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| Public Act 095-0881 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Campus Security Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 1 and by adding Section 20 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 12/1)
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Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Campus | ||||
Security Enhancement Act of 2008.
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(Source: P.A. 88-629, eff. 9-9-94.)
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(110 ILCS 12/20 new) | ||||
Sec. 20. Campus security enhancement. | ||||
(a) In this Section, "higher education institution" means a | ||||
public university, a public community college, or an | ||||
independent, not-for-profit or for-profit higher education | ||||
institution located in this State. | ||||
(b) Each higher education institution is required to do the | ||||
following: | ||||
(1) develop a National Incident Management | ||||
System-compliant, all-hazards, emergency response plan in | ||||
partnership with the institution's county or major | ||||
municipal emergency management official, report the plan | ||||
to this official, and have training and exercises for the | ||||
plan annually at a minimum; and | ||
(2) develop an inter-disciplinary and | ||
multi-jurisdictional campus violence prevention plan, | ||
including coordination of and communication between all | ||
available campus and local mental health and first response | ||
resources, in partnership with the institution's county or | ||
major municipal emergency management official, report the | ||
plan to this official, and have training and exercises for | ||
the plan annually at a minimum. The campus violence | ||
prevention plan shall include the development and | ||
implementation of a campus violence prevention committee | ||
and campus threat assessment team. | ||
(c) County and major municipal emergency managers and | ||
Illinois Emergency Management Agency regional coordinators | ||
shall assist in the planning and training process for the plans | ||
specified in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this | ||
Section with all resources available to them. | ||
(d) County and major municipal emergency managers and | ||
Illinois Emergency Management Agency regional coordinators | ||
shall provide higher education institutions with appropriate | ||
standards and guidelines for the plans specified in | ||
subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this Section and | ||
for the training and exercises for these plans.
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