IL HB3236

Creates the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force to develop a statewide prevention course for high school students based on the Step Back Program, a 6-9 week, 45-session gender-specific course covering dating violence, sexual assault, digital abuse, and related topics.

Task force must evaluate the effectiveness of the Step Back Program at Oak Park and River Forest High School and propose curriculum content, facilitator training methods, partnerships with anti-violence agencies, implementation costs, and funding sources for statewide implementation.

Establishes task force membership of 20+ representatives appointed by the State Board of Education, Senate and House leadership, including representatives from domestic violence organizations, sexual assault organizations, teachers unions, school administrators, law enforcement, and the Chicago Police Department.

Requires the task force to submit a comprehensive report to the General Assembly by April 1, 2014, including findings, recommendations, and a phased implementation plan for school curricula aimed at preventing domestic violence.

Provides that task force members receive no compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses, and clarifies that the prevention course does not infringe upon constitutional rights to free expression or religious exercise.