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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4958   Introduced , by Rep. Maura Hirschauer  SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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 Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to prohibit teachers, school administrators, or other persons employed at a school, employed by the school or by a third party, from carrying a firearm on school grounds. Exempts safety personnel from the prohibition. Prohibits a school board from authorizing exceptions. Effective immediately.
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 |  | HB4958 |  | LRB102 22565 NLB 31706 b |  
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| 1 |  |  AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 |  |  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 |  | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 |  |  Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections  | 
| 5 |  | 10-31 and 34-18.78 as follows:
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| 6 |  |  (105 ILCS 5/10-31 new) | 
| 7 |  |  Sec. 10-31. Prohibit employee firearms. | 
| 8 |  |  (a) For the purposes of this Section, "safety personnel"  | 
| 9 |  | means a school resource officer, law enforcement officer, or  | 
| 10 |  | security guard. | 
| 11 |  |  (b) Each school board shall prohibit teachers, school  | 
| 12 |  | administrators, or other persons employed at a school,  | 
| 13 |  | employed by the school or by a third party, from carrying  | 
| 14 |  | firearms on school grounds. This prohibition does not apply to  | 
| 15 |  | safety personnel. | 
| 16 |  |  (c) A school board may not authorize or permit any  | 
| 17 |  | exception to or exemption from the prohibition.
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| 18 |  |  (105 ILCS 5/34-18.78 new) | 
| 19 |  |  Sec. 34-18.78. Prohibit employee firearms. | 
| 20 |  |  (a) For the purposes of this Section, "safety personnel"  | 
| 21 |  | means a school resource officer, law enforcement officer, or  | 
| 22 |  | security guard. |