HB2105 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2105

Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new

Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt a mass incident policy and procedure guide that outlines the procedures that must be followed if a mass incident occurs within a school; defines "mass incident". Provides that the guide must include a plan for treating a child's trauma after a mass incident. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 10-20.69 and 34-18.61 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new)

Sec. 10-20.69. Mass incident policy and procedure guide.

(a) In this Section, "mass incident" means a traumatic event involving 10 or more children as victims or witnesses, including a school shooting or sexual assault.

(b) Each school board must adopt a mass incident policy and procedure guide that outlines the procedures that must be followed if a mass incident occurs within a school. The guide must include a plan for treating a child's trauma after a mass incident.

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new)

Sec. 34-18.61. Mass incident policy and procedure guide.

(a) In this Section, "mass incident" means a traumatic event involving 10 or more children as victims or witnesses, including a school shooting or sexual assault.

(b) The board must adopt a mass incident policy and procedure guide that outlines the procedures that must be followed if a mass incident occurs within a school. The guide must include a plan for treating a child's trauma after a mass incident.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.