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HB5269 Engrossed |
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LRB094 17711 NHT 53010 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 2-23 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 805/2-23 new) |
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| Sec. 2-23. We Want to Learn English Initiative. |
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| (a) Subject to Section 7 of the Board of Higher Education |
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| Act and subject to appropriation, the State Board shall |
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| establish and administer a We Want to Learn English Initiative |
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| to provide resources for immigrants and refugees in this State |
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| to learn English in order to move towards becoming full members |
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| of American society. |
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| (b) Each fiscal year, the State Board shall include, as a |
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| separate line item, in its budget proposal $25,000,000 in |
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| funding for the We Want to Learn English Initiative. The State |
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| Board shall disburse this funding. No less than half of the |
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| funds appropriated for this Initiative each fiscal year shall |
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| be disbursed to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, |
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| immigrant social service organizations, faith-based |
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| organizations, and on-site job training programs so that |
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| immigrants and refugees can learn English where they live, |
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| work, pray, and socialize and where their children go to |
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| school.
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