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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 adding Sections
510-20.69 and 34-18.61 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.69. Door security locking means.
8    (a) In this Section, "door security locking means" means a
9door locking means intended for use by a trained school
10district employee in a school building for the purpose of
11preventing ingress through a door of the building.
12    (b) A school district may install a door security locking
13means on a door of a school building to prevent unwanted entry
14through the door if all of the following requirements are met:
15        (1) The door security locking means can be engaged
16    without opening the door.
17        (2) The unlocking and unlatching of the door security
18    locking means from the occupied side of the door can be
19    accomplished without the use of a key or tool.
20        (3) The door security locking means complies with all
21    applicable State and federal accessibility requirements.
22        (4) Locks, if remotely engaged, can be unlocked from
23    the occupied side.

 

 

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1        (5) The door security locking means is capable of being
2    disengaged from the outside by school district employees,
3    and school district employees may use a key or other
4    credentials to unlock the door from the outside.
5        (6) The door security locking means does not modify the
6    door-closing hardware, panic hardware, or fire exit
7    hardware.
8        (7) Any bolts, stops, brackets, or pins employed by the
9    door security locking means do not affect the fire rating
10    of a fire door assembly.
11        (8) School district employees are trained in the
12    engagement and release of the door security locking means,
13    from within and outside the room, as part of the emergency
14    response plan.
15        (9) For doors installed before July 1, 2019 only, the
16    unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking means
17    requires no more than 2 releasing operations. For doors
18    installed on or after July 1, 2019, the unlocking and
19    unlatching of a door security locking means requires no
20    more than one releasing operation. If doors installed
21    before July 1, 2019 are replaced on or after July 1, 2019,
22    the unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking
23    means on the replacement door requires no more than one
24    releasing operation.
25        (10) The door security locking means is no more than 48
26    inches above the finished floor.

 

 

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1        (11) The door security locking means otherwise
2    complies with the school building code prepared by the
3    State Board of Education under Section 2-3.12.
4    A school district may install a door security locking means
5that does not comply with paragraph (3) or (10) of this
6subsection if (i) the school district meets all other
7requirements under this subsection and (ii) prior to its
8installation, local law enforcement officials, the local fire
9department, and the school board agree, in writing, to the
10installation and use of the door security locking means. The
11school district must keep the agreement on file and must, upon
12request, provide the agreement to its regional office of
13education. The agreement must be included in the school
14district's filed school safety plan under the School Safety
15Drill Act.
16    (c) A school district must include the location of any door
17security locking means and must address the use of the locking
18and unlocking means from within and outside the room in its
19filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act.
20Local law enforcement officials and the local fire department
21must be notified of the location of any door security locking
22means and how to disengage it. Any specific tool needed to
23disengage the door security locking means from the outside of
24the room must, upon request, be made available to local law
25enforcement officials and the local fire department.
26    (d) A door security locking means may be used only (i) by a

 

 

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1school district employee trained under subsection (e), (ii)
2during an emergency that threatens the health and safety of
3students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and
4(iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire
5department have been notified of its installation prior to its
6use. The door security locking means must be engaged for a
7finite period of time in accordance with the school district's
8school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act.
9    (e) A school district that has installed a door security
10locking means shall conduct an in-service training program for
11school district employees on the proper use of the door
12security locking means. The school district shall keep a file
13verifying the employees who have completed the program and
14must, upon request, provide the file to its regional office of
15education and the local fire department and local law
16enforcement agency.
17    (f) A door security locking means that requires 2 releasing
18operations must be discontinued from use when the door is
19replaced or is a part of new construction. Replacement and new
20construction door hardware must include mortise locks,
21compliant with the applicable building code, and must be
22lockable from the occupied side without opening the door.
23However, mortise locks are not required if panic hardware or
24fire exit hardware is required.
 
25    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 34-18.61. Door security locking means.
2    (a) In this Section, "door security locking means" means a
3door locking means intended for use by a trained school
4district employee in a school building for the purpose of
5preventing ingress through a door of the building.
6    (b) The school district may install a door security locking
7means on a door of a school building to prevent unwanted entry
8through the door if all of the following requirements are met:
9        (1) The door security locking means can be engaged
10    without opening the door.
11        (2) The unlocking and unlatching of the door security
12    locking means from the occupied side of the door can be
13    accomplished without the use of a key or tool.
14        (3) The door security locking means complies with all
15    applicable State and federal accessibility requirements.
16        (4) Locks, if remotely engaged, can be unlocked from
17    the occupied side.
18        (5) The door security locking means is capable of being
19    disengaged from the outside by school district employees,
20    and school district employees may use a key or other
21    credentials to unlock the door from the outside.
22        (6) The door security locking means does not modify the
23    door-closing hardware, panic hardware, or fire exit
24    hardware.
25        (7) Any bolts, stops, brackets, or pins employed by the
26    door security locking means do not affect the fire rating

 

 

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1    of a fire door assembly.
2        (8) School district employees are trained in the
3    engagement and release of the door security locking means,
4    from within and outside the room, as part of the emergency
5    response plan.
6        (9) For doors installed before July 1, 2019 only, the
7    unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking means
8    requires no more than 2 releasing operations. For doors
9    installed on or after July 1, 2019, the unlocking and
10    unlatching of a door security locking means requires no
11    more than one releasing operation. If doors installed
12    before July 1, 2019 are replaced on or after July 1, 2019,
13    the unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking
14    means on the replacement door requires no more than one
15    releasing operation.
16        (10) The door security locking means is no more than 48
17    inches above the finished floor.
18        (11) The door security locking means otherwise
19    complies with the school building code prepared by the
20    State Board of Education under Section 2-3.12.
21    The school district may install a door security locking
22means that does not comply with paragraph (3) or (10) of this
23subsection if (i) the school district meets all other
24requirements under this subsection and (ii) prior to its
25installation, local law enforcement officials, the local fire
26department, and the board agree, in writing, to the

 

 

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1installation and use of the door security locking means. The
2school district must keep the agreement on file and must, upon
3request, provide the agreement to the State Board of Education.
4The agreement must be included in the school district's filed
5school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act.
6    (c) The school district must include the location of any
7door security locking means and must address the use of the
8locking and unlocking means from within and outside the room in
9its filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act.
10Local law enforcement officials and the local fire department
11must be notified of the location of any door security locking
12means and how to disengage it. Any specific tool needed to
13disengage the door security locking means from the outside of
14the room must, upon request, be made available to local law
15enforcement officials and the local fire department.
16    (d) A door security locking means may be used only (i) by a
17school district employee trained under subsection (e), (ii)
18during an emergency that threatens the health and safety of
19students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and
20(iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire
21department have been notified of its installation prior to its
22use. The door security locking means must be engaged for a
23finite period of time in accordance with the school district's
24school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act.
25    (e) If the school district installs a door security locking
26means, it must conduct an in-service training program for

 

 

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1school district employees on the proper use of the door
2security locking means. The school district shall keep a file
3verifying the employees who have completed the program and
4must, upon request, provide the file to the local fire
5department and local law enforcement agency.
6    (f) A door security locking means that requires 2 releasing
7operations must be discontinued from use when the door is
8replaced or is a part of new construction. Replacement and new
9construction door hardware must include mortise locks,
10compliant with the applicable building code, and must be
11lockable from the occupied side without opening the door.
12However, mortise locks are not required if panic hardware or
13fire exit hardware is required.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
152019.