Public Act 102-0251
 
HB0015 EnrolledLRB102 02636 CMG 12639 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 Section 
34-18.67 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new)
    Sec. 34-18.67. Parental notification of student 
discipline. 
    (a) In this Section, "misconduct" means an incident that 
involves offensive touching, a physical altercation, or the 
use of violence.
    (b) If a student commits an act or acts of misconduct 
involving offensive touching, a physical altercation, or the 
use of violence, the student's school shall provide written 
notification of that misconduct to the parent or guardian of 
the student.
    (c) If a student makes a written statement to a school 
employee relating to an act or acts of misconduct, whether the 
student is engaging in the act or acts  or is targeted by the 
act or acts, the school shall provide the written statement to 
the student's parent or guardian, upon request and in 
accordance with federal and State laws and rules governing 
school student records.
    (d) If the parent or guardian of a student involved in an 
act or acts of misconduct, whether the student is engaging in 
the act or acts or is targeted by the act or acts, requests a 
synopsis of any statement made by the parent's or guardian's 
child, the school shall provide any existing records 
responsive to that request, in accordance with federal and 
State laws and rules governing school student records.
    (e) A school shall make reasonable attempts to provide a 
copy of any disciplinary report resulting from an 
investigation into a student's act or acts of misconduct to 
the parent or guardian of the student receiving disciplinary 
action, including any and all restorative justice measures, 
within 2 school days after the completion of the report. The 
disciplinary report shall include all of the following: 
        (1) A description of the student's act or acts of 
    misconduct that resulted in disciplinary action. The names 
    and any identifying information of any other student or 
    students involved must be redacted from or not included in 
    the report, in accordance with federal and State student 
    privacy laws and rules.
        (2) A description of the disciplinary action, if any, 
    imposed on the parent's or guardian's child, including the 
    duration of the disciplinary action.
        (3) The school's justification and rationale for the 
    disciplinary action imposed on the parent's or guardian's 
    child, including reference to the applicable student 
    discipline policies, procedures, or guidelines.
        (4) A description of the restorative justice measures, 
    if any, used on the parent's or guardian's child. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
2021.