IL SB2747

Creates the School Security and Standards Task Force within the State Board of Education to study school security, make recommendations, and draft minimum standards for securing Illinois schools and providing safer learning environments.

Task Force consists of 14 members including state legislators, parents, law enforcement representatives, school officials, security experts, architects, and engineers appointed by legislative leaders and the Governor.

Task Force shall gather information on current school security, receive testimony from experts and stakeholders, and create minimum standards addressing physical structures, staffing, communications, equipment, alarms, monitoring systems, policies, emergency procedures, and other security measures.

Task Force must submit two reports to the State Board of Education by January 1, 2015: one on legislative recommendations and one on model security plan policies; the model security plan report is exempt from Freedom of Information Act disclosure.

Task Force is abolished and the section is repealed on July 1, 2015; also amends Freedom of Information Act to exempt the Task Force's security report from public inspection and copying.