as all threats, suggestions, or instances of
289-4 self-harm determined to be the result of bullying, to be
290-5 reported to the parents or legal guardians of those
291-6 involved under the guidelines provided in paragraph (4) of
292-7 this definition.
293-8 "Restorative measures" means a continuum of school-based
294-9 alternatives to exclusionary discipline, such as suspensions
295-10 and expulsions, that: (i) are adapted to the particular needs
296-11 of the school and community, (ii) contribute to maintaining
297-12 school safety, (iii) protect the integrity of a positive and
298-13 productive learning climate, (iv) teach students the personal
299-14 and interpersonal skills they will need to be successful in
300-15 school and society, (v) serve to build and restore
301-16 relationships among students, families, schools, and
302-17 communities, (vi) reduce the likelihood of future disruption
303-18 by balancing accountability with an understanding of students'
304-19 behavioral health needs in order to keep students in school,
305-20 and (vii) increase student accountability if the incident of
306-21 bullying is based on religion, race, ethnicity, or any other
307-22 category that is identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act.
308-23 "School personnel" means persons employed by, on contract
309-24 with, or who volunteer in a school district, charter school,
310-25 or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school,
311-26 including without limitation school and school district
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329+2 school personnel, parents, guardians, and students.
330+3 (12) Is consistent with the policies of the school
331+4 board, charter school, or non-public, non-sectarian
332+5 elementary or secondary school.
333+6 (13) Requires all individual instances of bullying, as
334+7 well as all threats, suggestions, or instances of
335+8 self-harm determined to be the result of bullying, to be
336+9 reported to the parents or legal guardians of those
337+10 involved under the guidelines provided in paragraph (4) of
338+11 this definition.
339+12 (14) Is age and developmentally appropriate.
340+13 "Restorative measures" means a continuum of school-based
341+14 alternatives to exclusionary discipline, such as suspensions
342+15 and expulsions, that: (i) are adapted to the particular needs
343+16 of the school and community, (ii) contribute to maintaining
344+17 school safety, (iii) protect the integrity of a positive and
345+18 productive learning climate, (iv) teach students the personal
346+19 and interpersonal skills they will need to be successful in
347+20 school and society, (v) serve to build and restore
348+21 relationships among students, families, schools, and
349+22 communities, (vi) reduce the likelihood of future disruption
350+23 by balancing accountability with an understanding of students'
351+24 behavioral health needs in order to keep students in school,
352+25 and (vii) increase student accountability if the incident of
353+26 bullying is based on religion, race, ethnicity, or any other
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323-2 counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, cafeteria
324-3 workers, custodians, bus drivers, school resource officers,
325-4 and security guards.
326-5 (c) (Blank).
327-6 (d) Each school district, charter school, and non-public,
328-7 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school shall create,
329-8 maintain, and implement a policy on bullying, which policy
330-9 must be filed with the State Board of Education. The policy on
331-10 bullying shall be based on the State Board of Education's
332-11 template for a model bullying prevention policy under
333-12 subsection (h) and shall include the criteria set forth in the
334-13 definition of "policy on bullying". The policy or implementing
335-14 procedure shall include a process to investigate whether a
336-15 reported act of bullying is within the permissible scope of
337-16 the district's or school's jurisdiction and shall require that
338-17 the district or school provide the victim with information
339-18 regarding services that are available within the district and
340-19 community, such as counseling, support services, and other
341-20 programs. School personnel available for help with a bully or
342-21 to make a report about bullying shall be made known to parents
343-22 or legal guardians, students, and school personnel. Every 2
344-23 years, each school district, charter school, and non-public,
345-24 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school shall conduct a
346-25 review and re-evaluation of its policy and make any necessary
347-26 and appropriate revisions. No later than September 30 of the
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364+1 category that is identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act.
365+2 "School personnel" means persons employed by, on contract
366+3 with, or who volunteer in a school district, charter school,
367+4 or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school,
368+5 including without limitation school and school district
369+6 administrators, teachers, school social workers, school
370+7 counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, cafeteria
371+8 workers, custodians, bus drivers, school resource officers,
372+9 and security guards.
373+10 (c) (Blank).
374+11 (d) Each school district, charter school, and non-public,
375+12 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school shall create,
376+13 maintain, and implement a policy on bullying, which policy
377+14 must be filed with the State Board of Education. The policy on
378+15 bullying shall be based on the State Board of Education's
379+16 template for a model bullying prevention policy under
380+17 subsection (h) and shall include the criteria set forth in the
381+18 definition of "policy on bullying". The policy or implementing
382+19 procedure shall include a process to investigate whether a
383+20 reported act of bullying is within the permissible scope of
384+21 the district's or school's jurisdiction and shall require that
385+22 the district or school provide the victim with information
386+23 regarding services that are available within the district and
387+24 community, such as counseling, support services, and other
388+25 programs. School personnel available for help with a bully or
389+26 to make a report about bullying shall be made known to parents
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359-2 Education after being updated. The State Board of Education
360-3 shall monitor and provide technical support for the
361-4 implementation of policies created under this subsection (d).
362-5 In monitoring the implementation of the policies, the State
363-6 Board of Education shall review each filed policy on bullying
364-7 to ensure all policies meet the requirements set forth in this
365-8 Section, including ensuring that each policy meets the 12
366-9 criterion identified within the definition of "policy on
367-10 bullying" set forth in this Section.
368-11 If a school district, charter school, or non-public,
369-12 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school fails to file a
370-13 policy on bullying by September 30 of the subject year, the
371-14 State Board of Education shall provide a written request for
372-15 filing to the school district, charter school, or non-public,
373-16 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school. If a school
374-17 district, charter school, or non-public, non-sectarian
375-18 elementary or secondary school fails to file a policy on
376-19 bullying within 14 days of receipt of the aforementioned
377-20 written request, the State Board of Education shall publish
378-21 notice of the non-compliance on the State Board of Education's
379-22 website.
380-23 Each school district, charter school, and non-public,
381-24 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school may provide
382-25 evidence-based professional development and youth programming
383-26 on bullying prevention that is consistent with the provisions
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400+1 or legal guardians, students, and school personnel. Every 2
401+2 years, each school district, charter school, and non-public,
402+3 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school shall conduct a
403+4 review and re-evaluation of its policy and make any necessary
404+5 and appropriate revisions. No later than September 30 of the
405+6 subject year, the policy must be filed with the State Board of
406+7 Education after being updated. The State Board of Education
407+8 shall monitor and provide technical support for the
408+9 implementation of policies created under this subsection (d).
409+10 In monitoring the implementation of the policies, the State
410+11 Board of Education shall review each filed policy on bullying
411+12 to ensure all policies meet the requirements set forth in this
412+13 Section, including ensuring that each policy meets the 12
413+14 criterion identified within the definition of "policy on
414+15 bullying" set forth in this Section.
415+16 If a school district, charter school, or non-public,
416+17 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school fails to file a
417+18 policy on bullying by September 30 of the subject year, the
418+19 State Board of Education shall provide a written request for
419+20 filing to the school district, charter school, or non-public,
420+21 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school. If a school
421+22 district, charter school, or non-public, non-sectarian
422+23 elementary or secondary school fails to file a policy on
423+24 bullying within 14 days of receipt of the aforementioned
424+25 written request, the State Board of Education shall publish
425+26 notice of the non-compliance on the State Board of Education's
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395-2 (e) This Section shall not be interpreted to prevent a
396-3 victim from seeking redress under any other available civil or
397-4 criminal law.
398-5 (f) School districts, charter schools, and non-public,
399-6 non-sectarian elementary and secondary schools shall collect,
400-7 maintain, and submit to the State Board of Education
401-8 non-identifiable data regarding verified allegations of
402-9 bullying within the school district, charter school, or
403-10 non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school.
404-11 School districts, charter schools, and non-public,
405-12 non-sectarian elementary and secondary schools must submit
406-13 such data in an annual report due to the State Board of
407-14 Education no later than August 15 of each year starting with
408-15 the 2024-2025 school year through the 2030-2031 school year.
409-16 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the
410-17 submission of data that includes, but is not limited to: (i) a
411-18 record of each verified allegation of bullying and action
412-19 taken; and (ii) whether the instance of bullying was based on
413-20 actual or perceived characteristics identified in subsection
414-21 (a) and, if so, lists the relevant characteristics. The rules
415-22 for the submission of data shall be consistent with federal
416-23 and State laws and rules governing student privacy rights,
417-24 including, but not limited to, the federal Family Educational
418-25 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the Illinois School Student
419-26 Records Act, which shall include, without limitation, a record
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436+1 website.
437+2 Each school district, charter school, and non-public,
438+3 non-sectarian elementary or secondary school may provide
439+4 evidence-based professional development and youth programming
440+5 on bullying prevention that is consistent with the provisions
441+6 of this Section.
442+7 (e) This Section shall not be interpreted to prevent a
443+8 victim from seeking redress under any other available civil or
444+9 criminal law.
445+10 (f) School districts, charter schools, and non-public,
446+11 non-sectarian elementary and secondary schools shall collect,
447+12 maintain, and submit to the State Board of Education
448+13 non-identifiable data regarding verified allegations of
449+14 bullying within the school district, charter school, or
450+15 non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school.
451+16 School districts, charter schools, and non-public,
452+17 non-sectarian elementary and secondary schools must submit
453+18 such data in an annual report due to the State Board of
454+19 Education no later than August 15 of each year starting with
455+20 the 2024-2025 school year through the 2030-2031 school year.
456+21 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the
457+22 submission of data that includes, but is not limited to: (i) a
458+23 record of each verified allegation of bullying and action
459+24 taken; and (ii) whether the instance of bullying was based on
460+25 actual or perceived characteristics identified in subsection
461+26 (a) and, if so, lists the relevant characteristics. The rules
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430-1 of each complaint and action taken. The State Board of
431-2 Education shall adopt rules regarding the notification of
432-3 school districts, charter schools, and non-public,
433-4 non-sectarian elementary and secondary schools that fail to
434-5 comply with the requirements of this subsection.
435-6 (g) Upon the request of a parent or legal guardian of a
436-7 child enrolled in a school district, charter school, or
437-8 non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school
438-9 within this State, the State Board of Education must provide
439-10 non-identifiable data on the number of bullying allegations
440-11 and incidents in a given year in the school district, charter
441-12 school, or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary
442-13 school to the requesting parent or legal guardian. The State
443-14 Board of Education shall adopt rules regarding (i) the
444-15 handling of such data, (ii) maintaining the privacy of the
445-16 students and families involved, and (iii) best practices for
446-17 sharing numerical data with parents and legal guardians.
447-18 (h) By January 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall
448-19 post on its Internet website a template for a model bullying
449-20 prevention policy.
450-21 (i) The Illinois Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention
451-22 Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Any
452-23 moneys appropriated to the Fund may be used, subject to
453-24 appropriation, by the State Board of Education for the
454-25 purposes of subsection (j).
455-26 (j) Subject to appropriation, the State Superintendent of
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472+1 for the submission of data shall be consistent with federal
473+2 and State laws and rules governing student privacy rights,
474+3 including, but not limited to, the federal Family Educational
475+4 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the Illinois School Student
476+5 Records Act, which shall include, without limitation, a record
477+6 of each complaint and action taken. The State Board of
478+7 Education shall adopt rules regarding the notification of
479+8 school districts, charter schools, and non-public,
480+9 non-sectarian elementary and secondary schools that fail to
481+10 comply with the requirements of this subsection.
482+11 (g) Upon the request of a parent or legal guardian of a
483+12 child enrolled in a school district, charter school, or
484+13 non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary school
485+14 within this State, the State Board of Education must provide
486+15 non-identifiable data on the number of bullying allegations
487+16 and incidents in a given year in the school district, charter
488+17 school, or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary
489+18 school to the requesting parent or legal guardian. The State
490+19 Board of Education shall adopt rules regarding (i) the
491+20 handling of such data, (ii) maintaining the privacy of the
492+21 students and families involved, and (iii) best practices for
493+22 sharing numerical data with parents and legal guardians.
494+23 (h) By January 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall
495+24 post on its Internet website a template for a model bullying
496+25 prevention policy.
497+26 (i) The Illinois Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention
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466-1 Education may provide a grant to a school district, charter
467-2 school, or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary
468-3 school to support its anti-bullying programming. Grants may be
469-4 awarded from the Illinois Bullying and Cyberbullying
470-5 Prevention Fund. School districts, charter schools, and
471-6 non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary schools that
472-7 are not in compliance with subsection (f) are not eligible to
473-8 receive a grant from the Illinois Bullying and Cyberbullying
474-9 Prevention Fund.
475-10 (k) If a school district distributes materials on bullying
476-11 to students, the materials must be age and developmentally
477-12 appropriate.
478-13 (Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-241, eff. 8-3-21;
479-14 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 103-47, eff.
480-15 6-9-23.)
481-16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
482-17 2025.
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508+1 Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Any
509+2 moneys appropriated to the Fund may be used, subject to
510+3 appropriation, by the State Board of Education for the
511+4 purposes of subsection (j).
512+5 (j) Subject to appropriation, the State Superintendent of
513+6 Education may provide a grant to a school district, charter
514+7 school, or non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary
515+8 school to support its anti-bullying programming. Grants may be
516+9 awarded from the Illinois Bullying and Cyberbullying
517+10 Prevention Fund. School districts, charter schools, and
518+11 non-public, non-sectarian elementary or secondary schools that
519+12 are not in compliance with subsection (f) are not eligible to
520+13 receive a grant from the Illinois Bullying and Cyberbullying
521+14 Prevention Fund.
522+15 (Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-241, eff. 8-3-21;
523+16 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 103-47, eff.
524+17 6-9-23.)
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