HB2254 Engrossed LRB096 11079 NHT 21406 b

1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 34-18.37 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.37 new)
7     Sec. 34-18.37. Requirements for certain schools in
8 violence-prone areas. If a school fails to meet adequate yearly
9 progress criteria for 2 consecutive school years and is located
10 in a violence-prone area, as determined by the Chicago Police
11 Department, then the board shall require all of the following
12 for grades one through 8:
13         (1) That students receive at least 10 to 15 minutes of
14     physical activity a day.
15         (2) That the school have at least one full-time social
16     worker on-site.
17         (3) That after-school physical activity and academic
18     programs be available for students.