Bill Amendment: IL HB2736 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: EDUCATION-TECH

Status: 2016-05-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2736 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB2736-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Luis Arroyo

Filed: 5/12/2016

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2736
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2736 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
10-20.12 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12)
Sec. 10-20.12. School year - School age. To establish and
keep in operation in each year during a school term of at least
the minimum length required by Section 10-19, a sufficient
number of free schools for the accommodation of all persons in
the district who are 5 years of age or older but under 21 years
of age, and to secure for all such persons the right and
opportunity to an equal education in such schools; provided
that (i) children who will attain the age of 5 years on or
before December September 1 of the year of the 2016-2017
1990-1991 school term and each school term thereafter may

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attend school upon the commencement of such term and (ii) based
upon an assessment of the child's readiness, children who have
attended a non-public preschool and continued their education
at that school through kindergarten, were taught in
kindergarten by an appropriately certified teacher, and will
attain the age of 6 years on or before December 31 of the year
of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter
may attend first grade upon commencement of such term. However,
Section 33 of the Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Act shall apply to children of active duty military personnel.
Based upon an assessment of a child's readiness to attend
school, a school district may permit a child to attend school
prior to the dates contained in this Section. In any school
district operating on a full year school basis children who
will attain age 5 within 30 days after the commencement of a
term may attend school upon the commencement of such term and,
based upon an assessment of the child's readiness, children who
have attended a non-public preschool and continued their
education at that school through kindergarten, were taught in
kindergarten by an appropriately certified teacher, and will
attain age 6 within 4 months after the commencement of a term
may attend first grade upon the commencement of such term. The
school district may, by resolution of its board, allow for a
full year school plan.
(Source: P.A. 98-673, eff. 6-30-14.)

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".