Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
Filed: 2/6/2012
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3819
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3819 as follows: | ||||||
| 3 | on page 1, line 4, by replacing "Section" with "Sections 14C-10 | ||||||
| 4 | and"; and | ||||||
| 5 | on page 1, immediately below line 5, by inserting the | ||||||
| 6 | following:
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| 7 | "(105 ILCS 5/14C-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-10)
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| 8 | Sec. 14C-10. Parent and community participation.
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| 9 | School districts shall provide for the maximum practical | ||||||
| 10 | involvement of
parents of children in transitional bilingual | ||||||
| 11 | education programs. Each
school district shall, accordingly, | ||||||
| 12 | establish a parent advisory committee
which affords parents the | ||||||
| 13 | opportunity effectively to express their views
and which | ||||||
| 14 | ensures that such programs are planned, operated, and evaluated
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| 15 | with the involvement of, and in consultation with, parents of | ||||||
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| 1 | children
served by the programs. Such committees shall be | ||||||
| 2 | composed of parents of
children enrolled in transitional | ||||||
| 3 | bilingual education programs,
transitional bilingual education | ||||||
| 4 | teachers, counselors, and representatives
from community | ||||||
| 5 | groups; provided, however, that a majority of each committee
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| 6 | shall be parents of children enrolled in the transitional | ||||||
| 7 | bilingual
education program. Once established, these | ||||||
| 8 | committees shall autonomously carry out their affairs, | ||||||
| 9 | including the election of officers and the establishment of | ||||||
| 10 | internal rules, guidelines, and procedures.
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| 11 | (Source: P.A. 78-727.)"; and
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| 12 | on page 3, line 1, by deleting "and"; and
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| 13 | on page 3, line 5, by replacing "staff." with "staff; and"; and
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| 14 | on page 3, immediately below line 5, by inserting the | ||||||
| 15 | following: | ||||||
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"(iv) whether and how the bilingual parent advisory | ||||||
| 17 | committees within school districts can be supported in | ||||||
| 18 | order to increase the opportunities for parents to | ||||||
| 19 | effectively express their views concerning the planning, | ||||||
| 20 | operation, and evaluation of bilingual education | ||||||
| 21 | programs.".
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