Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Filed: 2/15/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5375




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5375 on page 2, by 
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replacing lines 14 through 18 with the following:
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    "If an allegation is raised to a school board member during 
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the course of an open or closed school board meeting that a 
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child who is enrolled in the school district of which he or she 
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is a board member is an abused child as defined in Section 3 of 
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this Act, the member shall direct or cause the school board to 
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direct the superintendent of the school district or other 
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equivalent school administrator to comply with the 
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requirements of this Act concerning the reporting of child 
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abuse. For purposes of this paragraph, a school board member is 
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granted the authority in his or her individual capacity to 
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direct the superintendent of the school district or other 
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equivalent school administrator to comply with the 
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requirements of this Act concerning the reporting of child 
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abuse."; and

 
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on page 4, by replacing lines 8 through 14 with the following:
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"first violation and a Class 4 felony for a second or 
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subsequent violation; except that if the person acted as part 
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of a plan".