101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4776
 
Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.180
105 ILCS 5/10-20.68

 Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning school safety and security grants, allows a law enforcement agency that provides a school resource officer to a public school to be awarded a grant (to be used exclusively to defray the costs related to providing a school resource officer to a school located within a Tier 1 or Tier 2 school district). Allows grant funds to be used to defray the costs associated with hiring a school resource officer, with the State Board of Education prioritizing estimated law enforcement response time in awarding grant funds for such a purpose. Requires the State Board to annually disseminate a request for grant applications, requires grant funds to be distributed annually, and permits the State Board to adopt rules. In a provision concerning school resource officers, changes how "school resource officer" is defined. Effective immediately.



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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 renumbering and 
5changing Section 2-3.176, as added by Public Act 101-413, and 
6by changing Section 10-20.68 as follows:



7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.180)


8 Sec. 2-3.180 2-3.176. School safety and security grants. 
9 (a) In this Section, "school resource officer" has the 
10meaning given to that term under Section 10-20.68. 
11 (b) Subject to appropriation or private donations, the 
12State Board of Education shall award grants to school districts 
13to support school safety and security and to law enforcement 
14agencies that provide school resource officers to public 
15schools. Grant funds may be used for school security 
16improvements, including professional development, 
17safety-related upgrades to school buildings, equipment, 
18including metal detectors and x-ray machines, and facilities, 
19including school-based health centers, and to defray the costs 
20associated with hiring a school resource officer. However, 
21grant funds received by a law enforcement agency under this 
22Section must be used exclusively to defray the costs related to 
23providing a school resource officer to a school located within 
 
 
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1a school district designated as Tier 1 or Tier 2 under Section 
218-8.15. 
3 (c) The State Board must prioritize the distribution of 
4grants under this Section to school districts designated as 
5Tier 1 or Tier 2 under Section 18-8.15.

6 In awarding grant funds to defray the costs associated with 
7hiring a school resource officer, the State Board must 
8prioritize estimated law enforcement response time. 
9 (d) The State Board shall annually disseminate a request 
10for grant applications under this Section, and grant funds 
11shall be distributed annually. 
12 (e) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary to 
13implement this Section. 
14(Source: P.A. 101-413, eff. 1-1-20; revised 10-21-19.)

15 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.68)
16 Sec. 10-20.68. School resource officer.
17 (a) In this Section, "school resource officer" means a law 
18enforcement officer who has been primarily assigned to a school 
19or school district under an agreement with a local law 
20enforcement agency. "School resource officer" also includes a 
21retired law enforcement officer associated with a local law 
22enforcement agency for the purpose of serving as a school 
23resource officer.
24 (b) Beginning January 1, 2021, any law enforcement agency 
25that provides a school resource officer under this Section 
 
 
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1shall provide to the school district a certificate of 
2completion, or approved waiver, issued by the Illinois Law 
3Enforcement Training Standards Board under Section 10.22 of the 
4Illinois Police Training Act indicating that the subject 
5officer has completed the requisite course of instruction in 
6the applicable subject areas within one year of assignment, or 
7has prior experience and training which satisfies this 
8requirement. 
9 (c) In an effort to defray the related costs, any law 
10enforcement agency that provides a school resource officer 
11should apply for grant funding through the federal Community 
12Oriented Policing Services grant program.

13(Source: P.A. 100-984, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)


14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.