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SB2918 Enrolled
LRB104 17522 LNS 30949 b
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AN ACT concerning education.

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

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Section 5.
The School Code is amended by changing Section
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10-20.14 as follows:

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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.14)

(from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.14)
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Sec. 10-20.14.
Student discipline policies; parent-teacher
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advisory committee.
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(a)
As used in this Section, "parent-teacher advisory
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committee" means a committee composed of representation by a
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school district, its parents, and its teachers.
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To establish and maintain a parent-teacher advisory
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committee to develop with the school board or governing body
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of a charter school policy guidelines on student discipline,
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including school searches and bullying prevention as set forth
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in Section 22-110 of this Code.
Teachers must be selected for
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the parent-teacher advisory committee in cooperation with the
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school district's teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive
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bargaining representative of the district's teachers.
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School authorities shall furnish a copy of the policy to
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the parents or guardian of each student within 15 days after
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the beginning of the school year, or within 15 days after
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starting classes for a student who transfers into the district

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during the school year, and the school board or governing body
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of a charter school shall require that a school inform its
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students of the contents of the policy. School boards and the
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governing bodies of charter schools, along with the
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parent-teacher advisory committee, must annually review their
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student discipline policies and the implementation of those
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policies
, including, but not limited to, the impact of student
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behavior, specifically that which is considered gross
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disobedience or misconduct, on students and school personnel,

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and any other factors related to the safety of
their
schools,
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students, and school personnel.
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(a-5) On or before September 15, 2016, each elementary and
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secondary school and charter school shall, at a minimum, adopt
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student discipline policies that fulfill the requirements set
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forth in this Section, subsections (a) and (b) of Section
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10-22.6 of this Code, Section 34-19 of this Code if
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applicable, and federal and State laws that provide special
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requirements for the discipline of students with disabilities.
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(b) The parent-teacher advisory committee in cooperation
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with local law enforcement agencies shall develop, with the
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school board, policy guideline procedures to establish and
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maintain a reciprocal reporting system between the school
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district and local law enforcement agencies regarding criminal
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and civil offenses committed by students
, including attacks on
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school personnel in accordance with Section 10-21.7 of this
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Code
. School districts are encouraged to create memoranda of

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understanding with local law enforcement agencies that clearly
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define law enforcement's role in schools, in accordance with
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Sections 2-3.206 and 10-22.6 of this Code. In consultation
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with stakeholders deemed appropriate by the State Board of
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Education, the State Board of Education shall draft and
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publish guidance for the development of reciprocal reporting
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systems in accordance with this Section on or before July 1,
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2025.
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(c) The parent-teacher advisory committee, in cooperation
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with school bus personnel, shall develop, with the school
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board, policy guideline procedures to establish and maintain
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school bus safety procedures. These procedures shall be
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incorporated into the district's student discipline policy. In
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consultation with stakeholders deemed appropriate by the State
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Board of Education, the State Board of Education shall draft
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and publish guidance for school bus safety procedures in
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accordance with this Section on or before July 1, 2025.
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(d) As used in this subsection (d), "evidence-based
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intervention" means intervention that has demonstrated a
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statistically significant effect on improving student outcomes
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as documented in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
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The school board, in consultation with the parent-teacher
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advisory committee and other community-based organizations,
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must include provisions in the student discipline policy to
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address students who have demonstrated behaviors that put them
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at risk for aggressive behavior, including
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without

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limitation
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bullying, as defined in the policy. These
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provisions must include procedures for notifying parents or
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legal guardians and intervention procedures based upon
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available community-based and district resources.
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In consultation with behavioral health experts, the State
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Board of Education shall draft and publish guidance for
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evidence-based intervention procedures, including examples, in
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accordance with this Section on or before July 1, 2025.
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(Source: P.A. 103-896, eff. 8-9-24; 104-391, eff. 8-15-25;
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104-430, eff. 8-20-25; revised 9-12-25.)

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