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91_SB0757
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Violence Prevention Act of
2 1995 by adding Section 25.
3 WHEREAS, The Children of Illinois should be learning in
4 school environments that are safe and free of harm or threat
5 of harm; and
6 WHEREAS, Schools are responsible for creating safe
7 learning environments for children; and
8 WHEREAS, Schools can play an essential role in preventing
9 and intervening to stop violence in the lives of children;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, Many schools need resources to implement safety
12 and violence prevention measures; therefore
13 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14 represented in the General Assembly:
15 Section 5. The Illinois Violence Prevention Act of 1995
16 is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:
17 (20 ILCS 4027/25 new)
18 Sec. 25. Safe to Learn Program.
19 (a) The Authority shall establish and administer a grant
20 program to be known as the Safe to Learn Program. Funds
21 appropriated to the Authority for this program shall be used
22 to support and fund school-based safety and violence
23 prevention programs that address any or all of the following
24 components:
25 (1) Building security.
26 (2) Violence prevention and intervention.
27 (3) Crisis management.
28 (4) Training of teachers and other school
29 personnel.
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1 (b) Ten percent of any funds appropriated for this
2 program may be used by the Authority to provide technical
3 assistance and program support. Five percent of any funds
4 appropriated for this program may be used by the Authority
5 for administration of this program. Up to $500,000 of any
6 funds appropriated for this program may be used by the
7 Authority for each of 3 years to conduct a demonstration and
8 evaluation of a comprehensive prekindergarten through 12th
9 grade school-based violence prevention program in 3 pilot
10 sites in this State. The Authority shall distribute any
11 remaining funds appropriated for this program to school
12 districts in the form of grants, subject to criteria and
13 procedures developed by the Authority.
14 (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002.
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
16 1, 1999.