IL HB2995

Requires schools to notify employees, school agents, or contractors who are accused of sexual misconduct of the allegations and available resources at the same time parents/guardians are notified

Mandates school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools implement formal investigation procedures for sexual misconduct allegations, with investigations to begin within 14 days of notification and be completed within 60 days (with one 30-day extension allowed for good cause)

Establishes three possible investigation outcomes: substantiated (with corroborated, consistent, precise evidence), unsubstantiated (lack of evidence), or indeterminable (insufficient facts to investigate)

Allows employees with substantiated findings to appeal through a due process hearing before an independent hearing officer within 45 days, with the burden of proof on the employer

Retroactively voids adverse determinations issued before the law's effective date if third-party regulatory investigations (such as DCFS or law enforcement) found allegations false, unfounded, indeterminable, or unsubstantiated, requiring removal from personnel records within 14 business days