Bill Text: IL SB0458 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Removes a requirement that school districts, special education nonpublic schools, and specified special education cooperatives accomplish, as part of the State Board of Education's goals, the systemic reduction of isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint within 3 years after August 13, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-339). Requires school districts, special education nonpublic schools, and specified special education cooperatives to submit a report once each year until August 1, 2027 (rather than for 3 years after August 13, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-339)) to the State Board on the progress made toward achieving the goals and benchmarks established by the State Board concerning the use of isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint. Provides that, on or before June 30, 2026 (rather than June 30, 2023), the State Board shall issue a report to the General Assembly on the progress made by school districts, special education nonpublic schools, and specified special education cooperatives to achieve those goals and benchmarks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB0458 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0458-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Removes a requirement that school districts, special education nonpublic schools, and specified special education cooperatives accomplish, as part of the State Board of Education's goals, the systemic reduction of isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint within 3 years after August 13, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-339). Requires school districts, special education nonpublic schools, and specified special education cooperatives to submit a report once each year until August 1, 2027 (rather than for 3 years after August 13, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-339)) to the State Board on the progress made toward achieving the goals and benchmarks established by the State Board concerning the use of isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint. Provides that, on or before June 30, 2026 (rather than June 30, 2023), the State Board shall issue a report to the General Assembly on the progress made by school districts, special education nonpublic schools, and specified special education cooperatives to achieve those goals and benchmarks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB0458 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0458-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 | 1C-1 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/1C-1)
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7 | Sec. 1C-1. Purpose. The
The purpose of this Article is to | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | permit greater
flexibility and efficiency in the distribution | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | and use of certain State funds
available to
local education | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | agencies for the improvement of the quality of educational
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11 | services pursuant to locally established priorities. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Through fiscal year 2017, this Article does not apply to | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | school districts having a population in excess
of 500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | inhabitants.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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