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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5839 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Alternative Learning Opportunities Law of the School Code. Provides that Regional Office of Education No. 4 shall establish a 3-year pilot program focused on serving students in grades kindergarten through 3. Provides that students in grades kindergarten through 3 who meet enrollment criteria established by a school district and who are at risk of academic failure are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Requires the pilot program to adhere to all other rules established for alternative learning opportunities programs. Requires Regional Office of Education No. 4 to provide a report to the General Assembly outlining the pilot program's methodology and student outcomes and setting forth a comprehensive impact report and a framework for future program models. Effective immediately. |
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| | HB5839 | | LRB103 40478 RJT 72874 b |
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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 adding Section |
5 | | 13B-20.40 as follows:
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6 | | (105 ILCS 5/13B-20.40 new) |
7 | | Sec. 13B-20.40. Pilot program. |
8 | | (a) The General Assembly recognizes that helping students |
9 | | to build social, emotional, and academic success from an early |
10 | | age is essential to long-term success in schools and, as a |
11 | | result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, more |
12 | | students are exhibiting behavioral concerns that make it |
13 | | difficult to thrive in traditional educational settings. |
14 | | Furthermore, alternative learning opportunities programs are |
15 | | designed to provide varied support to improve the educational |
16 | | achievement of students at risk of academic failure, and |
17 | | Summit Academy, the alternative learning opportunities program |
18 | | operated by Regional Office of Education No. 4, has a stated |
19 | | mission anchored in positive outcomes, with the goal of |
20 | | restoring and returning every student to that student's home |
21 | | school. |
22 | | (b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, Regional |
23 | | Office of Education No. 4 shall establish a 3-year pilot |