Bill Text: IL SB0621 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the members of the State Board of Education.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0097 [SB0621 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB0621-Amended.html

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Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 3/2/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 621
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 621 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
10-22.22e as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.22e new)
Sec. 10-22.22e. Joint operation of elementary science and
mathematics magnet school. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law to the contrary, 2 or more school districts may, when in
their judgment the interest of the districts and of the
students therein will be best served, jointly operate, either
directly or through an institution of higher education located
in a municipality whose geographic boundaries include areas
served by each district, an elementary science and mathematics
magnet school. This magnet school may (i) restrict attendance
to only residents of a municipality shared by the districts and

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(ii) select students for enrollment based on admission criteria
that focuses on academic proficiency in science and
mathematics; however, in no case shall the magnet school
discriminate on the basis of disability, race, creed, color,
gender, national origin, religion, ancestry, marital status,
or need for special education services in the establishment of
its attendance boundaries or in the selection of students for
enrollment.".