105 ILCS 112/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Dissection Alternatives Act. (Source: P.A. 91-771, eff. 6-9-00.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 112 — Dissection Alternatives Act.
Illinois · statute · 105 ILCS 112 · 7 active provisions
Provisions
105 ILCS 112/5
Findings and purpose
Findings and purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the appropriate use of dissection in research and education has contributed a great deal to the advancement of medical and biological science. Without dissection the science of anatomy could not have advanced, and it is the bedrock supporting the mo…
105 ILCS 112/10
Definitions
Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Student" means a pupil at a public or private elementary or secondary school in Illinois. "Teacher" means a person who is teaching at a public or private elementary or secondary school in Illinois, regardless of whether that teaching is…
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Alternative student projects
Alternative student projects. A school may excuse a student enrolled in a course in which students are ordinarily expected to perform, participate in, or observe dissection who objects for any reason to performing, participating in, or observing that dissection and instead allow the student to complete an alternative p…
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Guidelines for notification of students and parents
Guidelines for notification of students and parents. (a) The State Board of Education shall develop and make available guidelines that may be used by the public elementary and secondary schools within this State to give appropriate notice of the following to students and their parents or legal guardians: (1) Which, if…
105 ILCS 112/25
Discrimination prohibited
Discrimination prohibited. A student may not be penalized or discriminated against in any way for refusing to perform, participate in, or observe dissection. (Source: P.A. 91-771, eff. 6-9-00.)
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law and first applies to the 2000-2001 school year. (Source: P.A. 91-771, eff. 6-9-00.)