Rep. Monique D. Davis
Filed: 11/17/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 266




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 266 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Sections 
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10-20.28 and 34-18.14 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.28)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.28)



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    Sec. 10-20.28. Cellular radio telecommunication devices. 

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    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the 
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educational
development of
all persons to the limits of their 
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capacities is a fundamental goal of the
people of this State 
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and that to achieve such goal it is essential to provide a
safe 
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and secure learning environment within the public schools. 
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While
recognizing that cellular radio telecommunication 
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devices may be used for
inappropriate activities during school 
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hours and on school property and may, on
occasion, cause 
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disruption to the classroom environment, the General Assembly

 


 






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also recognizes that the use of cellular radio 
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telecommunication devices can
decrease the response time of 
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officials to emergency situations. In addition,
cellular radio 
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telecommunication devices allow parents an additional and 
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timely
method of contacting their children should an emergency 
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situation arise.
Therefore, it is the purpose and intention of 
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the General Assembly in enacting
this legislation to (i) reduce 
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the occurrence of inappropriate and disruptive
activities 
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during school hours and on school property occurring through 
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the use
of cellular radio telecommunication devices and (ii) 
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increase the safety of
students and school personnel during 
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school hours and on school property.

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    (b) The school board may establish appropriate rules and

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disciplinary procedures governing the use or possession of 
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cellular radio
telecommunication devices by a student while in 
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a school or on school property,
during regular school hours, or 
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at any other time. However, a student must not be suspended or 
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given detention during regular school hours for violating any 
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rules or policies governing the use or possession of cellular 
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radio telecommunication devices. 

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(Source: P.A. 92-793, eff. 8-9-02.)

 



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    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.14)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.14)



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    Sec. 34-18.14. Cellular radio telecommunication devices. 

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    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the 
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educational
development of all persons to the limits of their 
 


 






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capacities is a fundamental
goal of the people of this State 
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and that to achieve such goal it is essential
to provide a safe 
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and secure learning environment within the public schools.

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While recognizing that cellular radio telecommunication 
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devices may be used for
inappropriate activities during school 
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hours and on school property and may, on
occasion, cause 
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disruption to the classroom environment, the General Assembly

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also recognizes that the use of cellular radio 
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telecommunication devices can
decrease the response time of 
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officials to emergency situations. In addition,
cellular radio 
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telecommunication devices allow parents an additional and 
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timely
method of contacting their children should an emergency 
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situation arise.
Therefore, it is the purpose and intention of 
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the General Assembly in enacting
this legislation to (i) reduce 
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the occurrence of inappropriate and disruptive
activities 
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during school hours and on school property occurring through 
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the use
of cellular radio telecommunication devices and (ii) 
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increase the safety of
students and school personnel during 
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school hours and on school property.

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    (b) The board may establish appropriate rules and 
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disciplinary
procedures governing the use or possession of 
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cellular radio telecommunication
devices by a student while in 
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a school or on school property, during regular
school hours, or 
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at any other time. However, a student must not be suspended or 
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given detention during regular school hours for violating any 
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rules or policies governing the use or possession of cellular 
 


 






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radio telecommunication devices. 

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(Source: P.A. 92-793, eff. 8-9-02.)".