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91_SB0756sam003 LRB9101848NTsbam01 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 756 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 756, AS AMENDED, 3 with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment 4 No. 1 on page 1, by replacing lines 11 through 21 with the 5 following: 6 "(a) All school officials, including teachers, guidance 7 counselors, and support staff, shall immediately notify the 8 office of the principal in the event that they observe any 9 person in possession of a firearm on school grounds; provided 10 that taking such immediate action to notify the office of the 11 principal would not immediately endanger the health, safety, 12 or welfare of students who are under the direct supervision 13 of the school official or the school official. If the 14 health, safety, or welfare of students under the direct 15 supervision of the school official or of the school official 16 is immediately endangered, the school official shall notify 17 the office of principal as soon as the students under his or 18 her supervision and he or she are no longer under immediate 19 danger. A report is not required by this Section when the 20 school official knows that the person in possession of the 21 firearm is a law enforcement official engaged in the conduct 22 of his or her official duties. Any school official acting in 23 good faith who makes such a report under this Section shall 24 have immunity from any civil or criminal liability that might -2- LRB9101848NTsbam01 1 otherwise be incurred as a result of making the report. The 2 identity of the school official making such report shall not 3 be disclosed except as expressly and specifically authorized 4 by law. Knowingly and willfully failing to comply with this 5 Section is a petty offense. A second or subsequent offense 6 is a Class C misdemeanor. 7 (b) Upon receiving a report from any school official 8 pursuant to this Section, or from any other person, the 9 principal or his or her designee shall immediately notify a 10 local law enforcement agency. If the person found to be in 11 possession of a firearm on school grounds is a student, the 12 principal or his or her designee shall also immediately 13 notify that student's parent or guardian. Any principal or 14 his or her designee acting in good faith who makes such 15 reports under this Section shall have immunity from any civil 16 or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or 17 imposed as a result of making the reports. Knowingly and 18 willfully failing to comply with this Section is a petty 19 offense. A second or subsequent offense is a Class C 20 misdemeanor."; and 21 and on page 2, by deleting lines 1 through 12; and 22 on page 2, line 13, by deleting "petition or compliant.".