Bill Text: IL HB1269 | 2017-2018 | 100th 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 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1269 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB1269-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
including | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | age 21, potential dropouts, including truants, uninvolved,
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20 | unmotivated and disaffected students, as defined by State Board | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | of
Education rules and regulations, to enroll, as an | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 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 guardians, | ||||||
5 | unless the
student is 18 years or older, and school officials | ||||||
6 | and shall culminate in
an individualized optional education | ||||||
7 | plan. Such plan shall focus
on academic or vocational skills, | ||||||
8 | or both, and may include, but not be
limited to, evening | ||||||
9 | school, summer school, community college courses, adult
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10 | education, preparation courses for high school equivalency | ||||||
11 | testing, vocational training, work experience, programs to
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12 | enhance self concept and parenting courses. School districts | ||||||
13 | which are
awarded grants pursuant to this Section shall be | ||||||
14 | authorized to provide day
care services to children of students | ||||||
15 | who are eligible and desire to enroll
in programs established | ||||||
16 | and funded under this Section, but only if and to
the extent | ||||||
17 | that such day care is necessary to enable those eligible
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18 | students to attend and participate in the programs and courses | ||||||
19 | which are
conducted pursuant to this Section.
School districts | ||||||
20 | and regional offices of education may claim general State
aid | ||||||
21 | under Section 18-8.05 for students enrolled in truants' | ||||||
22 | alternative and
optional education programs, provided that | ||||||
23 | such students are receiving services
that are supplemental to a | ||||||
24 | program leading to a high school diploma and are
otherwise | ||||||
25 | eligible to be claimed for general State aid under Section | ||||||
26 | 18-8.05. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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