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SB 1519 - Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline - Illinois Key Vote

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Title: Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline

Signed by Governor JB Pritzker


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Title: Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits school students from being subject to municipal fines, fees, tickets, or citations as a form of school-based discipline for many kinds of code violations if they occur on school grounds in Illinois.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits school students from being subject to municipal fines, fees, tickets, or citations as a form of school-based discipline for many kinds of code violations if they occur on school grounds in Illinois (Sec. 1-95).

  • Requires school districts that employ school resource officers (sworn law enforcement officers assigned to a school) to sign a formal memorandum of understanding with the officer’s law enforcement agency to ensure the officers are properly trained and do not use fines or tickets as a form of discipline (Sec. 1-95).

  • Specifies that these provisions do not apply to delinquent or criminal conduct or violations of traffic, boating, or fish and game laws (Sec. 1-95).

  • Specifies that these provisions shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 99).

Full Bill Text

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Title: Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits school students from being subject to municipal fines, fees, tickets, or citations as a form of school-based discipline for many kinds of code violations if they occur on school grounds in Illinois.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits school students from being subject to municipal fines, fees, tickets, or citations as a form of school-based discipline for many kinds of code violations if they occur on school grounds in Illinois (Sec. 1-95).

  • Requires school districts that employ school resource officers (sworn law enforcement officers assigned to a school) to sign a formal memorandum of understanding with the officer’s law enforcement agency to ensure the officers are properly trained and do not use fines or tickets as a form of discipline (Sec. 1-95).

  • Specifies that these provisions do not apply to delinquent or criminal conduct or violations of traffic, boating, or fish and game laws (Sec. 1-95).

  • Specifies that these provisions shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 99).

Full Bill Text

Title: Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline

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