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AN ACT concerning education.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The School Code is amended by changing Section
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3-11 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/3-11)
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Sec. 3-11.
Institutes or inservice training workshops.
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(a) In counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the
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regional superintendent may arrange for or conduct district,
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regional, or county institutes, or equivalent professional
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educational experiences, not more than 4 days annually. Of
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those 4 days, 2 days may be used as a teachers, administrators,
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and school support personnel workshop, when approved by the
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regional superintendent, up to 2 days may be used for
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conducting parent-teacher conferences, or up to 2 days may be
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utilized as parental institute days as provided in Section
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10-22.18d. School support personnel may be exempt from a
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workshop if the workshop is not relevant to the work they do. A
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school district may use one of its 4 institute days on the last
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day of the school term. "Institute" or "Professional
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educational experiences" means any educational gathering,
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demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation of schools
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or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse and sexual

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assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid (which may
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include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillator
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training) held or approved by the regional superintendent and
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declared by the regional superintendent to be an institute
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day, or parent-teacher conferences. With the concurrence of
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the State Superintendent of Education, the regional
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superintendent may employ such assistance as is necessary to
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conduct the institute. Two or more adjoining counties may
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jointly hold an institute. Institute instruction shall be free
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to holders of licenses good in the county or counties holding
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the institute and to those who have paid an examination fee and
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failed to receive a license.
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In counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the regional
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superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional,
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or county inservice training workshops, or equivalent
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professional educational experiences, not more than 4 days
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annually. Of those 4 days, 2 days may be used as a teachers,
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administrators, and school support personnel workshop, when
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approved by the regional superintendent, up to 2 days may be
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used for conducting parent-teacher conferences, or up to 2
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days may be utilized as parental institute days as provided in
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Section 10-22.18d. School support personnel may be exempt from
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a workshop if the workshop is not relevant to the work they do.
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A school district may use one of those 4 days on the last day
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of the school term. "Inservice Training Workshops" or
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"Professional educational experiences" means any educational

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gathering, demonstration of methods of instruction, visitation
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of schools or other institutions or facilities, sexual abuse
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and sexual assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid
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(which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or
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defibrillator training) held or approved by the regional
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superintendent and declared by the regional superintendent to
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be an inservice training workshop, or parent-teacher
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conferences. With the concurrence of the State Superintendent
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of Education, the regional superintendent may employ such
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assistance as is necessary to conduct the inservice training
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workshop. With the approval of the regional superintendent, 2
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or more adjoining districts may jointly hold an inservice
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training workshop. In addition, with the approval of the
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regional superintendent, one district may conduct its own
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inservice training workshop with subject matter consultants
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requested from the county, State or any State institution of
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higher learning.
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Such institutes as referred to in this Section may be held
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on consecutive or separate days at the option of the regional
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superintendent having jurisdiction thereof.
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Whenever reference is made in this Act to "institute", it
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shall be construed to include the inservice training workshops
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or equivalent professional educational experiences provided
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for in this Section.
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Any institute advisory committee existing on April 1,
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1995, is dissolved and the duties and responsibilities of the

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institute advisory committee are assumed by the regional
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office of education advisory board.
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Districts providing inservice training programs shall
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constitute inservice committees, 1/2 of which shall be
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teachers, 1/4 school service personnel and 1/4 administrators
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to establish program content and schedules.
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In addition to other topics not listed in this Section,
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the teachers institutes may include training committed to
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health conditions of students; social-emotional learning;
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developing cultural competency; identifying warning signs of
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mental illness and suicidal behavior in youth; domestic and
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sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting
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youth; protections and accommodations for students; educator
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ethics; responding to child sexual abuse and grooming
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behavior; and effective instruction in violence prevention and
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conflict resolution. Institute programs in these topics shall
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be credited toward hours of professional development required
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for license renewal as outlined in subsection (e) of Section
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21B-45.
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(b) In this subsection (b):
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"Trauma" is defined according to an event, an experience,
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and effects. Individual trauma results from an event, series
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of events, or set of circumstances
, including early relational
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trauma, caregiver separation, disrupted attachment, or
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prolonged instability during early development,
that is
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experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally

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harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse
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effects on the individual's functioning and mental, physical,
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social, or emotional well-being. Collective trauma is a
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psychological reaction to a traumatic event shared by any
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group of people. This may include, but is not limited to,
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community violence, experiencing racism and discrimination,
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and the lack of the essential supports for well-being, such as
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educational or economic opportunities, food, health care,
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housing, and community cohesion. Trauma can be experienced by
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anyone, though it is disproportionately experienced by members
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of marginalized groups. Systemic and historical oppression,
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such as racism, is often at the root of this inequity. Symptoms
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may vary at different developmental stages and across
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different cultural groups and different communities
and may
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emerge or intensify during adolescence as identity
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development, autonomy, and neurological changes intersect with
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earlier trauma
.
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"Trauma-informed practices" include awareness of
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populations for whom trauma may be ongoing, relational, and
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developmentally expressed over time, including, but not
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limited to, students in adoptive, foster, kinship, or
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guardianship families.

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"Trauma-responsive learning environments" means learning
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environments developed during an ongoing, multiyear-long
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process that typically progresses across the following 3
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stages:

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(1) A school or district is "trauma aware" when it:
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(A) has personnel that demonstrate a foundational
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understanding of a broad definition of trauma that is
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developmentally and culturally based; includes
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students, personnel, and communities; and recognizes
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the potential effect on biological, cognitive,
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academic, and social-emotional functioning; and
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(B) recognizes that traumatic exposure can impact
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behavior and learning and should be acknowledged in
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policies, strategies, and systems of support for
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students, families, and personnel.
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(2) A school or district is "trauma responsive" when
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it progresses from awareness to action in the areas of
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policy, practice, and structural changes within a
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multi-tiered system of support to promote safety, positive
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relationships, and self-regulation
, including practices
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that promote an effective partnership with caregivers and
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family systems supporting students impacted by trauma,

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while underscoring the importance of personal well-being
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and cultural responsiveness. Such progress may:
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(A) be aligned with the Illinois Quality Framework
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and integrated into a school or district's continuous
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improvement process as evidence to support allocation
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of financial resources;
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(B) be assessed and monitored by a
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multidisciplinary leadership team on an ongoing basis;

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and
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(C) involve the engagement and capacity building
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of personnel at all levels to ensure that adults in the
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learning environment are prepared to recognize and
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respond to those impacted by trauma.
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(3) A school or district is healing centered when it
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acknowledges its role and responsibility to the community,
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fully responds to trauma, and promotes resilience and
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healing through genuine, trusting, and creative
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relationships. Such school or district may:
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(A) promote holistic and collaborative approaches
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that are grounded in culture, spirituality, civic
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engagement, and equity; and
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(B) support agency within individuals, families,
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and communities while engaging people in collective
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action that moves from transactional to
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transformational.
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"Whole child" means using a child-centered, holistic,
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equitable lens across all systems that prioritizes physical,
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mental, and social-emotional health to ensure that every child
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is healthy, safe, supported, challenged, engaged, and
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protected.
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Starting with the 2024-2025 school year, institutes shall
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provide instruction on trauma-informed practices and include
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the definitions of trauma, trauma-responsive learning
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environments, and whole child set forth in this subsection (b)

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before the first student attendance day of each school year.
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(Source: P.A. 103-413, eff. 1-1-24; 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see
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Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for effective date of P.A.
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103-542); 103-603, eff. 1-1-25; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24
.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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