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Public Act 0065 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 099-0065
 
SB1340 EnrolledLRB099 03704 NHT 23887 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
2-3.160 as added by Public Act 98-695 and by renumbering and
changing Section 2-3.160 as added by Public Act 98-705 as
follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.160)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2015)
    Sec. 2-3.160. School Security and Standards Task Force.
    (a) The School Security and Standards Task Force is created
within the State Board of Education to study the security of
schools in this State, make recommendations, and draft minimum
standards for use by schools to make them more secure and to
provide a safer learning environment for the children of this
State. The Task Force shall consist of all of the following
members:
        (1) One member of the public who is a parent and one
    member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the
    Senate.
        (2) One member of the public who is a parent and one
    member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority Leader of
    the Senate.
        (3) One member of the public who is a parent and one
    member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the
    Speaker of the House of Representatives.
        (4) One member of the public who is a parent and one
    member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the
    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (5) A representative from the State Board of Education,
    appointed by the Chairperson of the State Board of
    Education.
        (6) A representative from the Department of State
    Police, appointed by the Director of State Police.
        (7) A representative from an association representing
    Illinois sheriffs, appointed by the Governor.
        (8) A representative from an association representing
    Illinois chiefs of police, appointed by the Governor.
        (9) A representative from an association representing
    Illinois firefighters, appointed by the Governor.
        (10) A representative from an association representing
    Illinois regional superintendents of schools, appointed by
    the Governor.
        (11) A representative from an association representing
    Illinois principals, appointed by the Governor.
        (12) A representative from an association representing
    Illinois school boards, appointed by the Governor.
        (13) A representative from the security consulting
    profession, appointed by the Governor.
        (14) An architect or engineer who specializes in
    security issues, appointed by the Governor.
    Members of the Task Force appointed by the Governor must be
individuals who have knowledge, experience, and expertise in
the field of security or who have worked within the school
system. The appointment of members by the Governor must reflect
the geographic diversity of this State.
    Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation
and shall not be reimbursed for their expenses.
    (b) The Task Force shall meet initially at the call of the
State Superintendent of Education. At this initial meeting, the
Task Force shall elect a member as presiding officer of the
Task Force by a majority vote of the membership of the Task
Force. Thereafter, the Task Force shall meet at the call of the
presiding officer.
    (c) The State Board of Education shall provide
administrative and other support to the Task Force.
    (d) The Task Force shall make recommendations for minimum
standards for security for the schools in this State. In making
those recommendations, the Task Force shall do all of the
following:
        (1) Gather information concerning security in schools
    as it presently exists.
        (2) Receive reports and testimony from individuals,
    school district superintendents, principals, teachers,
    security experts, architects, engineers, and the law
    enforcement community.
        (3) Create minimum standards for securing schools.
        (4) Give consideration to securing the physical
    structures, security staffing recommendations,
    communications, security equipment, alarms, video and
    audio monitoring, school policies, egress and ingress,
    security plans, emergency exits and escape, and any other
    areas of security that the Task Force deems appropriate for
    securing schools.
        (5) Create a model security plan policy.
        (6) Suggest possible funding recommendations for
    schools to access for use in implementing enhanced security
    measures.
        (7) On or before January 1, 2016 2015, submit a report
    to the General Assembly and the Governor on specific
    recommendations for changes to the current law or other
    legislative measures.
        (8) On or before July 1, 2016 January 1, 2015, submit a
    report to the State Board of Education on specific
    recommendations for model security plan policies for
    schools to access and use as a guideline. This report is
    exempt from inspection and copying under Section 7 of the
    Freedom of Information Act.
    The Task Force's recommendations may include proposals for
specific statutory changes and methods to foster cooperation
among State agencies and between this State and local
government.
    (e) The Task Force is abolished and this Section is
repealed on July 2, 2016 1, 2015.
(Source: P.A. 98-695, eff. 7-3-14.)
 
    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.161)
    Sec. 2-3.161 2-3.160. Definition of dyslexia in rules;
reading instruction advisory group.
    (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that
incorporate an international definition of dyslexia into Part
226 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code.
    (b) Subject to specific State appropriation or the
availability of private donations, the State Board of Education
shall establish an advisory group to develop a training module
or training modules to provide education and professional
development to teachers, school administrators, and other
education professionals regarding multi-sensory, systematic,
and sequential instruction in reading. This advisory group
shall complete its work before December 15 July 31, 2015 and is
abolished on December 15 July 31, 2015.
(Source: P.A. 98-705, eff. 7-14-14; revised 10-14-14.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 07/16/2015