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.