Sen. Edward D. Maloney
Filed: 3/9/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2980




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2980, AS AMENDED, 
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by 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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27-2.5 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/27-2.5 new)
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    Sec. 27-2.5. Instructional mandate discontinuance.
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    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "instructional 
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mandate" means any State law in this Article that requires a 
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school district to devote any amount of time to the instruction 
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of or engagement by students in a subject or course. 
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    (b)  Notwithstanding Section 2-3.25g or any other provision 
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of this Code, a school board may discontinue, by publicly 
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adopted resolution, any instructional mandate in this Article 
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for which the school district does not receive a separate State 
 


 






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appropriation through the State Board of Education or 
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reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year.  
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This Section, however, does not permit a school board to 
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discontinue by resolution the requirements set forth in 
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Sections 27-6, 27-7, and 27-22.10 of this Code and Sections 
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27-24 through 27-24.8 of this Code.
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    (c)  If a student requests information on any instructional 
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mandate that has been discontinued under this Section, then the 
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school district shall provide the student with the requested 
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information.
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    (d)  The State Board of Education may adopt any rules that 
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it deems necessary for the implementation of this Section.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".