State of Illinois
91^st General Assembly
Public Acts

Public Act 91-0014

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    AN ACT to amend the Illinois Violence Prevention  Act  of
1995 by adding Section 25.

    WHEREAS,  The  Children of Illinois should be learning in
school environments that are safe and free of harm or  threat
of harm; and

    WHEREAS,   Schools  are  responsible  for  creating  safe
learning environments for children; and

    WHEREAS, Schools can play an essential role in preventing
and intervening to stop violence in the  lives  of  children;
and

    WHEREAS,  Many schools need resources to implement safety
and violence prevention measures; therefore

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The Illinois Violence Prevention Act of 1995
is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 4027/25 new)
    Sec. 25.  Safe to Learn Program.
    (a)  The Authority shall establish and administer a grant
program to be known as the  Safe  to  Learn  Program.   Funds
appropriated  to the Authority for this program shall be used
to  support  and  fund  school-based  safety   and   violence
prevention  programs that address any or all of the following
components:
         (1)  Building security, including but not limited to
    portable metal detectors.
         (2)  Violence prevention and intervention.
         (3)  Crisis management.
         (4)  Training   of   teachers   and   other   school
    personnel.
    (b)  Ten percent  of  any  funds  appropriated  for  this
program  may  be  used  by the Authority to provide technical
assistance and program support.  Five percent  of  any  funds
appropriated  for  this  program may be used by the Authority
for administration of this program.  Up to  $500,000  of  any
funds  appropriated  for  this  program  may  be  used by the
Authority for each of 3 years to conduct a demonstration  and
evaluation  of  a  comprehensive prekindergarten through 12th
grade school-based violence prevention  program  in  3  pilot
sites  in  this  State.   The  Authority shall distribute any
remaining funds  appropriated  for  this  program  to  school
districts  in  the  form  of  grants, subject to criteria and
procedures developed by the Authority.
    (c)  This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002.

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  July
1, 1999.