100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4566

 

Introduced , by Rep. Kathleen Willis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.89  from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.89

    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning programs concerning services to at-risk children and their families.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
52-3.89 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.89)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.89)
7    Sec. 2-3.89. Programs concerning services to at-risk
8children and their families.
9    (a) The The State Board of Education may provide grants to
10eligible entities, as defined by the State Board of Education,
11to establish programs which offer coordinated services to
12at-risk infants and toddlers and their families. Each program
13shall include a parent education program relating to the
14development and nurturing of infants and toddlers and case
15management services to coordinate existing services available
16in the region served by the program. These services shall be
17provided through the implementation of an individual family
18service plan. Each program will have a community involvement
19component to provide coordination in the service system.
20    (b) The State Board of Education shall administer the
21programs through the grants to public school districts and
22other eligible entities. These grants must be used to
23supplement, not supplant, funds received from any other source.

 

 

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1School districts and other eligible entities receiving grants
2pursuant to this Section shall conduct voluntary, intensive,
3research-based, and comprehensive prevention services, as
4defined by the State Board of Education, for expecting parents
5and families with children from birth to age 3 who are at-risk
6of academic failure. A public school district that receives a
7grant under this Section may subcontract with other eligible
8entities.
9    (c) The State Board of Education shall report to the
10General Assembly by July 1, 2006 and every 2 years thereafter,
11using the most current data available, on the status of
12programs funded under this Section, including without
13limitation characteristics of participants, services
14delivered, program models used, unmet needs, and results of the
15programs funded.
16(Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)