101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0191

 

Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
55 ILCS 5/3-6023  from Ch. 34, par. 3-6023
105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new
210 ILCS 85/7.7 new

    Creates the Safe Spaces in Public Places Act. Defines terms. Provides that beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, each institution of higher learning must install and operate a walk-through metal detector at each public entrance of the institution and during any special event on any campus of the institution if more than 1,000 people are present at the event. Amends the Officers and Employees Article of the Counties Code. Provides that as part of his or her duty to maintain the security of a courthouse, a sheriff shall maintain a walk-through metal detector at each point of entry into the courthouse. Provides that a courthouse shall ensure that all members of the public, other than employees of the county or individuals who display proper credentials, who enter the courthouse at a point of entry are subjected to screening by a walk-through metal detector. Amends the School Code. Provides that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, a school board shall require each school under its authority to install and operate a walk-through metal detector at all public entrances of the school. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital shall maintain a metal detector at each point of entry into the hospital; defines "point of entry". Provides that a hospital shall ensure that all members of the public, other than the employees of the hospital who display proper credentials, who enter the hospital at a point of entry are subjected to screening by a metal detector. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safe
5Spaces in Public Places Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Institution of higher learning" or "institution" has the
8meaning given to that term under the Higher Education Student
9Assistance Act.
10    "Public entrance" means the main entrance to each building,
11gymnasium, or football stadium of an institution of higher
12learning. "Public entrance" does not include a service
13entrance, secondary door, or bus loading zone entrance.
 
14    Section 10. Metal detectors required.
15    (a) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, each
16institution of higher learning must install and operate a
17walk-through metal detector at each public entrance of the
18institution and at all entrances open to the public during any
19special event on any campus of the institution if more than
201,000 people are present at the event.
21    (b) In consultation and cooperation with the Board of
22Higher Education, the Department of State Police shall provide

 

 

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1training to employees of the institution in the use of
2walk-through metal detectors and the protocol for responding if
3contraband is detected with the use of a walk-through metal
4detector.
5    (c) The Board of Higher Education shall, subject to
6appropriation, make grants available to each institution of
7higher learning to assist in the purchase and operation of
8walk-through metal detectors under this Act.
 
9    Section 50. The Counties Code is amended by changing
10Section 3-6023 as follows:
 
11    (55 ILCS 5/3-6023)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6023)
12    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-987)
13    Sec. 3-6023. Attendance at courts. Each sheriff shall, in
14person or by deputy, county corrections officer, or court
15security officer, attend upon all courts held in his or her
16county when in session, and obey the lawful orders and
17directions of the court, and shall maintain the security of the
18courthouse. As part of this duty, the sheriff shall maintain a
19walk-through metal detector at each point of entry into the
20courthouse. A courthouse shall ensure that all members of the
21public, other than employees of the county or individuals who
22display proper credentials, who enter the courthouse at a point
23of entry are subjected to screening by a walk-through metal
24detector. Court services customarily performed by sheriffs

 

 

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1shall be provided by the sheriff or his or her deputies, county
2corrections officers, or court security officers, rather than
3by employees of the court, unless there are no deputies, county
4corrections officers, or court security officers available to
5perform such services. The expenses of the sheriff in carrying
6out his or her duties under this Section, including the
7compensation of deputies, county corrections officers, or
8court security officers assigned to such services, shall be
9paid to the county from fees collected pursuant to court order
10for services of the sheriff and from any court services fees
11collected by the county pursuant to Section 5-1103, as now or
12hereafter amended; except that the Department of State Police
13shall, subject to appropriation, make grants available to
14assist in the purchase and operation of walk-through metal
15detectors.
16(Source: P.A. 89-685, eff. 6-1-97; 89-707, eff. 6-1-97.)
 
17    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-987)
18    Sec. 3-6023. Attendance at courts. Each sheriff shall, in
19person or by deputy, county corrections officer, or court
20security officer, attend upon all courts held in his or her
21county when in session, and obey the lawful orders and
22directions of the court, and shall maintain the security of the
23courthouse. As part of this duty, the sheriff shall maintain a
24walk-through metal detector at each point of entry into the
25courthouse. A courthouse shall ensure that all members of the

 

 

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1public, other than employees of the county or individuals who
2display proper credentials, who enter the courthouse at a point
3of entry are subjected to screening by a walk-through metal
4detector. Court services customarily performed by sheriffs
5shall be provided by the sheriff or his or her deputies, county
6corrections officers, or court security officers, rather than
7by employees of the court, unless there are no deputies, county
8corrections officers, or court security officers available to
9perform such services. The expenses of the sheriff in carrying
10out his or her duties under this Section, including the
11compensation of deputies, county corrections officers, or
12court security officers assigned to such services, shall be
13paid to the county from fees collected pursuant to court order
14for services of the sheriff and from any court services fees
15collected by the county under the Criminal and Traffic
16Assessment Act; except that the Department of State Police
17shall, subject to appropriation, make grants available to
18assist in the purchase and operation of walk-through metal
19detectors.
20(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
21    Section 55. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
2210-20.69 and 34-18.61 as follows:
 
23    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new)
24    Sec. 10-20.69. Metal detectors required.

 

 

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1    (a) In this Section, "public entrance" means the main
2entrance of a school building, gymnasium, or football stadium.
3"Public entrance" does not include a service entrance,
4secondary door, or school bus loading zone entrance.
5    (b) Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, a school
6board shall require each school under its authority to install
7and operate a walk-through metal detector at all public
8entrances of the school. A school board shall also require each
9school to install and operate a walk-through metal detector at
10all entrances open to the public during any special event on
11the grounds of the school if more than 1,000 people are present
12at the event.
13    (c) In consultation and cooperation with the State Board of
14Education, the Department of State Police shall provide
15training to members of school personnel in the use of
16walk-through metal detectors and the protocol for responding if
17contraband is detected with the use of a walk-through metal
18detector.
19    (d) The State Board of Education shall, subject to
20appropriation, make grants available to a school district to
21assist in the purchase and operation of walk-through metal
22detectors under this Section.
23    (e) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
24implement this Section.
 
25    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 34-18.61. Metal detectors required.
2    (a) In this Section, "public entrance" means the main
3entrance of a school building, gymnasium, or football stadium.
4"Public entrance" does not include a service entrance,
5secondary door, or school bus loading zone entrance.
6    (b) Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, the board
7shall require each school under its authority to install and
8operate a walk-through metal detector at all public entrances
9of the school. The board shall also require each school to
10install and operate a walk-through metal detector at all
11entrances open to the public during any special event on the
12grounds of the school if more than 1,000 people are present at
13the event.
14    (c) In consultation and cooperation with the State Board of
15Education, the Department of State Police shall provide
16training to members of school personnel in the use of
17walk-through metal detectors and the protocol for responding if
18contraband is detected with the use of a walk-through metal
19detector.
20    (d) The State Board of Education shall, subject to
21appropriation, make grants available to the school district to
22assist in the purchase and operation of walk-through metal
23detectors under this Section.
24    (e) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
25implement this Section.
 

 

 

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1    Section 60. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
2Section 7.7 as follows:
 
3    (210 ILCS 85/7.7 new)
4    Sec. 7.7. Metal detectors required.
5    (a) In this Section, "point of entry" means an entrance
6accessible to the public. "Point of entry" does not include an
7ambulance entrance.
8    (b) A hospital licensed under this Act shall maintain a
9metal detector at each point of entry into the hospital. A
10hospital shall ensure that all members of the public, other
11than the employees of the hospital who display proper
12credentials, who enter the hospital at a point of entry are
13subjected to screening by a metal detector. Individuals subject
14to screening under this Section shall include, but not be
15limited to, individuals in wheelchairs.
 
16    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
17changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
18that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
19represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
20not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
21made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
22Public Act.
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.