State of Illinois
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92^nd General Assembly

Public Act 92-0260

HB0646 Enrolled                                LRB9203859NTsb

    AN ACT with regard to schools.

    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 10-20.14 as follows:

    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.14) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.14)
    Sec.     10-20.14.  Student     discipline      policies;
Parent-teacher advisory committee.
    (a)  To  establish and maintain a parent-teacher advisory
committee to develop with the school board policy  guidelines
on  pupil discipline, including school searches, to furnish a
copy of the policy to the parents or guardian of  each  pupil
within  15  days  after  the beginning of the school year, or
within 15  days  after  starting  classes  for  a  pupil  who
transfers  into  the  district during the school year, and to
require that each school informs its pupils of  the  contents
of  its policy.  School boards, along with the parent-teacher
advisory committee, are encouraged to annually  review  their
pupil   discipline  policies,  the  implementation  of  those
policies, and any other factors  related  to  the  safety  of
their schools, pupils, and staff.
    (b)  The parent-teacher advisory committee in cooperation
with  local  law enforcement agencies shall develop, with the
school board, policy guideline procedures  to  establish  and
maintain  a  reciprocal  reporting  system between the school
district  and  local  law  enforcement   agencies   regarding
criminal offenses committed by students.
    (c)  The    parent-teacher    advisory    committee,   in
cooperation with school bus personnel,  shall  develop,  with
the  school  board,  policy guideline procedures to establish
and maintain school bus safety procedures.  These  procedures
shall  be  incorporated  into the district's pupil discipline
policy.
    (d)  The  school  board,   in   consultation   with   the
parent-teacher  advisory  committee and other community-based
organizations,  must  include  provisions  in   the   student
discipline  policy  to address students who have demonstrated
behaviors that put them at  risk  for  aggressive   behavior,
including  without  limitation  bullying,  as  defined in the
policy.   These  provisions  must  include   procedures   for
notifying  parents  or legal guardians and early intervention
procedures based upon available community-based and  district
resources.
(Source: P.A. 91-272, eff. 1-1-00.)
    Passed in the General Assembly May 15, 2001.
    Approved August 07, 2001.