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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
527-23.15 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-23.15 new)
7    Sec. 27-23.15. Gun safety. A school district may offer its
8students a course on gun safety as part of its curriculum
9during the school day or as part of an after-school program.
10The State Board of Education may prepare and make available to
11school boards resources on gun safety that may be used as
12guidelines for the development of a course under this Section.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.