Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Filed: 3/19/2013
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3077 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3077 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
52-3.157 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.157 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.157. Model interlocal agreement and contract for 
8dropout reengagement programs.

9    (a) The State Board of Education shall develop a model 
10interlocal agreement and a model contract for dropout 
11reengagement programs.
12    (b) The model interlocal agreement and contract shall, at a

13minimum, address the following:
14        (1) The responsibilities for identification, referral, 
15    and enrollment of eligible students.
16        (2) Instruction and services to be provided by a 
 
 
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1    dropout
reengagement program.
2        (3) The responsibilities for data collection and 
3    reporting, including student transcripts and data required 
4    for the statewide longitudinal data system.
5        (4) Administration of high school statewide student

6    assessments.
7        (5) Uniform financial reimbursement rates per 
8    full-time equivalent eligible student enrolled in a 
9    dropout reengagement program, calculated and allocated as 
10    a statewide annual average of the basic education 
11    allocations for nonvocational students
and including 
12    enhancements for vocational students if eligible
students 
13    are enrolled in vocational courses in a program, and 
14    allowing for a uniform administrative fee to be retained by 
15    a school district.
16        (6) The responsibilities for provision of special 
17    education or related services for eligible children with 
18    disabilities who have an
individualized educational 
19    program.
20        (7) The responsibilities for necessary accommodations 
21    and plans for students qualifying under Section 504 of the 
22    federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
23        (8) Minimum instructional staffing ratios for dropout 
24    reengagement programs offered by community-based 
25    organizations, which are not required to be the same as for 
26    other basic education programs in school districts.
 
 
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1        (9) Performance measures that must be reported to the 
2    State Board in a common format for purposes of 
3    accountability, including longitudinal monitoring of 
4    student progress
and postsecondary education and 
5    employment.

6    (c) The State Board shall adopt rules to implement this 
7Section. When adopting rules under this Section and developing 
8model
interlocal agreements and contracts, the
State Board 
9shall consult with the Illinois Community College Board, the    
10Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, colleges and 
11community-based organizations that have previously offered 
12dropout reengagement programs, providers of online courses and 
13programs, and school districts.".