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Bill	SCHOOL SECURITY TASK FORCE	Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the School Code. Creates the School Security and Standards Task Force within the State Board of Education to study the security of schools in this State, make recommendations, and draft minimum standards for use by schools to make them more secure and to provide a safer learning environment for the children of this State. Sets forth provisions concerning the membership of the Task Force, meetings of the Task Force, State Board support for the Task Force, and the duties of the Task Force. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2015, the Task Force shall submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor on specific recommendations for changes to the current law or other legislative measures. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2015, the Task Force shall submit a report to the State Board on specific recommendations for model security plan policies for schools to access and use as a guideline, which report is exempt from inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the Task Force is abolished and these provisions are repealed on July 1, 2015. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 2747	Illinois SB 2747 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	39	2	2014-01-28	2014-07-03	openstates	ocd-bill/011b6720-24af-4745-8370-5fa07ffe7950	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2747&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78534&SessionID=85&GA=98	8acc8e85585a182bb7dc9598e6543da2f7a2f8b6e885386e8e63df54f52ffac6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2747 (98th) — SCHOOL SECURITY TASK FORCE

Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the School Code. Creates the School Security and Standards Task Force within the State Board of Education to study the security of schools in this State, make recommendations, and draft minimum standards for use by schools to make them more secure and to provide a safer learning environment for the children of this State. Sets forth provisions concerning the membership of the Task Force, meetings of the Task Force, State Board support for the Task Force, and the duties of the Task Force. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2015, the Task Force shall submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor on specific recommendations for changes to the current law or other legislative measures. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2015, the Task Force shall submit a report to the State Board on specific recommendations for model security plan policies for schools to access and use as a guideline, which report is exempt from inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the Task Force is abolished and these provisions are repealed on July 1, 2015. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 105–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 51–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Unes — cosponsor (person)
• Tim Bivins — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2014-01-28 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins filing
• 2014-01-28 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-01-28 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-01-29 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2014-01-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2014-02-04 Waive Posting Notice
• 2014-02-05 Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-02-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2014
• 2014-02-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
• 2014-02-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
• 2014-02-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2014-02-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 25, 2014
• 2014-02-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2014-02-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2014-02-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
• 2014-02-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
• 2014-02-27 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-02-27 Arrived in House introduction
• 2014-02-27 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
• 2014-02-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-02-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2014-03-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
• 2014-03-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
• 2014-03-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
• 2014-04-23 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2014-04-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-04-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
• 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2014-05-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2014-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-05-07 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2014-05-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-05-08 Passed Both Houses
• 2014-06-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2014-07-03 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2014-07-03 Effective Date July 3, 2014
• 2014-07-03 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0695 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/011b6720-24af-4745-8370-5fa07ffe7950. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).