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Public Act 101-0548
 
SB1371 EnrolledLRB101 09338 AXK 54434 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 adding Sections
10-20.69 and 34-18.61 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new)
    Sec. 10-20.69. Door security locking means.
    (a) In this Section, "door security locking means" means a
door locking means intended for use by a trained school
district employee in a school building for the purpose of
preventing ingress through a door of the building.
    (b) A school district may install a door security locking
means on a door of a school building to prevent unwanted entry
through the door if all of the following requirements are met:
        (1) The door security locking means can be engaged
    without opening the door.
        (2) The unlocking and unlatching of the door security
    locking means from the occupied side of the door can be
    accomplished without the use of a key or tool.
        (3) The door security locking means complies with all
    applicable State and federal accessibility requirements.
        (4) Locks, if remotely engaged, can be unlocked from
    the occupied side.
        (5) The door security locking means is capable of being
    disengaged from the outside by school district employees,
    and school district employees may use a key or other
    credentials to unlock the door from the outside.
        (6) The door security locking means does not modify the
    door-closing hardware, panic hardware, or fire exit
    hardware.
        (7) Any bolts, stops, brackets, or pins employed by the
    door security locking means do not affect the fire rating
    of a fire door assembly.
        (8) School district employees are trained in the
    engagement and release of the door security locking means,
    from within and outside the room, as part of the emergency
    response plan.
        (9) For doors installed before July 1, 2019 only, the
    unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking means
    requires no more than 2 releasing operations. For doors
    installed on or after July 1, 2019, the unlocking and
    unlatching of a door security locking means requires no
    more than one releasing operation. If doors installed
    before July 1, 2019 are replaced on or after July 1, 2019,
    the unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking
    means on the replacement door requires no more than one
    releasing operation.
        (10) The door security locking means is no more than 48
    inches above the finished floor.
        (11) The door security locking means otherwise
    complies with the school building code prepared by the
    State Board of Education under Section 2-3.12.
    A school district may install a door security locking means
that does not comply with paragraph (3) or (10) of this
subsection if (i) the school district meets all other
requirements under this subsection and (ii) prior to its
installation, local law enforcement officials, the local fire
department, and the school board agree, in writing, to the
installation and use of the door security locking means. The
school district must keep the agreement on file and must, upon
request, provide the agreement to its regional office of
education. The agreement must be included in the school
district's filed school safety plan under the School Safety
Drill Act.
    (c) A school district must include the location of any door
security locking means and must address the use of the locking
and unlocking means from within and outside the room in its
filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act.
Local law enforcement officials and the local fire department
must be notified of the location of any door security locking
means and how to disengage it. Any specific tool needed to
disengage the door security locking means from the outside of
the room must, upon request, be made available to local law
enforcement officials and the local fire department.
    (d) A door security locking means may be used only (i) by a
school district employee trained under subsection (e), (ii)
during an emergency that threatens the health and safety of
students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and
(iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire
department have been notified of its installation prior to its
use. The door security locking means must be engaged for a
finite period of time in accordance with the school district's
school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act.
    (e) A school district that has installed a door security
locking means shall conduct an in-service training program for
school district employees on the proper use of the door
security locking means. The school district shall keep a file
verifying the employees who have completed the program and
must, upon request, provide the file to its regional office of
education and the local fire department and local law
enforcement agency.
    (f) A door security locking means that requires 2 releasing
operations must be discontinued from use when the door is
replaced or is a part of new construction. Replacement and new
construction door hardware must include mortise locks,
compliant with the applicable building code, and must be
lockable from the occupied side without opening the door.
However, mortise locks are not required if panic hardware or
fire exit hardware is required.
 
    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new)
    Sec. 34-18.61. Door security locking means.
    (a) In this Section, "door security locking means" means a
door locking means intended for use by a trained school
district employee in a school building for the purpose of
preventing ingress through a door of the building.
    (b) The school district may install a door security locking
means on a door of a school building to prevent unwanted entry
through the door if all of the following requirements are met:
        (1) The door security locking means can be engaged
    without opening the door.
        (2) The unlocking and unlatching of the door security
    locking means from the occupied side of the door can be
    accomplished without the use of a key or tool.
        (3) The door security locking means complies with all
    applicable State and federal accessibility requirements.
        (4) Locks, if remotely engaged, can be unlocked from
    the occupied side.
        (5) The door security locking means is capable of being
    disengaged from the outside by school district employees,
    and school district employees may use a key or other
    credentials to unlock the door from the outside.
        (6) The door security locking means does not modify the
    door-closing hardware, panic hardware, or fire exit
    hardware.
        (7) Any bolts, stops, brackets, or pins employed by the
    door security locking means do not affect the fire rating
    of a fire door assembly.
        (8) School district employees are trained in the
    engagement and release of the door security locking means,
    from within and outside the room, as part of the emergency
    response plan.
        (9) For doors installed before July 1, 2019 only, the
    unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking means
    requires no more than 2 releasing operations. For doors
    installed on or after July 1, 2019, the unlocking and
    unlatching of a door security locking means requires no
    more than one releasing operation. If doors installed
    before July 1, 2019 are replaced on or after July 1, 2019,
    the unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking
    means on the replacement door requires no more than one
    releasing operation.
        (10) The door security locking means is no more than 48
    inches above the finished floor.
        (11) The door security locking means otherwise
    complies with the school building code prepared by the
    State Board of Education under Section 2-3.12.
    The school district may install a door security locking
means that does not comply with paragraph (3) or (10) of this
subsection if (i) the school district meets all other
requirements under this subsection and (ii) prior to its
installation, local law enforcement officials, the local fire
department, and the board agree, in writing, to the
installation and use of the door security locking means. The
school district must keep the agreement on file and must, upon
request, provide the agreement to the State Board of Education.
The agreement must be included in the school district's filed
school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act.
    (c) The school district must include the location of any
door security locking means and must address the use of the
locking and unlocking means from within and outside the room in
its filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act.
Local law enforcement officials and the local fire department
must be notified of the location of any door security locking
means and how to disengage it. Any specific tool needed to
disengage the door security locking means from the outside of
the room must, upon request, be made available to local law
enforcement officials and the local fire department.
    (d) A door security locking means may be used only (i) by a
school district employee trained under subsection (e), (ii)
during an emergency that threatens the health and safety of
students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and
(iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire
department have been notified of its installation prior to its
use. The door security locking means must be engaged for a
finite period of time in accordance with the school district's
school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act.
    (e) If the school district installs a door security locking
means, it must conduct an in-service training program for
school district employees on the proper use of the door
security locking means. The school district shall keep a file
verifying the employees who have completed the program and
must, upon request, provide the file to the local fire
department and local law enforcement agency.
    (f) A door security locking means that requires 2 releasing
operations must be discontinued from use when the door is
replaced or is a part of new construction. Replacement and new
construction door hardware must include mortise locks,
compliant with the applicable building code, and must be
lockable from the occupied side without opening the door.
However, mortise locks are not required if panic hardware or
fire exit hardware is required.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2019.

Effective Date: 8/23/2019