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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
5 10-20.40 and 34-18.34 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new)
7     Sec. 10-20.40. Use of facilities by community
8 organizations. School boards are encouraged to allow community
9 organizations to use school facilities during non-school
10 hours. If a school board allows a community organization to use
11 school facilities during non-school hours, the board must adopt
12 a formal policy governing the use of school facilities by
13 community organizations during non-school hours. The policy
14 shall prohibit such use if it interferes with any school
15 functions or the safety of students or school personnel or
16 affects the property or liability of the school district.
 
17     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new)
18     Sec. 34-18.34. Use of facilities by community
19 organizations. The board is encouraged to allow community
20 organizations to use school facilities during non-school
21 hours. If the board allows a community organization to use
22 school facilities during non-school hours, the board must adopt

 

 

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1 a formal policy governing the use of school facilities by
2 community organizations during non-school hours. The policy
3 shall prohibit such use if it interferes with any school
4 functions or the safety of students or school personnel or
5 affects the property or liability of the school district.
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
7 2007.