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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
510-22.6, 13B-20.25, and 34-19 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6)
7    Sec. 10-22.6. Suspension or expulsion of pupils; school
8searches.
9    (a) To expel pupils guilty of gross disobedience or
10misconduct, and no action shall lie against them for such
11expulsion. Expulsion shall take place only after the parents
12have been requested to appear at a meeting of the board, or
13with a hearing officer appointed by it, to discuss their
14child's behavior. Such request shall be made by registered or
15certified mail and shall state the time, place and purpose of
16the meeting. The board, or a hearing officer appointed by it,
17at such meeting shall state the reasons for dismissal and the
18date on which the expulsion is to become effective. If a
19hearing officer is appointed by the board he shall report to
20the board a written summary of the evidence heard at the
21meeting and the board may take such action thereon as it finds
22appropriate. An expelled pupil may be immediately transferred
23to an alternative program in the manner provided in Article 13A

 

 

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1or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not be denied transfer
2because of the expulsion.
3    (b) To suspend or by policy to authorize the superintendent
4of the district or the principal, assistant principal, or dean
5of students of any school to suspend pupils guilty of gross
6disobedience or misconduct, or to suspend pupils guilty of
7gross disobedience or misconduct on the school bus from riding
8the school bus, and no action shall lie against them for such
9suspension. The board may by policy authorize the
10superintendent of the district or the principal, assistant
11principal, or dean of students of any school to suspend pupils
12guilty of such acts for a period not to exceed 10 school days.
13If a pupil is suspended due to gross disobedience or misconduct
14on a school bus, the board may suspend the pupil in excess of
1510 school days for safety reasons. Any suspension shall be
16reported immediately to the parents or guardian of such pupil
17along with a full statement of the reasons for such suspension
18and a notice of their right to a review. The school board must
19be given a summary of the notice, including the reason for the
20suspension and the suspension length. Upon request of the
21parents or guardian the school board or a hearing officer
22appointed by it shall review such action of the superintendent
23or principal, assistant principal, or dean of students. At such
24review the parents or guardian of the pupil may appear and
25discuss the suspension with the board or its hearing officer.
26If a hearing officer is appointed by the board he shall report

 

 

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1to the board a written summary of the evidence heard at the
2meeting. After its hearing or upon receipt of the written
3report of its hearing officer, the board may take such action
4as it finds appropriate. A pupil who is suspended in excess of
520 school days may be immediately transferred to an alternative
6program in the manner provided in Article 13A or 13B of this
7Code. A pupil must not be denied transfer because of the
8suspension.
9    (c) The Department of Human Services shall be invited to
10send a representative to consult with the board at such meeting
11whenever there is evidence that mental illness may be the cause
12for expulsion or suspension.
13    (d) The board may expel a student for a definite period of
14time not to exceed 2 calendar years, as determined on a case by
15case basis. A student who is determined to have brought one of
16the following objects to school, any school-sponsored activity
17or event, or any activity or event that bears a reasonable
18relationship to school shall be expelled for a period of not
19less than one year:
20        (1) A firearm. For the purposes of this Section,
21    "firearm" means any gun, rifle, shotgun, weapon as defined
22    by Section 921 of Title 18 of the United States Code,
23    firearm as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
24    Identification Card Act, or firearm as defined in Section
25    24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961. The expulsion period
26    under this subdivision (1) may be modified by the

 

 

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1    superintendent, and the superintendent's determination may
2    be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis.
3        (2) A knife, brass knuckles or other knuckle weapon
4    regardless of its composition, a billy club, or any other
5    object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily
6    harm, including "look alikes" of any firearm as defined in
7    subdivision (1) of this subsection (d). The expulsion
8    requirement under this subdivision (2) may be modified by
9    the superintendent, and the superintendent's determination
10    may be modified by the board on a case-by-case basis.
11Expulsion or suspension shall be construed in a manner
12consistent with the Federal Individuals with Disabilities
13Education Act. A student who is subject to suspension or
14expulsion as provided in this Section may be eligible for a
15transfer to an alternative school program in accordance with
16Article 13A of the School Code. The provisions of this
17subsection (d) apply in all school districts, including special
18charter districts and districts organized under Article 34.
19    (e) To maintain order and security in the schools, school
20authorities may inspect and search places and areas such as
21lockers, desks, parking lots, and other school property and
22equipment owned or controlled by the school, as well as
23personal effects left in those places and areas by students,
24without notice to or the consent of the student, and without a
25search warrant. As a matter of public policy, the General
26Assembly finds that students have no reasonable expectation of

 

 

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1privacy in these places and areas or in their personal effects
2left in these places and areas. School authorities may request
3the assistance of law enforcement officials for the purpose of
4conducting inspections and searches of lockers, desks, parking
5lots, and other school property and equipment owned or
6controlled by the school for illegal drugs, weapons, or other
7illegal or dangerous substances or materials, including
8searches conducted through the use of specially trained dogs.
9If a search conducted in accordance with this Section produces
10evidence that the student has violated or is violating either
11the law, local ordinance, or the school's policies or rules,
12such evidence may be seized by school authorities, and
13disciplinary action may be taken. School authorities may also
14turn over such evidence to law enforcement authorities. The
15provisions of this subsection (e) apply in all school
16districts, including special charter districts and districts
17organized under Article 34.
18    (f) Suspension or expulsion may include suspension or
19expulsion from school and all school activities and a
20prohibition from being present on school grounds.
21    (g) A school district may adopt a policy providing that if
22a student is suspended or expelled for any reason from any
23public or private school in this or any other state, the
24student must complete the entire term of the suspension or
25expulsion in an alternative school program under Article 13A of
26this Code or an alternative learning opportunities program

 

 

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1under Article 13B of this Code before being admitted into the
2school district. This policy may allow placement of the student
3in an alternative school program established under Article 13A
4of this Code, if available, for the remainder of the suspension
5or expulsion. This subsection (g) applies to all school
6districts, including special charter districts and districts
7organized under Article 34 of this Code.
8(Source: P.A. 96-633, eff. 8-24-09; 96-998, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/13B-20.25)
10    Sec. 13B-20.25. Eligible students. Students in grades 4
11through 12 who meet enrollment criteria established by the
12school district and who meet the definition of "student at risk
13of academic failure" are eligible to participate in an
14alternative learning opportunities program funded under this
15Article. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
16contrary, enrollment in a charter alternative learning
17opportunities program shall be open to any pupil who has been
18expelled or suspended for more than 20 days under Section
1910-22.6 or 34-19 of this Code. All rights granted under this
20Article to a student's parent or guardian become exclusively
21those of the student upon the student's 18th birthday.
22(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
23    (105 ILCS 5/34-19)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19)
24    Sec. 34-19. By-laws, rules and regulations; business

 

 

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1transacted at regular meetings; voting; records. The board
2shall, subject to the limitations in this Article, establish
3by-laws, rules and regulations, which shall have the force of
4ordinances, for the proper maintenance of a uniform system of
5discipline for both employees and pupils, and for the entire
6management of the schools, and may fix the school age of
7pupils, the minimum of which in kindergartens shall not be
8under 4 years, except that, based upon an assessment of the
9child's readiness, children who have attended a non-public
10preschool and continued their education at that school through
11kindergarten, were taught in kindergarten by an appropriately
12certified teacher, and will attain the age of 6 years on or
13before December 31 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and
14each school term thereafter may attend first grade upon
15commencement of such term, and in grade schools shall not be
16under 6 years. It may expel, suspend or, subject to the
17limitations of all policies established or adopted under
18Section 14-8.05, otherwise discipline any pupil found guilty of
19gross disobedience, misconduct or other violation of the
20by-laws, rules and regulations. An expelled pupil may be
21immediately transferred to an alternative program in the manner
22provided in Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not
23be denied transfer because of the expulsion. A pupil who is
24suspended in excess of 20 school days may be immediately
25transferred to an alternative program in the manner provided in
26Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not be denied

 

 

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1transfer because of the suspension. The bylaws, rules and
2regulations of the board shall be enacted, money shall be
3appropriated or expended, salaries shall be fixed or changed,
4and textbooks, electronic textbooks, and courses of
5instruction shall be adopted or changed only at the regular
6meetings of the board and by a vote of a majority of the full
7membership of the board; provided that notwithstanding any
8other provision of this Article or the School Code, neither the
9board or any local school council may purchase any textbook for
10use in any public school of the district from any textbook
11publisher that fails to furnish any computer diskettes as
12required under Section 28-21. Funds appropriated for textbook
13purchases must be available for electronic textbook purchases
14and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and
15use electronic textbooks at the local school council's
16discretion. The board shall be further encouraged to provide
17opportunities for public hearing and testimony before the
18adoption of bylaws, rules and regulations. Upon all
19propositions requiring for their adoption at least a majority
20of all the members of the board the yeas and nays shall be
21taken and reported. The by-laws, rules and regulations of the
22board shall not be repealed, amended or added to, except by a
23vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the board. The board
24shall keep a record of all its proceedings. Such records and
25all by-laws, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, may be
26proved by a copy thereof certified to be such by the secretary

 

 

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1of the board, but if they are printed in book or pamphlet form
2which are purported to be published by authority of the board
3they need not be otherwise published and the book or pamphlet
4shall be received as evidence, without further proof, of the
5records, by-laws, rules and regulations, or any part thereof,
6as of the dates thereof as shown in such book or pamphlet, in
7all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had.
8    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article or in
9the School Code, the board may delegate to the general
10superintendent or to the attorney the authorities granted to
11the board in the School Code, provided such delegation and
12appropriate oversight procedures are made pursuant to board
13by-laws, rules and regulations, adopted as herein provided,
14except that the board may not delegate its authorities and
15responsibilities regarding (1) budget approval obligations;
16(2) rule-making functions; (3) desegregation obligations; (4)
17real estate acquisition, sale or lease in excess of 10 years as
18provided in Section 34-21; (5) the levy of taxes; or (6) any
19mandates imposed upon the board by "An Act in relation to
20school reform in cities over 500,000, amending Acts herein
21named", approved December 12, 1988 (P.A. 85-1418).
22(Source: P.A. 96-864, eff. 1-21-10; 96-1403, eff. 7-29-10.)