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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 Sections
510-22.6, 13B-20.25, and 34-19 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6)
7    Sec. 10-22.6. Suspension or expulsion of pupils; school
8searches.
9    (a) To expel pupils guilty of gross disobedience or
10misconduct, and no action shall lie against them for such
11expulsion. Expulsion shall take place only after the parents
12have been requested to appear at a meeting of the board, or
13with a hearing officer appointed by it, to discuss their
14child's behavior. Such request shall be made by registered or
15certified mail and shall state the time, place and purpose of
16the meeting. The board, or a hearing officer appointed by it,
17at such meeting shall state the reasons for dismissal and the
18date on which the expulsion is to become effective. If a
19hearing officer is appointed by the board he shall report to
20the board a written summary of the evidence heard at the
21meeting and the board may take such action thereon as it finds
22appropriate. An expelled pupil may be immediately transferred
23to an alternative program in the manner provided in Article 13A

 

 

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1or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not be denied transfer
2because of the expulsion, except in cases in which such
3transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of students
4or staff in the alternative program.
5    (b) To suspend or by policy to authorize the superintendent
6of the district or the principal, assistant principal, or dean
7of students of any school to suspend pupils guilty of gross
8disobedience or misconduct, or to suspend pupils guilty of
9gross disobedience or misconduct on the school bus from riding
10the school bus, and no action shall lie against them for such
11suspension. The board may by policy authorize the
12superintendent of the district or the principal, assistant
13principal, or dean of students of any school to suspend pupils
14guilty of such acts for a period not to exceed 10 school days.
15If a pupil is suspended due to gross disobedience or misconduct
16on a school bus, the board may suspend the pupil in excess of
1710 school days for safety reasons. Any suspension shall be
18reported immediately to the parents or guardian of such pupil
19along with a full statement of the reasons for such suspension
20and a notice of their right to a review. The school board must
21be given a summary of the notice, including the reason for the
22suspension and the suspension length. Upon request of the
23parents or guardian the school board or a hearing officer
24appointed by it shall review such action of the superintendent
25or principal, assistant principal, or dean of students. At such
26review the parents or guardian of the pupil may appear and

 

 

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1discuss the suspension with the board or its hearing officer.
2If a hearing officer is appointed by the board he shall report
3to the board a written summary of the evidence heard at the
4meeting. After its hearing or upon receipt of the written
5report of its hearing officer, the board may take such action
6as it finds appropriate. A pupil who is suspended in excess of
720 school days may be immediately transferred to an alternative
8program in the manner provided in Article 13A or 13B of this
9Code. A pupil must not be denied transfer because of the
10suspension, except in cases in which such transfer is deemed to
11cause a threat to the safety of students or staff in the
12alternative program.
13    (c) The Department of Human Services shall be invited to
14send a representative to consult with the board at such meeting
15whenever there is evidence that mental illness may be the cause
16for expulsion or suspension.
17    (d) The board may expel a student for a definite period of
18time not to exceed 2 calendar years, as determined on a case by
19case basis. A student who is determined to have brought one of
20the following objects to school, any school-sponsored activity
21or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable
22relationship to school shall be expelled for a period of not
23less than one year:
24        (1) A firearm. For the purposes of this Section,
25    "firearm" means any gun, rifle, shotgun, weapon as defined
26    by Section 921 of Title 18 of the United States Code,

 

 

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1    firearm as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
2    Identification Card Act, or firearm as defined in Section
3    24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961. The expulsion period
4    under this subdivision (1) may be modified by the
5    superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may
6    be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis.
7        (2) A knife, brass knuckles or other knuckle weapon
8    regardless of its composition, a billy club, or any other
9    object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily
10    harm, including "look alikes" of any firearm as defined in
11    subdivision (1) of this subsection (d). The expulsion
12    requirement under this subdivision (2) may be modified by
13    the superintendent, and the superintendent's determination
14    may be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis.
15Expulsion or suspension shall be construed in a manner
16consistent with the Federal Individuals with Disabilities
17Education Act. A student who is subject to suspension or
18expulsion as provided in this Section may be eligible for a
19transfer to an alternative school program in accordance with
20Article 13A of the School Code. The provisions of this
21subsection (d) apply in all school districts, including special
22charter districts and districts organized under Article 34.
23    (e) To maintain order and security in the schools, school
24authorities may inspect and search places and areas such as
25lockers, desks, parking lots, and other school property and
26equipment owned or controlled by the school, as well as

 

 

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1personal effects left in those places and areas by students,
2without notice to or the consent of the student, and without a
3search warrant. As a matter of public policy, the General
4Assembly finds that students have no reasonable expectation of
5privacy in these places and areas or in their personal effects
6left in these places and areas. School authorities may request
7the assistance of law enforcement officials for the purpose of
8conducting inspections and searches of lockers, desks, parking
9lots, and other school property and equipment owned or
10controlled by the school for illegal drugs, weapons, or other
11illegal or dangerous substances or materials, including
12searches conducted through the use of specially trained dogs.
13If a search conducted in accordance with this Section produces
14evidence that the student has violated or is violating either
15the law, local ordinance, or the school's policies or rules,
16such evidence may be seized by school authorities, and
17disciplinary action may be taken. School authorities may also
18turn over such evidence to law enforcement authorities. The
19provisions of this subsection (e) apply in all school
20districts, including special charter districts and districts
21organized under Article 34.
22    (f) Suspension or expulsion may include suspension or
23expulsion from school and all school activities and a
24prohibition from being present on school grounds.
25    (g) A school district may adopt a policy providing that if
26a student is suspended or expelled for any reason from any

 

 

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1public or private school in this or any other state, the
2student must complete the entire term of the suspension or
3expulsion in an alternative school program under Article 13A of
4this Code or an alternative learning opportunities program
5under Article 13B of this Code before being admitted into the
6school district if there is no threat to the safety of students
7or staff in the alternative program. This policy may allow
8placement of the student in an alternative school program
9established under Article 13A of this Code, if available, for
10the remainder of the suspension or expulsion. This subsection
11(g) applies to all school districts, including special charter
12districts and districts organized under Article 34 of this
13Code.
14(Source: P.A. 96-633, eff. 8-24-09; 96-998, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
15    (105 ILCS 5/13B-20.25)
16    Sec. 13B-20.25. Eligible students. Students in grades 4
17through 12 who meet enrollment criteria established by the
18school district and who meet the definition of "student at risk
19of academic failure" are eligible to participate in an
20alternative learning opportunities program funded under this
21Article. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
22contrary, enrollment in a charter alternative learning
23opportunities program shall be open to any pupil who has been
24expelled or suspended for more than 20 days under Section
2510-22.6 or 34-19 of this Code. All rights granted under this

 

 

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1Article to a student's parent or guardian become exclusively
2those of the student upon the student's 18th birthday.
3(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/34-19)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19)
5    Sec. 34-19. By-laws, rules and regulations; business
6transacted at regular meetings; voting; records. The board
7shall, subject to the limitations in this Article, establish
8by-laws, rules and regulations, which shall have the force of
9ordinances, for the proper maintenance of a uniform system of
10discipline for both employees and pupils, and for the entire
11management of the schools, and may fix the school age of
12pupils, the minimum of which in kindergartens shall not be
13under 4 years, except that, based upon an assessment of the
14child's readiness, children who have attended a non-public
15preschool and continued their education at that school through
16kindergarten, were taught in kindergarten by an appropriately
17certified teacher, and will attain the age of 6 years on or
18before December 31 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and
19each school term thereafter may attend first grade upon
20commencement of such term, and in grade schools shall not be
21under 6 years. It may expel, suspend or, subject to the
22limitations of all policies established or adopted under
23Section 14-8.05, otherwise discipline any pupil found guilty of
24gross disobedience, misconduct or other violation of the
25by-laws, rules and regulations. An expelled pupil may be

 

 

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1immediately transferred to an alternative program in the manner
2provided in Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not
3be denied transfer because of the expulsion, except in cases in
4which such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety
5of students or staff in the alternative program. A pupil who is
6suspended in excess of 20 school days may be immediately
7transferred to an alternative program in the manner provided in
8Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not be denied
9transfer because of the suspension, except in cases in which
10such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of
11students or staff in the alternative program. The bylaws, rules
12and regulations of the board shall be enacted, money shall be
13appropriated or expended, salaries shall be fixed or changed,
14and textbooks, electronic textbooks, and courses of
15instruction shall be adopted or changed only at the regular
16meetings of the board and by a vote of a majority of the full
17membership of the board; provided that notwithstanding any
18other provision of this Article or the School Code, neither the
19board or any local school council may purchase any textbook for
20use in any public school of the district from any textbook
21publisher that fails to furnish any computer diskettes as
22required under Section 28-21. Funds appropriated for textbook
23purchases must be available for electronic textbook purchases
24and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and
25use electronic textbooks at the local school council's
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1opportunities for public hearing and testimony before the
2adoption of bylaws, rules and regulations. Upon all
3propositions requiring for their adoption at least a majority
4of all the members of the board the yeas and nays shall be
5taken and reported. The by-laws, rules and regulations of the
6board shall not be repealed, amended or added to, except by a
7vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the board. The board
8shall keep a record of all its proceedings. Such records and
9all by-laws, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, may be
10proved by a copy thereof certified to be such by the secretary
11of the board, but if they are printed in book or pamphlet form
12which are purported to be published by authority of the board
13they need not be otherwise published and the book or pamphlet
14shall be received as evidence, without further proof, of the
15records, by-laws, rules and regulations, or any part thereof,
16as of the dates thereof as shown in such book or pamphlet, in
17all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had.
18    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article or in
19the School Code, the board may delegate to the general
20superintendent or to the attorney the authorities granted to
21the board in the School Code, provided such delegation and
22appropriate oversight procedures are made pursuant to board
23by-laws, rules and regulations, adopted as herein provided,
24except that the board may not delegate its authorities and
25responsibilities regarding (1) budget approval obligations;
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1real estate acquisition, sale or lease in excess of 10 years as
2provided in Section 34-21; (5) the levy of taxes; or (6) any
3mandates imposed upon the board by "An Act in relation to
4school reform in cities over 500,000, amending Acts herein
5named", approved December 12, 1988 (P.A. 85-1418).
6(Source: P.A. 96-864, eff. 1-21-10; 96-1403, eff. 7-29-10.)