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| Public Act 098-0661 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 25 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 128/25)
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Sec. 25. Annual review. | ||||
(a) Each public school district, through its school board | ||||
or the board's designee, shall conduct a minimum of one annual | ||||
meeting at which it will review each school building's | ||||
emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and procedures | ||||
and each building's compliance with the school safety drill | ||||
programs. The purpose of this annual review shall be to review | ||||
and update the emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, | ||||
and procedures and the school safety drill programs of the | ||||
district and each of its school buildings. In updating a school | ||||
building's emergency and crisis response plans, consideration | ||||
may be given to making the emergency and crisis response plans | ||||
available to first responders, administrators, and teachers | ||||
for implementation and utilization through the use of | ||||
electronic applications on electronic devices, including, but | ||||
not limited to, smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers. | ||||
(b) Each school board or the board's designee is required | ||||
to participate in the annual review and to invite each of the | ||
following parties to the annual review and provide each party | ||
with a minimum of 30-days' notice before the date of the annual | ||
review: | ||
(1) The principal of each school within the school | ||
district or his or her official designee. | ||
(2) Representatives from any other education-related | ||
organization or association deemed appropriate by the | ||
school district. | ||
(3) Representatives from all local first responder | ||
organizations to participate, advise, and consult in the | ||
review process, including, but not limited to: | ||
(A) the appropriate local fire department or | ||
district; | ||
(B) the appropriate local law enforcement agency; | ||
(C) the appropriate local emergency medical | ||
services agency if the agency is a separate, local | ||
first responder unit; and | ||
(D) any other member of the first responder or | ||
emergency management community that has contacted the | ||
district superintendent or his or her designee during | ||
the past year to request involvement in a school's | ||
emergency planning or drill process. | ||
(4) The school board or its designee may also choose to | ||
invite to the annual review any other persons whom it | ||
believes will aid in the review process, including, but not | ||
limited to, any members of any other education-related | ||
organization or the first responder or emergency | ||
management community. | ||
(c) Upon the conclusion of the annual review, the school | ||
board or the board's designee shall sign a one page report, | ||
which may be in either a check-off format or a narrative | ||
format, that does the following: | ||
(1) summarizes the review's recommended changes to the | ||
existing school safety plans and drill plans; | ||
(2) lists the parties that participated in the annual | ||
review, and includes the annual review's attendance | ||
record; | ||
(3) certifies that an effective review of the emergency | ||
and crisis response plans, protocols, and procedures and | ||
the school safety drill programs of the district and each | ||
of its school buildings has occurred; | ||
(4) states that the school district will implement | ||
those plans, protocols, procedures, and programs, during | ||
the academic year; and | ||
(5) includes the authorization of the school board or | ||
the board's designee. | ||
(d) The school board or its designee shall send a copy of | ||
the report to each party that participates in the annual review | ||
process and to the appropriate regional superintendent of | ||
schools. If any of the participating parties have comments on | ||
the certification document, those parties shall submit their | ||
comments in writing to the appropriate regional | ||
superintendent. The regional superintendent shall maintain a | ||
record of these comments. The certification document may be in | ||
a check-off format or narrative format, at the discretion of | ||
the district superintendent. | ||
(e) The review must occur at least once during the fiscal | ||
year, at a specific time chosen at the school district | ||
superintendent's discretion.
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(Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
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