Bill Text: IL HB1243 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, in J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2011-2012 school year or 2012-2013 school year must complete at least 40 hours of community service. Provides that this requirement does not apply to children with disabilities or pupils involved in extra-curricular activities, the number of activities to be determined by the school board. Provides that the community service shall require no staff monitoring. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1243 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1243-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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 27-22.3 and adding Section 27-22.4 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-22.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22.3)
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7 | Sec. 27-22.3. Volunteer service credit program.
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8 | (a) A school district may establish a volunteer service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | credit program
that enables secondary school students to earn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | credit towards graduation
through performance of community | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | service. This community service may include
participation in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the organization of a high school or community blood drive or
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13 | other blood donor
recruitment campaign. Any program so | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | established shall
begin with students entering grade 9 in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 1993-1994 school year or
later. The amount of credit given for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | program participation shall not
exceed that given for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | completion of one semester of language arts, math,
science or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | social studies.
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19 | (b) Any community service performed as part of a course for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | which credit
is given towards graduation or community service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | performed under Section 27-22.4 of this Code shall not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | under a volunteer service
credit program. Any service for which | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | a student is paid shall not qualify
under a volunteer service |
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1 | credit program. Any community work assigned as a
disciplinary | ||||||
2 | measure shall not qualify under a volunteer service credit
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3 | program.
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4 | (c) School districts that establish volunteer service | ||||||
5 | credit programs
shall establish any necessary rules, | ||||||
6 | regulations and procedures.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 93-547, eff. 8-19-03.)
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8 | (105 ILCS 5/27-22.4 new)
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9 | Sec. 27-22.4. Community service requirement; pilot | ||||||
10 | program. In J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, as a | ||||||
11 | prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil | ||||||
12 | entering the 9th grade in the 2011-2012 school year or | ||||||
13 | 2012-2013 school year must complete at least 40 hours of | ||||||
14 | community service. This requirement does not apply to children | ||||||
15 | with disabilities, as defined under Article 14 of this Code, or | ||||||
16 | pupils involved in extra-curricular activities, the number of | ||||||
17 | activities to be determined by the school board. The school | ||||||
18 | board shall establish any rules and procedures necessary to | ||||||
19 | implement this requirement. Community service under this | ||||||
20 | Section shall require no staff monitoring.
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