Bill Text: IL HB1170 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning truants' alternative and optional education programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-04-11 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1170 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB1170-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2-3.66 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.66) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66)
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7 | Sec. 2-3.66. Truants' alternative and optional education | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | programs. To
establish projects to offer modified | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | instructional programs or other
services designed to prevent | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | students from dropping out of school,
including programs | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | pursuant to Section 2-3.41, and
and to serve as a part time
or | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | full time option in lieu of regular school attendance and to | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | award
grants to local school districts, educational service | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | regions or community
college districts from appropriated funds | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | to assist districts in
establishing such projects. The | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | education agency may operate its own
program or enter into a | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | contract with another not-for-profit entity to
implement the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | program. The projects shall allow dropouts, up to and
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19 | including age 21, potential dropouts, including truants, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | uninvolved,
unmotivated and disaffected students, as defined | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | by State Board of
Education rules and regulations, to enroll, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | as an alternative to regular
school attendance, in an optional | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | education program which may be
established by school board |
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1 | policy and is in conformance with rules adopted
by the State | ||||||
2 | Board of Education. Truants' Alternative and Optional
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3 | Education programs funded pursuant to this Section shall be
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4 | planned by a student, the student's parents or legal | ||||||
5 | guardians, unless the
student is 18 years or older, and school | ||||||
6 | officials and shall culminate in
an individualized optional | ||||||
7 | education plan. Such plan shall focus
on academic or | ||||||
8 | vocational skills, or both, and may include, but not be
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9 | limited to, evening school, summer school, community college | ||||||
10 | courses, adult
education, preparation courses for high school | ||||||
11 | equivalency testing, vocational training, work experience, | ||||||
12 | programs to
enhance self concept and parenting courses. School | ||||||
13 | districts which are
awarded grants pursuant to this Section | ||||||
14 | shall be authorized to provide day
care services to children | ||||||
15 | of students who are eligible and desire to enroll
in programs | ||||||
16 | established and funded under this Section, but only if and to
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17 | the extent that such day care is necessary to enable those | ||||||
18 | eligible
students to attend and participate in the programs | ||||||
19 | and courses which are
conducted pursuant to this Section.
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20 | School districts and regional offices of education may claim | ||||||
21 | general State
aid under Section 18-8.05 or evidence-based | ||||||
22 | funding under Section 18-8.15 for students enrolled in | ||||||
23 | truants' alternative and
optional education programs, provided | ||||||
24 | that such students are receiving services
that are | ||||||
25 | supplemental to a program leading to a high school diploma and | ||||||
26 | are
otherwise eligible to be claimed for general State aid |
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1 | under Section 18-8.05 or evidence-based funding under Section | ||||||
2 | 18-8.15, as applicable. | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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