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| Public Act 099-0065
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| SB1340 Enrolled | LRB099 03704 NHT 23887 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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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:
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(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(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2015) |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. |
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(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. |
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(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 |
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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 |
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government. |
(e) The Task Force is abolished and this Section is |
repealed on July 2, 2016 1, 2015.
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(Source: P.A. 98-695, eff. 7-3-14.)
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(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.
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(Source: P.A. 98-705, eff. 7-14-14; revised 10-14-14.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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