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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB0585 Introduced 1/24/2013, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 105 ILCS 5/2-3.66 | from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66 |
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
truants' alternative and optional education programs.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB0585 | | LRB098 04790 NHT 34818 b |
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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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 2-3.66 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.66) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2-3.66. Truants' alternative and optional education |
| 8 | | programs. To
establish projects to offer modified |
| 9 | | instructional programs or other
services designed to prevent |
| 10 | | students from dropping out of school,
including programs |
| 11 | | pursuant to Section 2-3.41, and
and to serve as a part time
or |
| 12 | | full time option in lieu of regular school attendance and to |
| 13 | | award
grants to local school districts, educational service |
| 14 | | regions or community
college districts from appropriated funds |
| 15 | | to assist districts in
establishing such projects. The |
| 16 | | education agency may operate its own
program or enter into a |
| 17 | | contract with another not-for-profit entity to
implement the |
| 18 | | program. The projects shall allow dropouts, up to and
including |
| 19 | | age 21, potential dropouts, including truants, uninvolved,
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| 20 | | unmotivated and disaffected students, as defined by State Board |
| 21 | | of
Education rules and regulations, to enroll, as an |
| 22 | | alternative to regular
school attendance, in an optional |
| 23 | | education program which may be
established by school board |
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| 1 | | policy and is in conformance with rules adopted
by the State |
| 2 | | Board of Education. Truants' Alternative and Optional
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| 3 | | Education programs funded pursuant to this Section shall be
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| 4 | | planned by a student, the student's parents or legal guardians, |
| 5 | | unless the
student is 18 years or older, and school officials |
| 6 | | and shall culminate in
an individualized optional education |
| 7 | | plan. Such plan shall focus
on academic or vocational skills, |
| 8 | | or both, and may include, but not be
limited to, evening |
| 9 | | school, summer school, community college courses, adult
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| 10 | | education, preparation courses for the high school level test |
| 11 | | of General
Educational Development, vocational training, work |
| 12 | | experience, programs to
enhance self concept and parenting |
| 13 | | courses. School districts which are
awarded grants pursuant to |
| 14 | | this Section shall be authorized to provide day
care services |
| 15 | | to children of students who are eligible and desire to enroll
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| 16 | | in programs established and funded under this Section, but only |
| 17 | | if and to
the extent that such day care is necessary to enable |
| 18 | | those eligible
students to attend and participate in the |
| 19 | | programs and courses which are
conducted pursuant to this |
| 20 | | Section.
School districts and regional offices of education may |
| 21 | | claim general State
aid under Section 18-8.05 for students |
| 22 | | enrolled in truants' alternative and
optional education |
| 23 | | programs, provided that such students are receiving services
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| 24 | | that are supplemental to a program leading to a high school |
| 25 | | diploma and are
otherwise eligible to be claimed for general |
| 26 | | State aid under Section 18-8.05. |