Sen. Kwame Raoul
Filed: 3/23/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 538




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 538 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 adding Sections 
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10-20.40 and 34-18.34 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.40  new)
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    Sec. 10-20.40. Use of facilities by community 
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organizations.  School boards are encouraged to allow community 
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organizations to use school facilities during non-school 
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hours. If a school board allows a community organization to use 
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school facilities during non-school hours, the board must adopt 
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a formal policy governing the use of school facilities by 
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community organizations during non-school hours.  The policy 
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shall prohibit such use if it interferes with any school 
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functions or the safety of students or school personnel or 
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affects the property or liability of the school district.
 
 


 






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    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.34  new)
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    Sec. 34-18.34. Use of facilities by community 
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organizations.   The board is encouraged to allow community 
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organizations to use school facilities during non-school 
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hours. If the board allows a community organization to use 
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school facilities during non-school hours, the board must adopt 
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a formal policy governing the use of school facilities by 
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community organizations during non-school hours.  The policy 
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shall prohibit such use if it interferes with any school 
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functions or the safety of students or school personnel or 
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affects the property or liability of the school district.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2007.".