Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In the Courses of Study Article, repeals the sex education, family life, and instruction on diseases provisions. Instead, beginning no later than July 1, 2023, requires a school district, including a charter school, to provide comprehensive personal health and safety education in kindergarten through the 5th grade and comprehensive sexual health education in the 6th through 12th grades in all public schools. Sets forth the criteria that all classes that teach comprehensive personal health and safety and comprehensive sexual health education must satisfy. Contains, among other provisions, provisions concerning guest lecturers or resource persons, participation, the review of instructional materials, learning standards, resource materials, and reporting. Requires a school district, including a charter school, to provide age and developmentally appropriate consent education in the 3rd through 12th grades; sets forth what the instruction and materials must include. Makes changes in the Chicago School District Article concerning AIDS training. Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act to make changes concerning the program established under the Act. Effective immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Makes changes to the definitions of “complete”, “comprehensive personal health and safety education”, and “comprehensive sexual health education” and the learning standards. Provides that the annual report to the General Assembly must be submitted for a period of 2 (rather than 5) years. Requires age and developmentally appropriate consent education to be provided in kindergarten (rather than the 3rd grade) through the 12th grade. Corrects a grammatical error. Effective immediately.
Removes provisions concerning the comprehensive health education program.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendments Nos. 2 and 3, with the following changes. In provisions requiring the State Board of Education to develop and adopt learning standards, specifies that the comprehensive personal health and safety education learning standards shall be adopted for pupils in kindergarten through the 5th grade and the comprehensive sexual health education learning standards shall be adopted for pupils in the 6th through 12th grades. Removes a provision requiring school districts to provide comprehensive personal health and safety education and comprehensive sexual health education by no later than July 1, 2023. Provides that the annual report to the General Assembly must be submitted for a period of 5 (rather than 2) years. Provides that a school district may (rather than shall) provide age and developmentally appropriate consent education in kindergarten through the 12th grade. Makes grammatical and typographical changes. Effective immediately.
Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget)
Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to Senate Bill 818 as il is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted.
Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state of Illinois.
Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
SB 0818, as engrossed, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in the State of Illinois.
State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
SB 0818, as Engrossed, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.
Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority)
This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence.
Fiscal Note (Dept. of Human Services)
No fiscal impact to IDHS related to the changes proposed in SB 818.
State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
This bill does not create a State mandate.
Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections)
This amendment has no fiscal impact or population impact on the department.
Fiscal Note (Dept. of Public Health)
SB 818 would not pose any fiscal cost aside from standard staff time helping ISBE develop standards, where the cost would be negligible.
Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation)
No land conveyances are included in Senate Bill 818; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed.
Fiscal Note (State Board of Education)
SB 818 will have a fiscal impact of $2,175,588.61 over 3 fiscal years.
