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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 20. Campus security enhancement.
(a) In this Section, “higher education institution” means a public university, a public community college, or an independent, not-for-profit or for-profit higher education institution located in this State.
(b) Each higher education institution is required to do the following:
(1) develop a National Incident Management System-compliant, all-hazards, emergency response plan in partnership with the institution's county or major municipal emergency management official, report the plan to this official, and have training and exercises for the plan annually at a minimum; and
(2) develop an inter-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional campus violence prevention plan, including coordination of and communication among all available campus and local mental health and first response resources as well as communication with governmental agencies and school districts contiguous to the higher education institution's boundaries, in partnership with the institution's county or major municipal emergency management official, report the plan to this official, and have training and exercises for the plan annually at a minimum. The campus violence prevention plan shall include the development and implementation of a campus violence prevention committee and campus threat assessment team.
(c) County and major municipal emergency managers and Illinois Emergency Management Agency regional coordinators shall assist in the planning and training process for the plans specified in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this Section with all resources available to them.
(d) County and major municipal emergency managers and Illinois Emergency Management Agency regional coordinators shall provide higher education institutions with appropriate standards and guidelines for the plans specified in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this Section and for the training and exercises for these plans.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 110. Higher Education § 12/20. Campus security enhancement - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-110-higher-education/il-st-sect-110-12-20/
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