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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 Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2-3.148 and by changing Sections 10-20.14 and 34-19 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.148 new)
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7 | Sec. 2-3.148. Standard student expulsion policy. The State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Board of Education shall establish a standard student expulsion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | policy that applies to each school district in this State.
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10 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.14) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.14)
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11 | Sec. 10-20.14. Student discipline policies; Parent-teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | advisory
committee.
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13 | (a) To establish and maintain
a parent-teacher advisory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | committee to develop with the school board
policy guidelines on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | pupil discipline, including school searches . With respect to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | expulsions, the policy must conform to the standard student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | expulsion policy established by the State Board of Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | under Section 2-3.148 of this Code. A school board must , to
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19 | furnish a copy of the
pupil discipline policy to the parents or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | guardian of each pupil within 15 days after
the beginning of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the school year, or within 15 days after starting classes
for a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | pupil who transfers into the district during the school year, |
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1 | and to
require that each school inform informs its pupils of | ||||||
2 | the contents of its policy.
School boards, along with the | ||||||
3 | parent-teacher advisory committee, are
encouraged to annually | ||||||
4 | review their pupil discipline policies, the
implementation of | ||||||
5 | those policies, and any other factors related to the safety
of | ||||||
6 | their
schools, pupils, and staff.
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7 | (b) The parent-teacher advisory
committee in cooperation | ||||||
8 | with local law enforcement agencies shall develop,
with the | ||||||
9 | school board, policy guideline procedures to
establish
and | ||||||
10 | maintain a reciprocal reporting system between the school | ||||||
11 | district and
local law enforcement agencies regarding criminal | ||||||
12 | offenses committed by
students.
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13 | (c) The parent-teacher advisory committee, in cooperation | ||||||
14 | with school bus
personnel, shall develop, with the school | ||||||
15 | board, policy guideline procedures to
establish and maintain | ||||||
16 | school bus safety procedures. These procedures shall be
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17 | incorporated into the district's pupil discipline policy.
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18 | (d) The school board, in consultation with the | ||||||
19 | parent-teacher
advisory committee and other community-based | ||||||
20 | organizations, must include
provisions in the student | ||||||
21 | discipline
policy to address students who have demonstrated | ||||||
22 | behaviors that put them at
risk for aggressive behavior, | ||||||
23 | including without limitation bullying, as
defined in the | ||||||
24 | policy. These provisions must include
procedures for notifying | ||||||
25 | parents or legal guardians and
early intervention procedures
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26 | based upon available community-based and district resources.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 91-272, eff. 1-1-00; 92-260, eff. 1-1-02.)
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2 | (105 ILCS 5/34-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19)
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3 | Sec. 34-19. By-laws, rules and regulations; business | ||||||
4 | transacted at
regular meetings; voting; records. The board | ||||||
5 | shall, subject to the limitations
in this Article, establish | ||||||
6 | by-laws, rules and regulations, which shall have the
force of | ||||||
7 | ordinances, for the proper maintenance of a uniform system of
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8 | discipline for both employees and pupils, and for the entire | ||||||
9 | management of the
schools, and may fix the school age of | ||||||
10 | pupils, the minimum of which in
kindergartens shall not be | ||||||
11 | under 4 years and in grade schools shall not be
under 6 years. | ||||||
12 | It may expel, suspend or, subject to the limitations of all
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13 | policies established or adopted under Section 14-8.05, | ||||||
14 | otherwise discipline any
pupil found guilty of gross | ||||||
15 | disobedience, misconduct or other violation of the
by-laws, | ||||||
16 | rules and regulations. With respect to expulsions, the | ||||||
17 | district's pupil discipline policy must conform to the standard | ||||||
18 | student expulsion policy established by the State Board of | ||||||
19 | Education under Section 2-3.148 of this Code. The board must | ||||||
20 | furnish a copy of the district's pupil discipline policy to the | ||||||
21 | parents or guardian of each pupil within 15 days after the | ||||||
22 | beginning of the school year or within 15 days after starting | ||||||
23 | classes for a pupil who transfers into the district during the | ||||||
24 | school year and require that each school inform its pupils of | ||||||
25 | the contents of its policy. The bylaws, rules and regulations |
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1 | of the board
shall be enacted, money shall be appropriated or | ||||||
2 | expended, salaries shall be
fixed or changed, and textbooks and | ||||||
3 | courses of instruction shall be adopted or
changed only at the | ||||||
4 | regular meetings of the board and by a vote of a
majority of | ||||||
5 | the full membership of the board; provided that
notwithstanding | ||||||
6 | any other provision of this Article or the School Code,
neither | ||||||
7 | the board or any local school council may purchase any textbook | ||||||
8 | for use in any public school of the
district from any textbook | ||||||
9 | publisher that fails to furnish any computer
diskettes as | ||||||
10 | required under Section 28-21. The board shall be further
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11 | encouraged to provide opportunities for public hearing and | ||||||
12 | testimony before
the adoption of bylaws, rules and regulations. | ||||||
13 | Upon all propositions
requiring for their adoption at least a | ||||||
14 | majority of all the members of the
board the yeas and nays | ||||||
15 | shall be taken and reported. The by-laws, rules and
regulations | ||||||
16 | of the board shall not be repealed, amended or added to, except
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17 | by a vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the board. The board | ||||||
18 | shall keep
a record of all its proceedings. Such records and | ||||||
19 | all
by-laws, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, may be | ||||||
20 | proved by a copy
thereof certified to be such by the secretary | ||||||
21 | of the board, but if they are
printed in book or pamphlet form | ||||||
22 | which are purported to be published by
authority of the board | ||||||
23 | they need not be otherwise published and the book or
pamphlet | ||||||
24 | shall be received as evidence, without further proof, of the
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25 | records, by-laws, rules and regulations, or any part thereof, | ||||||
26 | as of the
dates thereof as shown in such book or pamphlet, in |
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1 | all courts and places
where judicial proceedings are had.
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2 | Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article or in | ||||||
3 | the School
Code, the board may delegate to the general | ||||||
4 | superintendent or to the
attorney the authorities granted to | ||||||
5 | the board in the School Code, provided
such delegation and | ||||||
6 | appropriate oversight procedures are made pursuant to
board | ||||||
7 | by-laws, rules and regulations, adopted as herein provided, | ||||||
8 | except that
the board may not delegate its authorities and | ||||||
9 | responsibilities regarding (1)
budget approval obligations; | ||||||
10 | (2) rule-making functions; (3) desegregation
obligations; (4) | ||||||
11 | real estate acquisition, sale or lease in excess of 10 years
as | ||||||
12 | provided in Section 34-21; (5) the levy of taxes; or (6) any | ||||||
13 | mandates
imposed upon the board by "An Act in relation to | ||||||
14 | school reform in cities over
500,000, amending Acts herein | ||||||
15 | named", approved December 12, 1988 (P.A.
85-1418).
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16 | (Source: P.A. 88-45; 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)
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