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| Public Act 101-0548 | ||||
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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 adding Sections | ||||
10-20.69 and 34-18.61 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new) | ||||
Sec. 10-20.69. Door security locking means. | ||||
(a) In this Section, "door security locking means" means a | ||||
door locking means intended for use by a trained school | ||||
district employee in a school building for the purpose of | ||||
preventing ingress through a door of the building. | ||||
(b) A school district may install a door security locking | ||||
means on a door of a school building to prevent unwanted entry | ||||
through the door if all of the following requirements are met: | ||||
(1) The door security locking means can be engaged | ||||
without opening the door. | ||||
(2) The unlocking and unlatching of the door security | ||||
locking means from the occupied side of the door can be | ||||
accomplished without the use of a key or tool. | ||||
(3) The door security locking means complies with all | ||||
applicable State and federal accessibility requirements. | ||||
(4) Locks, if remotely engaged, can be unlocked from | ||||
the occupied side. | ||||
(5) The door security locking means is capable of being | ||
disengaged from the outside by school district employees, | ||
and school district employees may use a key or other | ||
credentials to unlock the door from the outside. | ||
(6) The door security locking means does not modify the | ||
door-closing hardware, panic hardware, or fire exit | ||
hardware. | ||
(7) Any bolts, stops, brackets, or pins employed by the | ||
door security locking means do not affect the fire rating | ||
of a fire door assembly. | ||
(8) School district employees are trained in the | ||
engagement and release of the door security locking means, | ||
from within and outside the room, as part of the emergency | ||
response plan. | ||
(9) For doors installed before July 1, 2019 only, the | ||
unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking means | ||
requires no more than 2 releasing operations. For doors | ||
installed on or after July 1, 2019, the unlocking and | ||
unlatching of a door security locking means requires no | ||
more than one releasing operation. If doors installed | ||
before July 1, 2019 are replaced on or after July 1, 2019, | ||
the unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking | ||
means on the replacement door requires no more than one | ||
releasing operation. | ||
(10) The door security locking means is no more than 48 | ||
inches above the finished floor. | ||
(11) The door security locking means otherwise | ||
complies with the school building code prepared by the | ||
State Board of Education under Section 2-3.12. | ||
A school district may install a door security locking means | ||
that does not comply with paragraph (3) or (10) of this | ||
subsection if (i) the school district meets all other | ||
requirements under this subsection and (ii) prior to its | ||
installation, local law enforcement officials, the local fire | ||
department, and the school board agree, in writing, to the | ||
installation and use of the door security locking means. The | ||
school district must keep the agreement on file and must, upon | ||
request, provide the agreement to its regional office of | ||
education. The agreement must be included in the school | ||
district's filed school safety plan under the School Safety | ||
Drill Act. | ||
(c) A school district must include the location of any door | ||
security locking means and must address the use of the locking | ||
and unlocking means from within and outside the room in its | ||
filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act. | ||
Local law enforcement officials and the local fire department | ||
must be notified of the location of any door security locking | ||
means and how to disengage it. Any specific tool needed to | ||
disengage the door security locking means from the outside of | ||
the room must, upon request, be made available to local law | ||
enforcement officials and the local fire department. | ||
(d) A door security locking means may be used only (i) by a | ||
school district employee trained under subsection (e), (ii) | ||
during an emergency that threatens the health and safety of | ||
students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and | ||
(iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire | ||
department have been notified of its installation prior to its | ||
use. The door security locking means must be engaged for a | ||
finite period of time in accordance with the school district's | ||
school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act. | ||
(e) A school district that has installed a door security | ||
locking means shall conduct an in-service training program for | ||
school district employees on the proper use of the door | ||
security locking means. The school district shall keep a file | ||
verifying the employees who have completed the program and | ||
must, upon request, provide the file to its regional office of | ||
education and the local fire department and local law | ||
enforcement agency. | ||
(f) A door security locking means that requires 2 releasing | ||
operations must be discontinued from use when the door is | ||
replaced or is a part of new construction. Replacement and new | ||
construction door hardware must include mortise locks, | ||
compliant with the applicable building code, and must be | ||
lockable from the occupied side without opening the door. | ||
However, mortise locks are not required if panic hardware or | ||
fire exit hardware is required. | ||
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new) | ||
Sec. 34-18.61. Door security locking means. | ||
(a) In this Section, "door security locking means" means a | ||
door locking means intended for use by a trained school | ||
district employee in a school building for the purpose of | ||
preventing ingress through a door of the building. | ||
(b) The school district may install a door security locking | ||
means on a door of a school building to prevent unwanted entry | ||
through the door if all of the following requirements are met: | ||
(1) The door security locking means can be engaged | ||
without opening the door. | ||
(2) The unlocking and unlatching of the door security | ||
locking means from the occupied side of the door can be | ||
accomplished without the use of a key or tool. | ||
(3) The door security locking means complies with all | ||
applicable State and federal accessibility requirements. | ||
(4) Locks, if remotely engaged, can be unlocked from | ||
the occupied side. | ||
(5) The door security locking means is capable of being | ||
disengaged from the outside by school district employees, | ||
and school district employees may use a key or other | ||
credentials to unlock the door from the outside. | ||
(6) The door security locking means does not modify the | ||
door-closing hardware, panic hardware, or fire exit | ||
hardware. | ||
(7) Any bolts, stops, brackets, or pins employed by the | ||
door security locking means do not affect the fire rating | ||
of a fire door assembly. | ||
(8) School district employees are trained in the | ||
engagement and release of the door security locking means, | ||
from within and outside the room, as part of the emergency | ||
response plan. | ||
(9) For doors installed before July 1, 2019 only, the | ||
unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking means | ||
requires no more than 2 releasing operations. For doors | ||
installed on or after July 1, 2019, the unlocking and | ||
unlatching of a door security locking means requires no | ||
more than one releasing operation. If doors installed | ||
before July 1, 2019 are replaced on or after July 1, 2019, | ||
the unlocking and unlatching of a door security locking | ||
means on the replacement door requires no more than one | ||
releasing operation. | ||
(10) The door security locking means is no more than 48 | ||
inches above the finished floor. | ||
(11) The door security locking means otherwise | ||
complies with the school building code prepared by the | ||
State Board of Education under Section 2-3.12. | ||
The school district may install a door security locking | ||
means that does not comply with paragraph (3) or (10) of this | ||
subsection if (i) the school district meets all other | ||
requirements under this subsection and (ii) prior to its | ||
installation, local law enforcement officials, the local fire | ||
department, and the board agree, in writing, to the | ||
installation and use of the door security locking means. The | ||
school district must keep the agreement on file and must, upon | ||
request, provide the agreement to the State Board of Education. | ||
The agreement must be included in the school district's filed | ||
school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act. | ||
(c) The school district must include the location of any | ||
door security locking means and must address the use of the | ||
locking and unlocking means from within and outside the room in | ||
its filed school safety plan under the School Safety Drill Act. | ||
Local law enforcement officials and the local fire department | ||
must be notified of the location of any door security locking | ||
means and how to disengage it. Any specific tool needed to | ||
disengage the door security locking means from the outside of | ||
the room must, upon request, be made available to local law | ||
enforcement officials and the local fire department. | ||
(d) A door security locking means may be used only (i) by a | ||
school district employee trained under subsection (e), (ii) | ||
during an emergency that threatens the health and safety of | ||
students and employees or during an active shooter drill, and | ||
(iii) when local law enforcement officials and the local fire | ||
department have been notified of its installation prior to its | ||
use. The door security locking means must be engaged for a | ||
finite period of time in accordance with the school district's | ||
school safety plan adopted under the School Safety Drill Act. | ||
(e) If the school district installs a door security locking | ||
means, it must conduct an in-service training program for | ||
school district employees on the proper use of the door | ||
security locking means. The school district shall keep a file | ||
verifying the employees who have completed the program and | ||
must, upon request, provide the file to the local fire | ||
department and local law enforcement agency. | ||
(f) A door security locking means that requires 2 releasing | ||
operations must be discontinued from use when the door is | ||
replaced or is a part of new construction. Replacement and new | ||
construction door hardware must include mortise locks, | ||
compliant with the applicable building code, and must be | ||
lockable from the occupied side without opening the door. | ||
However, mortise locks are not required if panic hardware or | ||
fire exit hardware is required.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2019.
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