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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5320

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/27-1020

was 105 ILCS 5/27-17
105 ILCS 128/20
430 ILCS 68/5-20

Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that
instruction in safety education shall include the risks of firearm
ownership and usage for students enrolled in grades 6 through 12. Sets
forth what information this instruction must include, provides that the
instruction may be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse, or school
counselor, provides for student evaluation, and requires the State Board
of Education to develop an age-appropriate, trauma-informed curriculum.
Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires schools to provide, after a
lockdown drill has been completed, a forum for trauma-informed discussion
with students, parents, and staff regarding any mental health concerns
that the impact of the lockdown drill has had on students. Amends the
Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Makes changes to require a
certified firearm dealer to provide, at the time of application for a
firearm purchase, specified information to increase awareness about the
risks posed by firearms in the home and State laws regarding firearm
ownership.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning firearm safety.

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

Section 5.
The School Code is amended by changing Section
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27-1020 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/27-1020)

(was 105 ILCS 5/27-17)
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Sec. 27-1020.
Safety education.
School boards of public
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schools and all boards in charge of educational institutions
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supported wholly or partially by the State may provide
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instruction in safety education in all grades and include such
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instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein.
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In this Section, "safety education" means and includes
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instruction in the following:
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1. automobile safety, including traffic regulations,
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highway safety, and the consequences of alcohol
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consumption and the operation of a motor vehicle;
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2. safety in the home, including safe gun storage;
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3. safety in connection with recreational activities;
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4. safety in and around school buildings;
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5. safety in connection with vocational work or
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training;
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6. cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for students
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enrolled in grades 9 through 11;

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7. for students enrolled in grades 6 through 8,
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cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and how to use an automated
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external defibrillator by watching a training video on
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those subjects;
and
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8. for students enrolled in prekindergarten through
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grade 6, water safety that incorporates evidence-based
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water safety instructional materials and resources
; and
.
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9. for students enrolled in grades 6 through 12, the
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risks of firearm ownership and usage.
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The instruction on the risks of firearm ownership and
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usage shall include information on the impacts of firearm
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violence on youth and the risks to firearm owners and other
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household members posed by firearm ownership and use,
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including risks for suicide, homicide, intimate partner
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homicide, and accidental firearm deaths and injuries. This
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instruction may be taught by a licensed educator, school
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nurse, or school counselor. A student shall be evaluated on
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the student's knowledge of the risks of firearm ownership and
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use before the instruction to allow the school and the State
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Board of Education to measure efficacy. The State Board, in
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consultation with the Department of Public Health, the
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Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Human
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Services, and nonprofits and experts in gun violence
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prevention and trauma-informed education, shall develop an
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age-appropriate, trauma-informed curriculum for this
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instruction.

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(Source: P.A. 103-567, eff. 12-8-23; 104-391, eff. 8-15-25.)

Section 10.
The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
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changing Section 20 as follows:

(105 ILCS 128/20)
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Sec. 20.
Number of drills; incidents covered; local
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authority participation.

(a) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
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minimum of 3 school evacuation drills to address and prepare
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students and school personnel for fire incidents. These drills
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must meet all of the following criteria:
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(1) One of the 3 school evacuation drills shall
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require the participation of the appropriate local fire
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department or district.
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(A) Each local fire department or fire district
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must contact the appropriate school administrator or
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his or her designee no later than September 1 of each
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year in order to arrange for the participation of the
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department or district in the school evacuation drill.
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(B) Each school administrator or his or her
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designee must contact the responding local fire
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official no later than September 15 of each year and
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propose to the local fire official 4 dates within the
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month of October, during at least 2 different weeks of
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October, on which the drill shall occur. The fire

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official may choose any of the 4 available dates, and
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if he or she does so, the drill shall occur on that
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date.
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designee and the local fire official may also, by
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mutual agreement, set any other date for the drill,
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including a date outside of the month of October.
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(D) If the fire official does not select one of the
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4 offered dates in October or set another date by
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mutual agreement, the requirement that the school
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include the local fire service in one of its mandatory
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school evacuation drills shall be waived. Schools,
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however, shall continue to be strongly encouraged to
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include the fire service in a school evacuation drill
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at a mutually agreed-upon time.
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(E) Upon the participation of the local fire
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service, the appropriate local fire official shall
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certify that the school evacuation drill was
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conducted.
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(F) When scheduling the school evacuation drill,
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the school administrator or his or her designee and
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the local fire department or fire district may, by
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mutual agreement on or before September 14, choose to
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waive the provisions of subparagraphs (B), (C), and
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(D) of this paragraph (1).
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Additional school evacuation drills for fire incidents

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may involve the participation of the appropriate local
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fire department or district.
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(2) Schools may conduct additional school evacuation
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drills to account for other evacuation incidents,
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including without limitation suspicious items or bomb
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threats.
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(3) All drills shall be conducted at each school
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building that houses school children.
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(b) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
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minimum of one bus evacuation drill. This drill shall be
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accounted for in the curriculum in all public schools and in
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all other educational institutions in this State that are
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supported or maintained, in whole or in part, by public funds
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and that provide instruction in any of the grades kindergarten
15
through 12. This curriculum shall include instruction in safe
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bus riding practices for all students. Schools may conduct
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additional bus evacuation drills. All drills shall be
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conducted at each school building that houses school children.
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(b-5) Notwithstanding the minimum requirements established
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by this Act, private schools that do not utilize a bus to
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transport students for any purpose are exempt from subsection
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(b) of this Section, provided that the chief school
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administrator of the private school provides written assurance
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to the State Board of Education that the private school does
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not plan to utilize a bus to transport students for any purpose
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during the current academic year. The assurance must be made

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on a form supplied by the State Board of Education and filed no
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later than October 15. If a private school utilizes a bus to
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transport students for any purpose during an academic year
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when an assurance pursuant to this subsection (b-5) has been
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filed with the State Board of Education, the private school
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shall immediately notify the State Board of Education and
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comply with subsection (b) of this Section no later than 30
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calendar days after utilization of the bus to transport
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students, except that, at the discretion of the private
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school, students chosen for participation in the bus
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evacuation drill need include only the subgroup of students
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that are utilizing bus transportation.
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(c) During each academic year, schools must conduct a law
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enforcement lockdown drill to address a school shooting
15
incident. No later than 90 days after the first day of each
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school year, schools must conduct at least one law enforcement
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lockdown drill that addresses an active threat or an active
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shooter within a school building. Such drills must be
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conducted according to the school district's or private
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school's emergency and crisis response plans, protocols, and
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procedures to evaluate the preparedness of school personnel
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and students. Law enforcement lockdown drills must be
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conducted on days and times when students are normally present
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in the school building and must involve participation from all
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school personnel and students present at school at the time of
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the lockdown drill, except that administrators or school

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support personnel in their discretion may exempt students from
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the lockdown drill. The appropriate local law enforcement
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agency shall observe the administration of the lockdown drill.
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All drills must be conducted at each school building that
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houses school children.
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(1) A law enforcement lockdown drill must meet all of
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the following criteria:
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(A) During each calendar year, the appropriate
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local law enforcement agency shall contact the
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appropriate school administrator to request to
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participate in a law enforcement lockdown drill. The
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school administrator and local law enforcement agency
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shall set, by mutual agreement, a date for the
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lockdown drill.
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(A-5) The lockdown drill shall require the on-site
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participation of the local law enforcement agency. If
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a mutually agreeable date cannot be reached between
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the school administrator and the appropriate local law
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enforcement agency, then the school shall still hold
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the lockdown drill without participation from the
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agency.
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(B) Upon the participation of a local law
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enforcement agency in a law enforcement lockdown
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drill, the appropriate local law enforcement official
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shall certify that the law enforcement lockdown drill
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was conducted and notify the school in a timely manner

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of any deficiencies noted during the drill.
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simulations that mimic an actual school shooting
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incident or active shooter event.
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(D) All lockdown drills must be announced in
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advance to all school personnel and students prior to
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the commencement of the drill.
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(E) Lockdown drill content must be age appropriate
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and developmentally appropriate.
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(F) Lockdown drills must include and involve
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school personnel, including school-based mental health
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professionals.
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(G) Lockdown drills must include trauma-informed
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approaches to address the concerns and well-being of
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students and school personnel.
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(2) Schools may conduct additional law enforcement
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drills at their discretion.
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(3) (Blank).
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(4) School administrators and school support personnel
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may, in their discretion, exempt a student or students
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from participating in a walk-through lockdown drill. When
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deciding whether to exempt a student from participating in
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a walk-through lockdown drill, the administrator and
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school support personnel shall include the student's
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individualized education program team or federal Section
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504 plan team in the decision to exempt the student from

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participating.
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(5) Schools must provide sufficient information and
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notification to parents and guardians in advance of any
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walk-through lockdown drill that involves the
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participation of students. Schools must also provide to
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parents and guardians an opportunity to exempt their child
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for any reason from participating in the walk-through
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lockdown drill.
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(6) Schools must provide alternative safety education
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and instruction related to an active threat or active
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shooter event to students who do not participate in a
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walk-through lockdown drill to provide them with essential
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information, training, and instruction through less
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sensorial safety training methods.
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(7) During the drill, students must be allowed to ask
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questions related to the drill.
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(8) Law enforcement may choose to run an active
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shooter simulation, including simulated gun fire drills,
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but only on school days when students are not present.
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Parental notification is not required for drills conducted
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pursuant to this paragraph (8) if students are not
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required to be present.
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(9) Schools must provide, after a lockdown drill has
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been completed, a forum for trauma-informed discussion
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with students, parents, and staff regarding any mental
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health concerns that the impact of the lockdown drill has

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had on students.

(d) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
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minimum of one severe weather and shelter-in-place drill to
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address and prepare students and school personnel for possible
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tornado incidents and may conduct additional severe weather
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and shelter-in-place drills to account for other incidents,
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including without limitation earthquakes or hazardous
8
materials. All drills shall be conducted at each school
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building that houses school children.
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(Source: P.A. 102-395, eff. 8-16-21; 103-197, eff. 1-1-24
.)

Section 15.
The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act
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is amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows:

(430 ILCS 68/5-20)
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Sec. 5-20.
Additional licensee requirements.
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(a) A certified licensee shall make a photo copy of a
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buyer's or transferee's valid photo identification card
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whenever a firearm sale transaction takes place. The photo
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copy shall be attached to the documentation detailing the
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record of sale.
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(b) A certified licensee shall post in a conspicuous
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position on the premises where the licensee conducts business
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a sign that contains the following warning in block letters
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not less than one inch in height:
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"With few exceptions enumerated in the Firearm Owners

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Identification Card Act, it is unlawful for you to:
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(A) store or leave an unsecured firearm in a place
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where a child can obtain access to it;
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(B) sell or transfer your firearm to someone else
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without receiving approval for the transfer from the
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Illinois State Police, or
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firearm to local law enforcement within 48 hours.".
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This sign shall be created by the Illinois State Police and
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made available for printing or downloading from the Illinois
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State Police's website.
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(c) No retail location established after the effective
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date of this Act shall be located within 500 feet of any
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school, pre-school, or day care facility in existence at its
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location before the retail location is established as measured
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from the nearest corner of the building holding the retail
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location to the corner of the school, pre-school, or day care
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facility building nearest the retail location at the time the
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retail location seeks licensure.
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(d) A certified dealer who sells or transfers a firearm
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shall
provide

notify
the purchaser or the recipient, orally
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and in writing, in both English and Spanish, at the time of
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application for a firearm purchase, all of the following
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information to increase awareness about the risks posed by
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firearms in the home and State laws regarding firearm
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ownership:

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(1) Firearm ownership risk education, including the
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following information:
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(A) firearm ownership increases the risk of
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suicide by 3 times;
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(B) firearm ownership increases the risk of
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suicide for children and teens by 4 times;
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homicide by 2 times;
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(D) firearm ownership increases the risk of
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intimate partner homicide for women in abusive
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relationships by 5 times; and
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(E) firearms are the leading cause of death for
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children and teens.
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(2) Safe secure storage, which shall state that State
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law requires firearms to be placed in a securely locked
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box or container and not in a location believed to be
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secure from children, anyone prohibited from having a
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firearm, or persons at-risk of harming themselves or
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others.
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(3) Reporting lost or stolen firearms, which shall
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state that State law requires

the sale or transfer, that

the owner of a firearm
is required
to report a lost or
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stolen firearm to local law enforcement within 48 hours
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after the owner first discovers the loss or theft.
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The Illinois State Police shall create
the

a
written
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notice, in both English and Spanish, that certified dealers

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shall provide firearm purchasers or transferees in accordance
2
with this provision and make such notice available for
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printing or downloading from the Illinois State Police
4
website.
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(Source: P.A. 104-31, eff. 1-1-26
.)

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