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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5614 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 105 ILCS 5/10-20.67 new | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.60 new | |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may not implement a school closing if, within the preceding 10 years, another school within the same zip code of that school was subject to a school closing or 90% or more of the students at the school are classified as low-income students; defines "school closing". Effective January 1, 2019.
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| | HB5614 | | LRB100 19808 AXK 35084 b |
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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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections |
| 5 | | 10-20.67 and 34-18.60 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.67 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10-20.67. School closing prohibited. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section, "school closing" has the meaning given |
| 9 | | to that term under Section 34-200 of this Code. |
| 10 | | (b) A school board may not implement a school closing if, |
| 11 | | within the preceding 10 years, another school within the same |
| 12 | | zip code of that school was subject to a school closing. |
| 13 | | (c) A school board may not implement a school closing for a |
| 14 | | school in which 90% or more of the students are classified as |
| 15 | | low-income students.
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| 16 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.60 new) |
| 17 | | Sec. 34-18.60. School closing prohibited. |
| 18 | | (a) In this Section, "school closing" has the meaning given |
| 19 | | to that term under Section 34-200 of this Code. |
| 20 | | (b) The board may not implement a school closing if, within |
| 21 | | the preceding 10 years, another school within the same zip code |
| 22 | | of that school was subject to a school closing. |