SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b AN ACT concerning safety.
"Hazardous substance" has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.215 of the Environmental Protection Act, except that, as used in this Act, "hazardous substance" also includes SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b radioactive materials, hydrocarbons, petroleum, gasoline, and crude oil or any products, by-products, or fractions thereof.
"School safety drill" means a pre-planned exercise SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b conducted by a school in accordance with the drills and requirements set forth in this Act.
SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b (A) fire;
(3) Law enforcement drills, which shall address and prepare school personnel for situations calling for the involvement of law enforcement when conditions inside a school building are safer than outside of a school SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b building and it is necessary to protect building occupants from potential dangers in a school building.
8-25-17.) (105 ILCS 128/25) SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b Sec.
(b) Each school board or the board's designee is required to participate in the annual review and to invite each of the following parties to the annual review and provide each party with a minimum of 30 days' notice before the date of the annual SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b review:
(4) The school board or its designee may also choose to invite to the annual review any other persons whom it believes will aid in the review process, including, but SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b not limited to, any members of any other education-related organization or the first responder or emergency management community.
If any of the participating parties have comments on the certification document, those parties shall submit SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 9 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b their comments in writing to the appropriate regional superintendent.
(3) the appropriate local emergency medical services SB0071 EngrossedEnrolled - 10 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b agency if the agency is a separate, local first responder unit;
(a) By JulyJanuary 1, 2026,2027, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall develop and provide guidance tofor all local emergency planning committees, emergency services and disaster agencies, and school districts in the State specifically related to the potential impact to school districts of a release or explosion of a hazardous substancesubstance. resulting from storage or rail transport.
This guidance shall also be madeposted available to these entities on the Internet website of the IllinoisState EmergencyBoard Management Agency and Office of HomelandEducation. Security.
(1) a description of the methods and procedures to be SB0071 Engrossed - 11 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b followed by school personnel in response to a release or explosion of a hazardous substance;
SB0071 Enrolled - 11 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b (2) a description of the federal, State, or local agencies, including first responders, responsible for identifying whether the release or explosion of a hazardous substance has occurred and how that information will be communicated to school personnel, including any appropriate precautions school districts should take to protect their students and staff and how the wind direction may impact their evacuation plans;
(c) By July 1, 2027, each school district shall, in consultation with the applicable local emergency planning committee or emergency services and disaster agency, develop SB0071 Engrossed - 12 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b procedures for each of its schools to address the release or explosion of a hazardous substance based on the guidance SB0071 Enrolled - 12 - LRB104 07353 LNS 17393 b developed under subsection (a).
However, a school district is not required to develop procedures until the school year following when the publication of the guidance provided in subsection (a) is made available on the website of the IllinoisState EmergencyBoard Management Agency and Office of HomelandEducation. Security.