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91_HB1811enr
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Sections
2 13A-5 and 13A-6.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Sections 13A-5 and 13A-6 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/13A-5)
8 Sec. 13A-5. Alternative school program curriculum.
9 (a) The regional superintendent shall implement, or
10 contract with one or more school districts to implement, a
11 multi-disciplinary curriculum, which may include work-based
12 learning and community service work approved by the regional
13 superintendent of schools in consultation with the State
14 Board of Education for which academic credit is earned, for
15 the alternative school program designed to address the
16 individualized needs of the students of that program, with
17 special emphasis toward making the educational experience of
18 each student meaningful and worthwhile. In the design and
19 implementation of that curriculum, the regional
20 superintendent or school district shall give due
21 consideration to the rules and regulations adopted by the
22 State Board of Education for alternative schools and optional
23 education programs. The regional superintendent or school
24 district (i) may contract with third parties for any services
25 otherwise performed by employees and (ii) may apply for
26 waivers or modifications of mandates of this Code or of
27 administrative rules as provided in Section 2-3.25g of this
28 Code and as are necessary for the alternative school program.
29
30 (b) An administratively transferred student who
31 successfully completes the requirements for his or her high
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1 school graduation shall receive a diploma identifying the
2 student as graduating from the transferring high school. In
3 the event the student is administratively transferred before
4 enrolling in a high school, then that student shall receive a
5 diploma from the high school the student would have attended
6 if the student had not attended an alternative school
7 program.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96;
9 90-283, eff. 7-31-97.)
10 (105 ILCS 5/13A-6)
11 Sec. 13A-6. Administration; contracts; waivers Staffing.
12 (a) The regional superintendent shall administer, or
13 contract with one or more school districts to administer,
14 alternative school programs located within the educational
15 service region. The regional superintendent or school
16 district (i) may contract with third parties for any services
17 otherwise performed by employees and (ii) may apply for
18 waivers or modifications of mandates of this Code or of
19 administrative rules as provided in Section 2-3.25g of this
20 Code and as are necessary for the alternative school program.
21
22 (b) The regional superintendent is responsible for the
23 administrative and fiscal structure for the program.
24 (Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.)
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.
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