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91_SB0758
LRB9101748NTsb
1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 10-27.1A.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 10-27.1A as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/10-27.1A)
8 Sec. 10-27.1A. Reporting weapons and crimes of violence
9 firearms in schools. On or after January 1, 1997, upon
10 receipt of any written, electronic, or verbal report from any
11 school personnel regarding a verified incident involving a
12 weapon or crime of violence firearm in a school or on school
13 owned or leased property, including any conveyance owned,
14 leased, or used by the school for the transport of students
15 or school personnel, the superintendent or his or her
16 designee shall report all such firearm-related incidents
17 involving weapons and crimes of violence occurring in a
18 school or on school property to the local law enforcement
19 authorities as soon as possible no later than 24 hours after
20 the occurrence of the incident and to the Department of State
21 Police in a form, manner, and frequency as prescribed by the
22 Department of State Police.
23 The State Board of Education shall receive an annual
24 statistical compilation and related data associated with
25 incidents involving weapons and crimes of violence firearms
26 in schools from the Department of State Police. As used in
27 this Section, the term "crime of violence" "firearm" shall
28 have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-10 of the
29 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act 1.1 of the
30 Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-498, eff. 6-27-96.)