(105 ILCS 5/13B-50.5)
Sec. 13B-50.5. Conditions of funding. If an alternative learning
opportunities program
provides less than the daily 5 clock hours of school work required under Section 10-19.05, the program must meet
guidelines established
by the State Board and must provide supplementary services, including without
limitation work-based
learning, student assistance programs, counseling, case management, health and
fitness programs, life skills,
conflict resolution, or service learning, that are equal to the required
attendance.
(Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19.)
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(105 ILCS 5/13B-50.10)
Sec. 13B-50.10. Additional criteria for general State aid or evidence-based funding. In order to
claim general State aid or evidence-based funding,
an alternative learning opportunities program must meet the following
criteria:
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(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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(105 ILCS 5/13B-50.15)
Sec. 13B-50.15. Level of funding. Approved alternative learning
opportunities programs are
entitled to claim general State aid or evidence-based funding, subject to Sections 13B-50, 13B-50.5, and
13B-50.10 of this
Code. Approved programs operated by regional offices of education are entitled
to receive general
State aid at the foundation level of support. A school district or consortium
must ensure that an
approved program receives supplemental general State aid, transportation
reimbursements, and
special education resources, if appropriate, for students enrolled in the
program.
(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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(105 ILCS 5/13B-55)
Sec. 13B-55.
Non-resident students.
If one school district can more
efficiently serve students
from multiple school districts, an approved alternative learning opportunities
program may admit
non-resident students pursuant to the terms of an intergovernmental agreement
negotiated among
participating districts. The tuition charge must not be less than 100% nor
greater than 110% of the
per capita tuition rate for the resident district.
(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
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(105 ILCS 5/13B-60)
Sec. 13B-60.
Enrollment in program.
The provisions set forth in the
following Sections
preceding Section 13B-65 of this Code govern enrollment in an alternative
learning opportunities
program.
(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
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(105 ILCS 5/13B-60.5)
Sec. 13B-60.5.
Request for enrollment.
A school district that operates
an alternative learning opportunities program shall ensure that parents and
guardians are aware of the program and the services that the program offers. A
student may
be
enrolled in the program only upon the request of the student or the student's
parent or guardian and only after a conference under Section 13B-60.10 of this
Code has been held.
(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
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(105 ILCS 5/13B-60.10)
Sec. 13B-60.10. Parent conference. Before being enrolled in
an alternative learning opportunities program, the student and
each of his or her
parents or guardians, and, if the student is in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department's Office of Education and Transition Services shall receive written notice to attend a conference to
determine if the student
would benefit from attending an alternative learning opportunities program.
The conference must
provide all of the information necessary for the student and parent or guardian
to make an informed
decision regarding enrollment in an alternative learning opportunities
program.
The conference shall include a discussion of the extent to which the
student, if enrolled in the program, may participate in school activities.
No student shall
be enrolled in an alternative learning opportunities program without the
consent of the student's parent or guardian.
(Source: P.A. 102-199, eff. 7-1-22 .)
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(105 ILCS 5/13B-60.15)
Sec. 13B-60.15.
Review of student progress.
A school district must
regularly review the
progress of students enrolled in an alternative learning opportunities program
to ensure that students
may return to the regular school program as soon as appropriate.
Upon request of the student's parent or guardian, the school district
shall review the student's progress using procedures established by the
district.
A student shall remain in the program only with the consent of the
student's parent or guardian and shall be promptly returned to the regular
school
program upon the request of the student's parent or guardian.
(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
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(105 ILCS 5/13B-60.20)
Sec. 13B-60.20.
Enrollment of special education students.
Any
enrollment of a special education student in an alternative learning
opportunities program must be done only if included in the
student's individualized education plan. The student's individualized
education plan must be implemented in the program by appropriately
certified personnel.
(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
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