Bill Text: IL SB3842 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires that every school district, charter school, alternative school, or any school receiving public funds develop an absenteeism and truancy policy to be communicated to students and their parent or guardian on an annual basis. Sets forth the minimum criteria that must be included in the policy. Requires each school to update and file the absenteeism and truancy policy with the State Board of Education every 2 years. Effective July 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3842 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3842-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3842 Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/22-89 new
105 ILCS 5/26-13 from Ch. 122, par. 26-13
Amends the School Code. Requires that every school district, charter school, alternative school, or any school receiving public funds develop an absenteeism and truancy policy to be communicated to students and their parent or guardian on an annual basis. Sets forth the minimum criteria that must be included in the policy. Requires each school to update and file the absenteeism and truancy policy with the State Board of Education every 2 years. Effective July 1, 2020.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
22-89 and by changing Section 26-13 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/22-89 new)
Sec. 22-89. Biennial absenteeism and truancy policy.
(a) Every school district, charter school, alternative
school, or any school receiving public funds shall develop and
communicate to its students and their parent or guardian on an
annual basis an absenteeism and truancy policy, including at
least the following elements:
(1) A definition of a valid cause for absence in
accordance with Section 26-2a of this Code.
(2) A description of diagnostic procedures to be used
for identifying the causes of unexcused student
absenteeism, that shall, at a minimum, include interviews
with the student, his or her parents or guardians, and any
school officials who may have information about the reasons
for the student's attendance problem.
(3) The identification of supportive services to be
made available to truant or chronically truant students.
These services shall include, but need not be limited to,

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parent conferences, student counseling, family counseling,
and information about existing community services that are
available to truant and chronically truant students and
relevant to their needs.
(4) Incorporation of the provisions relating to
chronic absenteeism in accordance with Section 26-18 of
this Code.
(b) The absenteeism and truancy policy must be updated
every 2 years and filed with the State Board of Education.
(105 ILCS 5/26-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-13)
Sec. 26-13. Absenteeism and truancy policies. School
districts shall adopt policies, consistent with rules adopted
by the State Board of Education and Section 22-89, which
identify the appropriate supportive services and available
resources which are provided for truants and chronic truants.
(Source: P.A. 84-1420.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2020.