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90_HB1090eng 105 ILCS 5/10-21.7-5 new 105 ILCS 5/34-84a.2 new 720 ILCS 5/31-9 new Amends the School Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Requires school principals, chief administrative officers of private schools, and college or university presidents or chancellors to report to local law enforcement agencies felony and misdemeanor violations that occur in the schools, colleges, and universities or at school related activities supervised by school employees. Violations are petty offenses with $500 fines imposed for each incident of criminal violations not reported. LRB9004959RCsb HB1090 Engrossed LRB9004959RCsb 1 AN ACT to require principals and other appropriate 2 administrative officers of public and nonpublic elementary 3 and secondary schools to report certain criminal offenses. 4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 5 represented in the General Assembly: 6 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 7 10-21.7-5 and 34-84a.2 as follows: 8 (105 ILCS 5/10-21.7-5 new) 9 Sec. 10-21.7-5. Principal to report incidents of 10 felonies and certain misdemeanors occurring in school, on 11 school grounds or at supervised school activities. The 12 principal shall report the occurrence of a felony offense or 13 a misdemeanor violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances 14 Act, the Cannabis Control Act, Article 24 of the Criminal 15 Code of 1961, or Section 6-16 or 6-20 of the Liquor Control 16 Act of 1934 occurring on school grounds, in the school, on a 17 school bus, or at an activity supervised by school employees 18 to the local law enforcement agency within 24 hours after the 19 principal becomes aware of the occurrence. 20 (105 ILCS 5/34-84a.2 new) 21 Sec. 34-84a.2. Principal to report incidents of felonies 22 and certain misdemeanors occurring in school, on school 23 grounds, or at supervised school activities. The principal of 24 each attendance center shall report the occurrence of a 25 felony offense or a misdemeanor violation of the Illinois 26 Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, Article 27 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or Secton 6-16 or 6-20 of 28 the Liquor Control Act of 1934 occurring on school grounds, 29 in the school, on a school bus, or at an activity supervised 30 by school employees to the local law enforcement agency HB1090 Engrossed -2- LRB9004959RCsb 1 within 24 hours after the principal becomes aware of the 2 occurrence. 3 Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by 4 adding Section 31-9 as follows: 5 (720 ILCS 5/31-9 new) 6 Sec. 31-9. Principals and other appropriate 7 administrative officers to report incidents of felonies and 8 certain misdemeanors occurring in school, on school grounds, 9 or at supervised school activities. 10 (a) The principal or other appropriate administrative 11 officer of each attendance center of a public or nonpublic 12 elementary or secondary school shall report the occurrence of 13 a felony offense or a misdemeanor violation of the Illinois 14 Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, Article 15 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or Secton 6-16 or 6-20 of 16 the Liquor Control Act of 1934 occurring on school grounds, 17 in the school, on a school bus, or at an activity supervised 18 by school employees to the local law enforcement agency 19 within 24 hours after the principal or other appropriate 20 administrative officer becomes aware of the occurrence. 21 (b) Sentence. A person who knowingly violates this 22 Section is guilty of a petty offense for which the court 23 shall impose a fine of $500 for each occurrence in which the 24 principal or other appropriate administrative officer fails 25 to report an offense as required by this Section.