Bill Text: IL HB2105 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a mass incident policy and procedure guide that outlines the procedures that must be followed if a mass incident occurs within a school; defines "mass incident". Provides that the guide must include a plan for treating a child's trauma after a mass incident. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2105 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2105-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10-20.69 and 34-18.61 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 10-20.69. Mass incident policy and procedure guide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) In this Section, "mass incident" means a traumatic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | event involving 10 or more children as victims or witnesses, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | including a school shooting or sexual assault. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) Each school board must adopt a mass incident policy and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | procedure guide that outlines the procedures that must be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | followed if a mass incident occurs within a school. The guide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | must include a plan for treating a child's trauma after a mass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | incident.
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16 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Sec. 34-18.61. Mass incident policy and procedure guide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (a) In this Section, "mass incident" means a traumatic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | event involving 10 or more children as victims or witnesses, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | including a school shooting or sexual assault. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (b) The board must adopt a mass incident policy and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | procedure guide that outlines the procedures that must be |
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1 | followed if a mass incident occurs within a school. The guide | ||||||
2 | must include a plan for treating a child's trauma after a mass | ||||||
3 | incident.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.
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