Bill Text: IL SB1658 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation or private donations, the State Board of Education shall award grants to school districts to support school safety and security. Provides that grant funds may be used for school security improvements, including professional development, safety-related upgrades to school buildings, equipment, including metal detectors and x-ray machines, and facilities, including school-based health centers. Requires the State Board to prioritize the distribution of grants to school districts designated as Tier 1 or Tier 2 under the evidence-based funding formula.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-4)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0413 [SB1658 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1658-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, subject to appropriation or private donations, the State Board of Education shall award grants to school districts to support school safety and security. Provides that grant funds may be used for school security improvements, including professional development, safety-related upgrades to school buildings, equipment, including metal detectors and x-ray machines, and facilities, including school-based health centers. Requires the State Board to prioritize the distribution of grants to school districts designated as Tier 1 or Tier 2 under the evidence-based funding formula.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-4)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0413 [SB1658 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1658-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2-3.176 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2-3.176. Office of School Safety. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) There is created an Office of School Safety within the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | State Board of Education. The Director of the Office shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) The Office has all of the following duties: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (1) Create model practices for school safety. The State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Board must provide any necessary resources or staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | requested by the Office to create the model practices under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | this paragraph. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (2) Coordinate with school districts and nonpublic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | schools to compile blueprints and geographic information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | system maps for all schools. The Office must keep all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | blueprints and maps confidential unless a law enforcement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | agency requests access to the blueprints or maps. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (3) Offer, or contract with another party to offer, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | training for school employees on school safety. Training | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | subjects may include trauma-informed care and how adverse |
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1 | childhood experiences have an impact on a child's | ||||||
2 | development and may increase a child's need for counseling | ||||||
3 | or support. If a school district or nonpublic school | ||||||
4 | receives a grant for the training under this paragraph, the | ||||||
5 | Office may charge a fee for the training. | ||||||
6 | (4) Seek and apply for federal funds related to school | ||||||
7 | safety improvements. | ||||||
8 | (c) The Office shall create a grant program for | ||||||
9 | expenditures related to improving school safety. The Office | ||||||
10 | must accept grant applications under this subsection from | ||||||
11 | public school boards and the governing bodies of charter | ||||||
12 | schools and nonpublic schools. Grant funds must be used for | ||||||
13 | school security improvements, including training and | ||||||
14 | safety-related upgrades to school buildings, equipment | ||||||
15 | (including metal detectors and x-ray machines), and | ||||||
16 | facilities. An application submitted under this subsection | ||||||
17 | must include all of the following: | ||||||
18 | (1) A school safety plan. | ||||||
19 | (2) Blueprints of each school building and facility or, | ||||||
20 | if a school has already submitted to the Office blueprints | ||||||
21 | under paragraph (2) of subsection (b), a certification that | ||||||
22 | the blueprints submitted are current. | ||||||
23 | (3) A proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys.
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24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
25 | 1, 2020.
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