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90_HB1090
105 ILCS 5/10-21.7-5 new
105 ILCS 5/34-84a.2 new
720 ILCS 5/31-9 new
Amends the School Code and the Criminal Code of 1961.
Requires school principals, chief administrative officers of
private schools, and college or university presidents or
chancellors to report to local law enforcement agencies
felony and misdemeanor violations that occur in the schools,
colleges, and universities or at school related activities
supervised by school employees. Violations are petty offenses
with $500 fines imposed for each incident of criminal
violations not reported.
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LRB9004959RCsb
1 AN ACT to require administrators of certain educational
2 institutions to report certain criminal offenses.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
6 10-21.7-5 and 34-84a.2 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/10-21.7-5 new)
8 Sec. 10-21.7-5. Principal to report incidents of
9 felonies and misdemeanors occurring in school, on school
10 grounds or at supervised school activities. The principal
11 shall report the occurrence of a felony or misdemeanor
12 offense occurring on school grounds, in the school, on a
13 school bus, or at an activity supervised by school employees
14 to the local law enforcement agency within 24 hours after the
15 principal becomes aware of the occurrence.
16 (105 ILCS 5/34-84a.2 new)
17 Sec. 34-84a.2. Principal to report incidents of felonies
18 and misdemeanors occurring in school, on school grounds, or
19 at supervised school activities. The principal of each
20 attendance center shall report the occurrence of a felony or
21 misdemeanor offense occurring on school grounds, in the
22 school, on a school bus, or at an activity supervised by
23 school employees to the local law enforcement agency within
24 24 hours after the principal becomes aware of the occurrence.
25 Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
26 adding Section 31-9 as follows:
27 (720 ILCS 5/31-9 new)
28 Sec. 31-9. School administrators to report incidents of
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1 felonies and misdemeanors occurring in school, on school
2 grounds, or at supervised school activities.
3 (a) The principal of each attendance center of a public
4 elementary or secondary school, the chief administrative
5 officer of a private school, and the president or chancellor
6 of each college or university shall report the occurrence of
7 a felony or misdemeanor offense occurring on school grounds,
8 in the school, on a school bus, or at an activity supervised
9 by school employees to the local law enforcement agency
10 within 24 hours after the principal, officer, president, or
11 chancellor becomes aware of the occurrence.
12 (b) Sentence. A person who knowingly violates this
13 Section is guilty of a petty offense for which the court
14 shall impose a fine of $500 for each occurrence in which the
15 principal, officer, president, or chancellor fails to report
16 an offense as required by this Section.
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