Bill Text: IL HB3084 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that as a prerequisite to being promoted to the next higher grade level and to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil in grades 9 through 12 must complete at least 15 hours of community service each school year. Allows up to 5 of these 15 hours of community service to be performed by the parent or guardian of the pupil if the parent or guardian performs the community service with and at the same time as the pupil. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3084 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB3084-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. As a | ||||||
10 | prerequisite to being promoted to the next higher grade level | ||||||
11 | and to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil in grades 9 | ||||||
12 | through 12 must complete at least 15 hours of community service | ||||||
13 | each school year. Up to 5 of these 15 hours of community | ||||||
14 | service may be performed by the parent or guardian of the pupil | ||||||
15 | if the parent or guardian performs the community service with | ||||||
16 | and at the same time as the pupil. The school board shall | ||||||
17 | establish any rules and procedures necessary to implement this | ||||||
18 | requirement.
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19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
20 | becoming law.
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