103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2692

 

Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.72
105 ILCS 5/34-18.65
105 ILCS 128/20

    Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district shall (instead of may) install a door security locking means on an entrance or classroom door (instead of a door) of a school building. Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that during a law enforcement lockdown drill, a school must train students on how to use a door security locking means. Makes conforming changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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
510-20.72 and 34-18.65 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.72)
7    Sec. 10-20.72. 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 shall may install a door security
13locking means on an entrance or classroom a door of a school
14building that prevents to prevent unwanted entry through the
15door and that meets if all of the following requirements are
16met:
17        (1) The door security locking means can be engaged
18    without opening the door.
19        (2) The unlocking and unlatching of the door security
20    locking means from the occupied side of the door can be
21    accomplished without the use of a key or tool.
22        (3) The door security locking means complies with all
23    applicable State and federal accessibility requirements.

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (10) The door security locking means is no more than
2    48 inches above the finished floor.
3        (11) The door security locking means otherwise
4    complies with the school building code prepared by the
5    State Board of Education under Section 2-3.12.
6    A school district may install a door security locking
7means that does not comply with paragraph (3) or (10) of this
8subsection if (i) the school district meets all other
9requirements under this subsection and (ii) prior to its
10installation, local law enforcement officials, the local fire
11department, and the school board agree, in writing, to the
12installation and use of the door security locking means. The
13school district must keep the agreement on file and must, upon
14request, provide the agreement to its regional office of
15education. The agreement must be included in the school
16district's filed school safety plan under the School Safety
17Drill Act.
18    (c) A school district must include the location of any
19door security locking means and must address the use of the
20locking and unlocking means from within and outside the room
21in its filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill
22Act. Local law enforcement officials and the local fire
23department must be notified of the location of any door
24security locking means and how to disengage it. Any specific
25tool needed to disengage the door security locking means from
26the outside of the room must, upon request, be made available

 

 

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1to local law enforcement officials and the local fire
2department.
3    (d) A door security locking means may be used only (i) by a
4school district employee trained under subsection (e), (ii)
5during an emergency that threatens the health and safety of
6students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and
7(iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire
8department have been notified of its installation prior to its
9use. The door security locking means must be engaged for a
10finite period of time in accordance with the school district's
11school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act.
12    (e) A school district that has installed a door security
13locking means shall conduct an in-service training program for
14school district employees on the proper use of the door
15security locking means. The school district shall keep a file
16verifying the employees who have completed the program and
17must, upon request, provide the file to its regional office of
18education and the local fire department and local law
19enforcement agency.
20    (f) A door security locking means that requires 2
21releasing operations must be discontinued from use when the
22door is replaced or is a part of new construction. Replacement
23and new construction door hardware must include mortise locks,
24compliant with the applicable building code, and must be
25lockable from the occupied side without opening the door.
26However, mortise locks are not required if panic hardware or

 

 

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1fire exit hardware is required.
2(Source: P.A. 101-548, eff. 8-23-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.65)
4    Sec. 34-18.65. Door security locking means.
5    (a) In this Section, "door security locking means" means a
6door locking means intended for use by a trained school
7district employee in a school building for the purpose of
8preventing ingress through a door of the building.
9    (b) The school district shall may install a door security
10locking means on an entrance or classroom a door of a school
11building that prevents to prevent unwanted entry through the
12door and that meets if all of the following requirements are
13met:
14        (1) The door security locking means can be engaged
15    without opening the door.
16        (2) The unlocking and unlatching of the door security
17    locking means from the occupied side of the door can be
18    accomplished without the use of a key or tool.
19        (3) The door security locking means complies with all
20    applicable State and federal accessibility requirements.
21        (4) Locks, if remotely engaged, can be unlocked from
22    the occupied side.
23        (5) The door security locking means is capable of
24    being disengaged from the outside by school district
25    employees, and school district employees may use a key or

 

 

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1    other credentials to unlock the door from the outside.
2        (6) The door security locking means does not modify
3    the door-closing hardware, panic hardware, or fire exit
4    hardware.
5        (7) Any bolts, stops, brackets, or pins employed by
6    the door security locking means do not affect the fire
7    rating of a fire door assembly.
8        (8) School district employees are trained in the
9    engagement and release of the door security locking means,
10    from within and outside the room, as part of the emergency
11    response plan.
12        (9) For doors installed before July 1, 2019 only, the
13    unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking means
14    requires no more than 2 releasing operations. For doors
15    installed on or after July 1, 2019, the unlocking and
16    unlatching of a door security locking means requires no
17    more than one releasing operation. If doors installed
18    before July 1, 2019 are replaced on or after July 1, 2019,
19    the unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking
20    means on the replacement door requires no more than one
21    releasing operation.
22        (10) The door security locking means is no more than
23    48 inches above the finished floor.
24        (11) The door security locking means otherwise
25    complies with the school building code prepared by the
26    State Board of Education under Section 2-3.12.

 

 

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

 

 

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1students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and
2(iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire
3department have been notified of its installation prior to its
4use. The door security locking means must be engaged for a
5finite period of time in accordance with the school district's
6school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act.
7    (e) If the school district installs a door security
8locking means, it must conduct an in-service training program
9for school district employees on the proper use of the door
10security locking means. The school district shall keep a file
11verifying the employees who have completed the program and
12must, upon request, provide the file to the local fire
13department and local law enforcement agency.
14    (f) A door security locking means that requires 2
15releasing operations must be discontinued from use when the
16door is replaced or is a part of new construction. Replacement
17and new construction door hardware must include mortise locks,
18compliant with the applicable building code, and must be
19lockable from the occupied side without opening the door.
20However, mortise locks are not required if panic hardware or
21fire exit hardware is required.
22(Source: P.A. 101-548, eff. 8-23-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
23    Section 10. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
24changing Section 20 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 128/20)
2    Sec. 20. Number of drills; incidents covered; local
3authority participation.
4    (a) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
5minimum of 3 school evacuation drills to address and prepare
6students and school personnel for fire incidents. These drills
7must meet all of the following criteria:
8        (1) One of the 3 school evacuation drills shall
9    require the participation of the appropriate local fire
10    department or district.
11            (A) Each local fire department or fire district
12        must contact the appropriate school administrator or
13        his or her designee no later than September 1 of each
14        year in order to arrange for the participation of the
15        department or district in the school evacuation drill.
16            (B) Each school administrator or his or her
17        designee must contact the responding local fire
18        official no later than September 15 of each year and
19        propose to the local fire official 4 dates within the
20        month of October, during at least 2 different weeks of
21        October, on which the drill shall occur. The fire
22        official may choose any of the 4 available dates, and
23        if he or she does so, the drill shall occur on that
24        date.
25            (C) The school administrator or his or her
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1        mutual agreement, set any other date for the drill,
2        including a date outside of the month of October.
3            (D) If the fire official does not select one of the
4        4 offered dates in October or set another date by
5        mutual agreement, the requirement that the school
6        include the local fire service in one of its mandatory
7        school evacuation drills shall be waived. Schools,
8        however, shall continue to be strongly encouraged to
9        include the fire service in a school evacuation drill
10        at a mutually agreed-upon time.
11            (E) Upon the participation of the local fire
12        service, the appropriate local fire official shall
13        certify that the school evacuation drill was
14        conducted.
15            (F) When scheduling the school evacuation drill,
16        the school administrator or his or her designee and
17        the local fire department or fire district may, by
18        mutual agreement on or before September 14, choose to
19        waive the provisions of subparagraphs (B), (C), and
20        (D) of this paragraph (1).
21        Additional school evacuation drills for fire incidents
22    may involve the participation of the appropriate local
23    fire department or district.
24        (2) Schools may conduct additional school evacuation
25    drills to account for other evacuation incidents,
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1    threats.
2        (3) All drills shall be conducted at each school
3    building that houses school children.
4    (b) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
5minimum of one bus evacuation drill. This drill shall be
6accounted for in the curriculum in all public schools and in
7all other educational institutions in this State that are
8supported or maintained, in whole or in part, by public funds
9and that provide instruction in any of the grades kindergarten
10through 12. This curriculum shall include instruction in safe
11bus riding practices for all students. Schools may conduct
12additional bus evacuation drills. All drills shall be
13conducted at each school building that houses school children.
14    (b-5) Notwithstanding the minimum requirements established
15by this Act, private schools that do not utilize a bus to
16transport students for any purpose are exempt from subsection
17(b) of this Section, provided that the chief school
18administrator of the private school provides written assurance
19to the State Board of Education that the private school does
20not plan to utilize a bus to transport students for any purpose
21during the current academic year. The assurance must be made
22on a form supplied by the State Board of Education and filed no
23later than October 15. If a private school utilizes a bus to
24transport students for any purpose during an academic year
25when an assurance pursuant to this subsection (b-5) has been
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1shall immediately notify the State Board of Education and
2comply with subsection (b) of this Section no later than 30
3calendar days after utilization of the bus to transport
4students, except that, at the discretion of the private
5school, students chosen for participation in the bus
6evacuation drill need include only the subgroup of students
7that are utilizing bus transportation.
8    (c) During each academic year, schools must conduct a law
9enforcement lockdown drill to address a school shooting
10incident. No later than 90 days after the first day of each
11school year, schools must conduct at least one law enforcement
12lockdown drill that addresses an active threat or an active
13shooter within a school building. Such drills must be
14conducted according to the school district's or private
15school's emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
16procedures to evaluate the preparedness of school personnel
17and students. Law enforcement lockdown drills must be
18conducted on days and times when students are normally present
19in the school building and must involve participation from all
20school personnel and students present at school at the time of
21the lockdown drill, except that administrators or school
22support personnel in their discretion may exempt students from
23the lockdown drill. The appropriate local law enforcement
24agency shall observe the administration of the lockdown drill.
25All drills must be conducted at each school building that
26houses school children.

 

 

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1        (1) A law enforcement lockdown drill must meet all of
2    the following criteria:
3            (A) During each calendar year, the appropriate
4        local law enforcement agency shall contact the
5        appropriate school administrator to request to
6        participate in a law enforcement lockdown drill. The
7        school administrator and local law enforcement agency
8        shall set, by mutual agreement, a date for the
9        lockdown drill.
10            (A-5) The lockdown drill shall require the on-site
11        participation of the local law enforcement agency. If
12        a mutually agreeable date cannot be reached between
13        the school administrator and the appropriate local law
14        enforcement agency, then the school shall still hold
15        the lockdown drill without participation from the
16        agency.
17            (B) Upon the participation of a local law
18        enforcement agency in a law enforcement lockdown
19        drill, the appropriate local law enforcement official
20        shall certify that the law enforcement lockdown drill
21        was conducted and notify the school in a timely manner
22        of any deficiencies noted during the drill.
23            (C) The lockdown drill must not include
24        simulations that mimic an actual school shooting
25        incident or active shooter event.
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1        advance to all school personnel and students prior to
2        the commencement of the drill.
3            (E) Lockdown drill content must be age appropriate
4        and developmentally appropriate.
5            (F) Lockdown drills must include and involve
6        school personnel, including school-based mental health
7        professionals.
8            (G) Lockdown drills must include trauma-informed
9        approaches to address the concerns and well-being of
10        students and school personnel.
11        (2) Schools may conduct additional law enforcement
12    drills at their discretion.
13        (3) (Blank).
14        (4) School administrators and school support personnel
15    may, in their discretion, exempt a student or students
16    from participating in a walk-through lockdown drill. When
17    deciding whether to exempt a student from participating in
18    a walk-through lockdown drill, the administrator and
19    school support personnel shall include the student's
20    individualized education program team or federal Section
21    504 plan team in the decision to exempt the student from
22    participating.
23        (5) Schools must provide sufficient information and
24    notification to parents and guardians in advance of any
25    walk-through lockdown drill that involves the
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1    parents and guardians an opportunity to exempt their child
2    for any reason from participating in the walk-through
3    lockdown drill.
4        (6) Schools must provide alternative safety education
5    and instruction related to an active threat or active
6    shooter event to students who do not participate in a
7    walk-through lockdown drill to provide them with essential
8    information, training, and instruction through less
9    sensorial safety training methods.
10        (7) During the drill, students must be allowed to ask
11    questions related to the drill.
12        (8) Law enforcement may choose to run an active
13    shooter simulation, including simulated gun fire drills,
14    but only on school days when students are not present.
15    Parental notification is not required for drills conducted
16    pursuant to this paragraph (8) if students are not
17    required to be present.
18        (9) During the drill, the school must train students
19    on how to use a door security locking means as defined
20    under Section 10-20.72 of the School Code.
21    (d) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
22minimum of one severe weather and shelter-in-place drill to
23address and prepare students and school personnel for possible
24tornado incidents and may conduct additional severe weather
25and shelter-in-place drills to account for other incidents,
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1materials. All drills shall be conducted at each school
2building that houses school children.
3(Source: P.A. 102-395, eff. 8-16-21; 103-197, eff. 1-1-24.)