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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 changing Sections | ||||||
5 | 10-20.12 and 34-19 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12)
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7 | Sec. 10-20.12. School year - School age. To establish and | ||||||
8 | keep in
operation in each year during a school term of at least | ||||||
9 | the minimum length
required by Section 10-19, a sufficient | ||||||
10 | number of free schools for the
accommodation of all persons in | ||||||
11 | the district who are 5 years of age or
older but under 21 years | ||||||
12 | of age, and to secure for all such persons the
right and | ||||||
13 | opportunity to an equal education in such schools; provided | ||||||
14 | that (i)
children who will attain the age of 5 years on or | ||||||
15 | before September 1 of the
year of the 1990-1991 school term and | ||||||
16 | each school term thereafter may
attend school upon the | ||||||
17 | commencement of such term and (ii) based upon an assessment of | ||||||
18 | a child's readiness, children who have attended a | ||||||
19 | State-certified, private preschool and continued their | ||||||
20 | education at that school through kindergarten and who will | ||||||
21 | attain the age of 6 years on or before December 31 of the year | ||||||
22 | of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter | ||||||
23 | may attend first grade upon commencement of such term . Based |
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1 | upon an assessment
of a child's readiness to attend school, a | ||||||
2 | school district may permit a
child to attend school prior to | ||||||
3 | the dates contained in this Section. In any
school district | ||||||
4 | operating on a full year school basis children who will
attain | ||||||
5 | age 5 within 30 days after the commencement of a term may | ||||||
6 | attend
school upon the commencement of such term and, based | ||||||
7 | upon an assessment of a child's readiness, children who have | ||||||
8 | attended a State-certified, private preschool and continued | ||||||
9 | their education at that school through kindergarten and will | ||||||
10 | attain age 6 within 4 months after the commencement of a term | ||||||
11 | may attend first grade upon the commencement of such term . The | ||||||
12 | school district may, by
resolution of its board, allow for a | ||||||
13 | full year school plan.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 87-359.)
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15 | (105 ILCS 5/34-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19)
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16 | Sec. 34-19. By-laws, rules and regulations; business | ||||||
17 | transacted at
regular meetings; voting; records. The board | ||||||
18 | shall, subject to the limitations
in this Article, establish | ||||||
19 | by-laws, rules and regulations, which shall have the
force of | ||||||
20 | ordinances, for the proper maintenance of a uniform system of
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21 | discipline for both employees and pupils, and for the entire | ||||||
22 | management of the
schools, and may fix the school age of | ||||||
23 | pupils, the minimum of which in
kindergartens shall not be | ||||||
24 | under 4 years , except that, based upon an assessment of a | ||||||
25 | child's readiness, children who have attended a |
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1 | State-certified, private preschool and continued their | ||||||
2 | education at that school through kindergarten and who will | ||||||
3 | attain the age of 6 years on or before December 31 of the year | ||||||
4 | of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter | ||||||
5 | may attend first grade upon commencement of such term, and in | ||||||
6 | grade schools shall not be
under 6 years. It may expel, suspend | ||||||
7 | or, subject to the limitations of all
policies established or | ||||||
8 | adopted under Section 14-8.05, otherwise discipline any
pupil | ||||||
9 | found guilty of gross disobedience, misconduct or other | ||||||
10 | violation of the
by-laws, rules and regulations. The bylaws, | ||||||
11 | rules and regulations of the board
shall be enacted, money | ||||||
12 | shall be appropriated or expended, salaries shall be
fixed or | ||||||
13 | changed, and textbooks and courses of instruction shall be | ||||||
14 | adopted or
changed only at the regular meetings of the board | ||||||
15 | and by a vote of a
majority of the full membership of the | ||||||
16 | board; provided that
notwithstanding any other provision of | ||||||
17 | this Article or the School Code,
neither the board or any local | ||||||
18 | school council may purchase any textbook for use in any public | ||||||
19 | school of the
district from any textbook publisher that fails | ||||||
20 | to furnish any computer
diskettes as required under Section | ||||||
21 | 28-21. The board shall be further
encouraged to provide | ||||||
22 | opportunities for public hearing and testimony before
the | ||||||
23 | adoption of bylaws, rules and regulations. Upon all | ||||||
24 | propositions
requiring for their adoption at least a majority | ||||||
25 | of all the members of the
board the yeas and nays shall be | ||||||
26 | taken and reported. The by-laws, rules and
regulations of the |
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1 | board shall not be repealed, amended or added to, except
by a | ||||||
2 | vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the board. The board | ||||||
3 | shall keep
a record of all its proceedings. Such records and | ||||||
4 | all
by-laws, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, may be | ||||||
5 | proved by a copy
thereof certified to be such by the secretary | ||||||
6 | of the board, but if they are
printed in book or pamphlet form | ||||||
7 | which are purported to be published by
authority of the board | ||||||
8 | they need not be otherwise published and the book or
pamphlet | ||||||
9 | shall be received as evidence, without further proof, of the
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10 | records, by-laws, rules and regulations, or any part thereof, | ||||||
11 | as of the
dates thereof as shown in such book or pamphlet, in | ||||||
12 | all courts and places
where judicial proceedings are had.
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13 | Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article or in | ||||||
14 | the School
Code, the board may delegate to the general | ||||||
15 | superintendent or to the
attorney the authorities granted to | ||||||
16 | the board in the School Code, provided
such delegation and | ||||||
17 | appropriate oversight procedures are made pursuant to
board | ||||||
18 | by-laws, rules and regulations, adopted as herein provided, | ||||||
19 | except that
the board may not delegate its authorities and | ||||||
20 | responsibilities regarding (1)
budget approval obligations; | ||||||
21 | (2) rule-making functions; (3) desegregation
obligations; (4) | ||||||
22 | real estate acquisition, sale or lease in excess of 10 years
as | ||||||
23 | provided in Section 34-21; (5) the levy of taxes; or (6) any | ||||||
24 | mandates
imposed upon the board by "An Act in relation to | ||||||
25 | school reform in cities over
500,000, amending Acts herein | ||||||
26 | named", approved December 12, 1988 (P.A.
85-1418).
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1 | (Source: P.A. 88-45; 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)
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2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
3 | 2009.
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