Mandated Recommended Teacher Training
(This is an evolving document dependent upon current and/or pending legislation.
It is accurate, based upon the information provided, but may not be all-inclusive.
Not all mandates are located in School or Administrative Code, but also found in
codebooks based upon the State or Federal governmental unit adopting it.)
9/10/07
It is accurate, based upon the information provided, but may not be all-inclusive.
Not all mandates are located in School or Administrative Code, but also found in
codebooks based upon the State or Federal governmental unit adopting it.)
9/10/07
Bloodborne Pathogens – OSHA 29CFR 1910.1030
Section (g)(2)(ii) specifies that training shall be provided at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) may take place and at least annually thereafter. Section (g)(2)(v) states that additional training shall be provided when changes such as modification of tasks or procedures or institution of new tasks or procedures affect the employee's occupational exposureSuicide/AIDS – 105 ILCS 5/10-22.39
In addition to other topics at such programs, school guidance counselors, teachers and other school personnel who work with pupils in grades 7 through 12 shall be trained to identify the warning signs of suicidal behavior in adolescents and teens and shall be taught appropriate intervention and referral techniques.School guidance counselors, nurses, teachers and other school personnel who work with pupils may be trained to have a basic knowledge of matters relating to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including the nature of the disease, its causes and effects, the means of detecting it and preventing its transmission, and the availability of appropriate sources of counseling and referral, and any other information that may be appropriate considering the age and grade level of such pupils.
DCFS: Child Abuse and Neglect – 105 ILCS 5/10-23.12
To provide staff development for local school site personnel who work with pupils in grades kindergarten through 8, in the detection, reporting and prevention of child abuse and neglect (P.A. 84-1308)Training website: https://www.dcfstraining.org/manrep/index.jsp
ADD/ADHD – 105 ILCS 5/10-20.35
Requires that at least once every 2 years, the in-service training of certified school personnel and administrators include training on current best practices regarding the identification and treatment of attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the application of non-aversive behavioral interventions in the school environment, and the use of psychotropic or psycho-stimulant medication for school-age children.
Hazardous Materials – 105 ILCS 5/10-20.17a
To enhance the safety of pupils and staff by providing in-service training programs on the safe handling and use of hazardous or toxic materials for personnel in the district who work with such materials on a regular basis. Such programs shall be approved by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Illinois Department of Public Health.
AED (Automated External Defibrillator) – PA 93-0910
Governor Rod Blagojevich signed HB 4232 into law, requiring schools to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) in all indoor physical fitness facilities. The law, now Public Act 93-0910, became effective January 1, 2005.The bill requires school districts to have a policy on medical emergencies, to have an (AED) in each indoor physical fitness facility, and to have a trained AED user in each physical fitness facility during school-sponsored physical fitness activities. An indoor physical fitness facility would include: a swimming pool; stadium; athletic field; track and field facility; tennis court; basketball court; or volleyball court.
A school district owning or operating four or fewer indoor physical fitness facilities must have at least one such facility in compliance with this Act on or before July 1, 2006; its second facility in compliance by July 1, 2007; its third facility in compliance by July 1, 2008; and its fourth facility in compliance by July 1, 2009. A school district owning or operating more than four indoor physical fitness facilities must have 25% of those facilities in compliance by July 1, 2006, 50% in compliance by July 1, 2007, 75% in compliance by July 1, 2008 and 100% in compliance by July 1, 2009.
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination – Recommended - Tips for School Districts to Avoid Liability (from Title IX Enforcement on Sexual Harassment), Weblink: http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/sexual_harass.pdf
#1. Maintain a published sexual harassment policy with specific complaint procedures to assert possible defenses, if necessary.#2. Act promptly to investigate, and, if necessary, take appropriate remedial action regarding all complaints received under the policy.
#3. Reexamine your current sexual harassment policy to make sure it includes a complaint procedure that is accessible to employees, maintains confidentiality, provides for timely and thorough investigation and includes adequate remedial measures
#4. Make sure all your employees are aware of your sexual harassment policy. Revisit the policy with supervisors--in meetings or training--to ensure that they understand your policy and how to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
First Aid/CPR – 105 ILCS 110/3
The school board of each public elementary and secondary school in the State shall encourage all teachers and other school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer life‑saving techniques, including without limitation the Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized certifying organization.Each school board is encouraged to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In addition, each school board is authorized to allocate appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to conduct training programs for teachers and other school personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic programs and other extracurricular school activities to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements established by the American Red Cross or another qualified certifying agency.
Educator Ethics Training – PA 96-0431
Requires school districts to report to the State Superintendent and other officials when an employee has departed under suspicion of abuse or other offenses that would, on conviction, cost the educator his or her certificate. Also requires school boards to make ethics training for educators, teacher-student conduct and school employee-student conduct available at least every two years for all personnel. It also prohibits knowingly employing anyone who has been convicted of a certificate-revoking offense. Effective 8/13/09
Chronic Health Conditions – PA 95-0969
Requires teachers’ institutes to include instruction on prevalent student chronic health conditions
beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. 105 ILCS 5/3-11 (more specific information will be forthcoming when rules are introduced)For Personnel Working with Pupils – PA 95-558 (amends 105 ILCS 5/10-22.39)
At least once every 2 years, an in-service training program for school personnel who work with pupils, including, but not limited to, school and school district administrators, teachers, school guidance counselors, school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses, must be conducted by persons with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth and shall include training concerning (i) communicating with and listening to youth victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth, (ii) connecting youth victims of domestic or sexual violence and expectant and parenting youth to appropriate in-school services and other agencies, programs, and services as needed, and (iii) implementing the school district's policies, procedures, and protocols with regard to such youth, including confidentiality. At a minimum, school personnel must be trained to understand, provide information and referrals, and address issues pertaining to youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence.
(Source: P.A. 95-558, eff. 8-30-07.) Effective 8/30/2007
Food Allergy Guidelines – 105 ILCS 5/2-3.148 (PA 96-349, effective 8/13/09)
By January 1, 2011, each school board shall implement policy based on these guidelines. Also, at least every two years, an in-service training program for school personnel who work with students must be conducted by persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and management.• Education and training for school personnel* who interact with students with life-threatening food allergies on the management of students with life-threatening food allergies, including training related to the administration of medication with an auto-injector;
• Procedures for responding to life-threatening allergic reactions to food;
• Process for implementation of individualized health care and food allergy action plans for every student with life-threatening food allergy; and
• Protocols to prevent exposure to food allergens.
*School and district administrators, teachers, school advisors and counselors, school health personnel, and school nurses
Bullying Prevention - 105 ILCS 5/27-23.7, (PA 096-0952, effective 6/28/10)
School districts should educate students, parents and elementary/secondary school personnel about what behaviors constitute prohibitive bullying. Each school district shall create and maintain a policy on bullying, which must be filed with the State Board of Education, and communicate its policy on bullying to students and their parents/guardians on an annual basis. The policy must be updated every 2 years and filed with the State Board of Education after being updated.
Gang Resistance and Education - 105 ILCS 5/27-23.10 (PA 096-0952, effective 6/28/10)
School districts may make suitable provisions for instruction in gang resistance education and training in all grades and include that instruction in the courses of study regularly taught in those grades. A school board must collaborate with State and local law enforcement agencies. The State Board of Education may assist in the development of instructional materials and teacher training in relation to gang resistance education and training.