Sen. Deanna Demuzio
Filed: 5/17/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2675




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2675, AS AMENDED, by 
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replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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18-12.5 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/18-12.5 new)

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    Sec. 18-12.5. State aid claims during health emergencies.  
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After consultation with a local health department, if a school 
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district closes one or more recognized school buildings, but 
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not all buildings, during a public health emergency, as 
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determined by the State Board of Education in consultation with 
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the Illinois Department of Public Health, the district may 
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claim a full day of attendance for those days based on the 
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average of the 3 school days of attendance immediately 
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preceding the closure of the school building. Attendance for 
 


 






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those days may be claimed only if the school building was 
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scheduled to be in operation on those days. The partial or no 
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day of attendance and the reasons thereof shall be certified, 
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as prescribed by the State Board of Education, within a month 
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after the closing by the school district superintendent to the 
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regional superintendent of schools for forwarding to the State 
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Superintendent of Education for approval.
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    This Section is applicable beginning April 1, 2009 and only 
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if a school district closes a building or buildings, but not 
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the entire district, which must be done in accordance with 
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Section 18-12 of this Code.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2009.".