Public Act 101-0478
 
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    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 adding Section 
22-85 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/22-85 new)
    Sec. 22-85. Parental notification of law enforcement 
detainment and questioning on school grounds.
    (a) In this Section, "school grounds" means the real 
property comprising an active and operational elementary or 
secondary school during the regular hours in which school is in 
session and when students are present. 
    (b)  Before detaining and questioning  a student on school 
grounds who is under 18 years of age and who is suspected of 
committing a criminal act, a law enforcement officer, school 
resource officer, or other school security personnel must do 
all of the following:
        (1) Ensure that notification or attempted notification 
    of the student's parent or guardian is made.
        (2) Document the time and manner in which the 
    notification or attempted notification under paragraph (1) 
    occurred.
        (3) Make reasonable efforts to ensure that the 
    student's parent or guardian is present during the 
    questioning or, if the parent or guardian is not present, 
    ensure that school personnel, including, but not limited 
    to, a school social worker, a school psychologist, a school 
    nurse, a school guidance counselor, or any other mental 
    health professional, are present during the questioning.
        (4) If practicable, make reasonable efforts to ensure 
    that a law enforcement officer trained in promoting safe 
    interactions and communications with youth is present 
    during the questioning.  An officer who received training in 
    youth investigations approved or certified by his or her 
    law enforcement agency or under Section 10.22 of the Police 
    Training Act or a juvenile police officer, as defined under  
    Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,  satisfies 
    the requirement under this paragraph.
    (c) This Section does not limit the authority of a law 
enforcement officer to make an arrest on school grounds. This 
Section does not apply to circumstances that would cause a 
reasonable person to believe that urgent and immediate action 
is necessary to do any of the following:
        (1) Prevent bodily harm or injury to the student or any 
    other person.
        (2) Apprehend an armed or fleeing suspect.
        (3) Prevent the destruction of evidence.
        (4) Address an emergency or other dangerous situation. 

 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  8/23/2019