101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5450

 

Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/22-88
105 ILCS 5/22-89 new

    Amends the School Code. Provides that law enforcement officers shall not maintain a presence on school grounds unless there exists an imminent threat of danger to students at the school in question or there is reason to believe that urgent and immediate action is necessary to prevent such danger to students. Makes conforming changes. Defines "school grounds". Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
522-88 and by adding Section 22-89 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/22-88)
7    Sec. 22-88 22-85. Parental notification of law enforcement
8detainment and questioning on school grounds.
9    (a) In this Section, "school grounds" means the real
10property comprising an active and operational elementary or
11secondary school during the regular hours in which school is in
12session and when students are present.
13    (b) Before detaining and questioning a student on school
14grounds who is under 18 years of age and who is suspected of
15committing a criminal act, a law enforcement officer, school
16resource officer, or other school security personnel must do
17all of the following:
18        (1) Ensure that notification or attempted notification
19    of the student's parent or guardian is made.
20        (2) Document the time and manner in which the
21    notification or attempted notification under paragraph (1)
22    occurred.
23        (3) Make reasonable efforts to ensure that the

 

 

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1    student's parent or guardian is present during the
2    questioning or, if the parent or guardian is not present,
3    ensure that school personnel, including, but not limited
4    to, a school social worker, a school psychologist, a school
5    nurse, a school guidance counselor, or any other mental
6    health professional, are present during the questioning.
7        (4) If practicable, make reasonable efforts to ensure
8    that a law enforcement officer trained in promoting safe
9    interactions and communications with youth is present
10    during the questioning. An officer who received training in
11    youth investigations approved or certified by his or her
12    law enforcement agency or under Section 10.22 of the Police
13    Training Act or a juvenile police officer, as defined under
14    Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, satisfies
15    the requirement under this paragraph.
16    (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) and
17Section 22-89, this This Section does not limit the authority
18of a law enforcement officer to make an arrest on school
19grounds. This Section does not apply to circumstances that
20would cause a reasonable person to believe that urgent and
21immediate action is necessary to do any of the following:
22        (1) Prevent bodily harm or injury to the student or any
23    other person.
24        (2) Apprehend an armed or fleeing suspect.
25        (3) Prevent the destruction of evidence.
26        (4) Address an emergency or other dangerous situation.

 

 

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1    (d) The presence of law enforcement officers on school
2grounds for the purposes of detaining and questioning a student
3shall only be authorized if there exists an imminent threat of
4danger to students at the school in question or there is reason
5to believe that urgent and immediate action is necessary to
6prevent such danger to students as provided under subsection
7(c).
8(Source: P.A. 101-478, eff. 8-23-19; revised 10-21-19.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/22-89 new)
10    Sec. 22-89. Law enforcement presence on school grounds.
11Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, law
12enforcement officers shall not maintain a presence on school
13grounds unless there exists an imminent threat of danger to
14students at the school in question or there is reason to
15believe that urgent and immediate action is necessary to
16prevent such danger to students. For the purposes of this
17Section, "school grounds" has the same meaning as provided
18under subsection (a) of Section 22-88.
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.