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91_SB0757eng SB757 Engrossed LRB9101746NTsb 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, including but not limited to 26 portable metal detectors. 27 (2) Violence prevention and intervention. 28 (3) Crisis management. 29 (4) Training of teachers and other school SB757 Engrossed -2- LRB9101746NTsb 1 personnel. 2 (b) Ten percent of any funds appropriated for this 3 program may be used by the Authority to provide technical 4 assistance and program support. Five percent of any funds 5 appropriated for this program may be used by the Authority 6 for administration of this program. Up to $500,000 of any 7 funds appropriated for this program may be used by the 8 Authority for each of 3 years to conduct a demonstration and 9 evaluation of a comprehensive prekindergarten through 12th 10 grade school-based violence prevention program in 3 pilot 11 sites in this State. The Authority shall distribute any 12 remaining funds appropriated for this program to school 13 districts in the form of grants, subject to criteria and 14 procedures developed by the Authority. 15 (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2002. 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 17 1, 1999.